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Molecular weight: 1019.3 (free peptide)
Sequence:                      ___________________
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H-D-Phe-Cys-Phe-D-Trp-Lys-Thr-Cys-Thr(ol),
supplied as acetate salt
Last update: 30 AUG 2007

Available registration documents (CTD format): EU and US DMF

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


TEST ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE
CHARACTERS
Appearance

White to off-white amorphous powder

Visual inspection
Solubility

Soluble in water and 1% acetic acid at a concentration of ≥ 1 mg/mL to give a clear, colorless solution

Ph.Eur.
IDENTIFICATION
Identification, MS

Monoisotopic mass
1018.4 ± 1

Ph.Eur.
Amino acid analysis

Thr: 0.9 to 1.1
Cys: 1.3 to 2.1
Phe: 1.8 to 2.2
Lys: 0.9 to 1.1
Trp: 0.3 to 1.0
Thr(ol): 0.9 to 1.1

Ph.Eur.
Identification, HPLC

Co-elutes with reference standard

In-house
PURITY
Peptide purity, HPLC: ≥ 98%   In-house
Related substances, HPLC:     In-house
Total amount ≤ 2%  
Any individual impurity ≤ 0.5%  
ASSAY
Mass balance 95 to 105% Calculation
OTHER TESTS
Acetic acid 7.6 to 12.8%
(corrected for water content)
In-house
Water ≤ 10% USP/Ph.Eur.
Specific optical rotation
[α]20D
(c = 0.5, 1% acetic acid)
-17 to -21
(corrected for peptide content)
Ph.Eur.
Trifluoroacetic acid ≤ 0.25% In-house
Inorganic fluoride ≤ 0.1% In-house
pH of solution (10 mg/mL in water) 5 to 7 USP
RESIDUAL SOLVENTS
Any individual residual solvent ≤ 0.1% In-house
MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTS
Total viable aerobic count ≤ 300 CFU/g In-house
Bacterial endotoxins

< 1 IU/mg

USP/Ph.Eur.
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