Molecular Formula: C6H13NO2
Molecular Weight: 131.17
CAS No: 61-90-5
L-Leucine | CP2020 | EP11 | USP2023 | USP24 | AJI92 |
Assay | ≥98.5% | 98.5-101.0% | 98.5-101.5% | 98.5-101.5% | 99.0-100.5% |
PH | 5.5-6.5 | / | 5.5-7.0 | 5.5-7.0 | 5.5-6.5 |
Lecithin | / | / | / | / | / |
Binder content | / | / | / | / | / |
Specific rotation[a]D20 | +14.9°-+16.0° | +14.5°-+16.5° | / | / | +14.9°-+16.0° |
Specific rotation[a]D25 | / | / | +14.9°-+17.3° | +14.9°-+17.3° | / |
Transmittance(T430) | ≥98.0% | / | / | / | ≥98.0% |
Appearance of solution | / | clear & colorless ≤BY6 | / | / | / |
Bulk Density | / | / | / | / | / |
Tapped Density | / | / | / | / | / |
Chloride(Cl) | ≤0.02% | ≤0.02% | ≤0.05% | ≤0.05% | ≤0.02% |
Ammonium(NH4) | ≤0.02% | ≤0.02% | / | / | ≤0.02% |
Sulfate(SO4) | ≤0.02% | ≤0.03% | ≤0.03% | ≤0.03% | ≤0.02% |
Iron(Fe) | ≤10PPM | ≤10PPM | ≤30PPM | ≤30PPM | ≤10PPM |
Heavy metals(Pb) | ≤10PPM | / | / | ≤15PPM | ≤10PPM |
Arsenic | ≤1PPM | / | / | ≤1.5PPM | ≤1PPM |
Lead | / | / | / | / | / |
Cadmium | / | / | / | / | / |
Mercury | / | / | / | / | / |
Other amino acids | ≤0.5% | / | Individual impurities≤0.5% Total impurities≤2.0% | / | conforms |
Ninhydrin-positive substances | / | Impurity A at 570 nm≤0.8% Each impruity ≤0.2% Total ≤1.0% | / | / | / |
Particle Size Range | / | / | / | / | / |
Loss on drying | ≤0.20% | ≤0.50% | ≤0.2% | ≤0.2% | ≤0.20% |
Residue on ignition | ≤0.10% | ≤0.10% | ≤0.4% | ≤0.4% | ≤0.10% |
Organic volatile impurities | / | / | / | conforms | / |
Total plate count | ≤ 1000 CFU/g | ≤ 1000 CFU/g | ≤ 1000 CFU/g | ≤ 1000 CFU/g | ≤ 1000 CFU/g |
Moulds & Yeasts | ≤ 100 CFU/g | ≤ 100 CFU/g | ≤ 100 CFU/g | ≤ 100 CFU/g | ≤ 100 CFU/g |
L-Leucine | High Purity | Instant | Granulation |
Assay | ≥98.5% | ≥95.0% | ≥95% |
PH | / | / | / |
Lecithin | / | 0.5~1.0% | / |
Binder content | / | / | ≤5% |
Specific rotation[a]D20 | +14.9°-+16.0° | / | / |
Specific rotation[a]D25 | / | / | / |
Transmittance(T430) | ≥98.0% | ≥98.0% | / |
Appearance of solution | / | / | / |
Bulk Density | / | ≥0.25g/ml | ≥0.50g/ml |
Tapped Density | / | ≥0.30g/ml | ≥0.55g/ml |
Chloride(Cl) | ≤0.01% | / | / |
Ammonium(NH4) | / | / | / |
Sulfate(SO4) | ≤0.02% | / | / |
Iron(Fe) | / | / | / |
Heavy metals(Pb) | / | ≤10ppm | ≤10ppm |
Arsenic | / | ≤1ppm | ≤1ppm |
Lead | / | ≤3ppm | ≤3ppm |
Cadmium | / | ≤1ppm | ≤1ppm |
Mercury | / | ≤0.3ppm | ≤0.1ppm |
Other amino acids | Individual impurities≤0.2% Total impurities≤1.0% | / | / |
Ninhydrin-positive substances | / | / | / |
Particle Size Range | / | ≥95% through 80 mesh | ≥90% through 20 mesh ≤30% through 80 mesh |
Loss on drying | ≤0.20% | ≤1.0% | ≤2.0% |
Residue on ignition | / | ≤0.50% | ≤0.4% |
Organic volatile impurities | / | / | / |
Total plate count | ≤ 1000 CFU/g | ≤ 1000 CFU/g | ≤ 1000 CFU/g |
Moulds & Yeasts | ≤ 100 CFU/g | ≤ 100 CFU/g | ≤ 100 CFU/g |