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| Appearance: |
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Fine, free-flowing powder |
| Color: |
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Brown to dark brown |
| Odor: |
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Characteristic |
| Identity: |
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High-performance thin-layer chromatogram (HPTLC) and high-performance liquid chromatogram (HPLC) |
| Water-soluble extractive value: |
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≥ 80% (w/w) |
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| Available in |
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15kg |
| Sample Size |
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100g |
| Suggested use level |
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50 mg to 200 mg per day |
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| Total Dibenzo-α-pyrones |
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≥ 0.30% (w/w) |
| (HPTLC) |
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| Dibenzo-α-pyrone Chromoproteins |
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≥ 10% (w/w) |
| (Gravimetric) |
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| Fulvic acids and equivalents |
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≥ 60% (w/w) |
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| Water |
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≤ 6% (w/w) |
| (Karl Fischer) |
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| E4/E6 at 465/665 nm |
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5 to 9.5 |
| Heavy metals |
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| Lead (Pb) |
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≤ 0.0005% |
| Arsenic (As) |
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≤ 0.0002% |
| Mercury (Hg) |
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≤ 0.0001% |
| pH (2% aqueous dispersion) |
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≥ 5 |
| Microbiological Profile |
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| Aerobic bacteria |
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≤ 5000 CFU/g |
| Yeast and mold |
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≤ 1000 CFU/g |
| Escherchia coli |
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absent in 1 g |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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absent in 1 g |
| Staphylococcus aureus |
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absent in 1 g |
| Salmonella species |
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absent in 10 g |
| Candida albicans |
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absent in 1 g |
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| Storage: |
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Store in original, sealed containers at 15° to 25 °C; avoid light |
| Stability: |
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Minimum 2 years |
| Standard Packaging: |
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15 kg |
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| Date: 10/07 |
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