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Molecular weight: 988
Sequence: CH2 -------- CH2 --------- S --------- CH2
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CH2-CO-Tyr(Me)-Ile-Gln-Asn-HN-CH-
CO-Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2
Last update: 12 SEP 2007

Available registration documents (CTD format): Contact PolyPeptide Laboratories

Please note that regional minor differences in analytical procedures and acceptance criteria might occur.


TEST ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE
CHARACTERS
Appearance

White fluffy powder

Visual inspection
IDENTIFICATION
Identification, HPLC

Complies with reference

In-house
Amino acid analysis

Asp: 0.95 to 1.05
Glu: 0.95 to 1.05
Pro: 0.95 to 1.05
Gly: 0.95 to 1.05
Ile: 0.95 to 1.05
Leu: 0.95 to 1.05
Tyr: 0.95 to 1.05
Cys C3: Present

Ph.Eur.
PURITY
Related substances, HPLC:     In-house
[D-Cy6]carbetocin ≤ 1.0%  
[D-Asn5]carbetocin ≤ 1.0%  
Carbetocin sulfoxide I ≤ 0.3%  
Carbetocin sulfoxide II ≤ 0.4%  
[isoAsn5]carbetocin ≤ 0.5%  
Any other individual impurity ≤ 0.3%  
Sum of other impurities ≤ 1.0%  
Total amount ≤ 3.5%  
ASSAY
Peptide content ≥ 85% In-house
Mass balance 95 to 105% In-house
OTHER TESTS
Specific optical rotation [α]25D -81 to -71 In-house
Acetic acid ≤ 5% In-house
Water ≤ 6.0% Ph.Eur.
RESIDUAL SOLVENTS
Methanol ≤ 0.3% Ph.Eur.
MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTS
Total viable aerobic count ≤ 100 CFU/g USP/Ph.Eur.
Bacterial endotoxins

< 2000 IU/mg

USP/Ph.Eur.
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