Should meet related requiremnets

Characteristics

A white or almost white crystalline powder

Appearance of solution

Should meet related requirements

Specific Optical Rotation

+135°-+150°

Heavy metals

≤5ppm

PH

3.5-5.5

Water

3.1%-4.6%

Sulphated ash

≤0.5%

Bacterial endotoxin

≤0.5IU/mg

Lincomycin B

≤5.0%

Assay

Not less than 82.5% and not more than 93.0% of lincomycin(C18H34N2O6S).