White odourless, nonhygroscopic crystalline powder.
Appearance (EP, BP)
White or almost white, crystalline powder.
Appearance (JP)
White crystals or crystalline powder
Solubility (USP)
Soluble in water, solubility increase with temp.; practically insoluble in dehydrated alcohol
Solubility (EP, BP)
Freely soluble in water, slightly soluble in methanol, practically insoluble in ethanol(96%)
Solubility (JP)
It is freely soluble in water, and slightly soluble in methanol & in ethanol (99.5%).
Identification 1 (JP)
A purple color appears at the zone of contact
Identification A : FTIR (USP, EP, BP)
Matches with the standard pattern
Identification 2 (JP)
No brown colour appears
Identification B (USP)
A violet colour develops at the interface between the two solutions
Identification B (EP, BP)
A violet colour develops at the interface
Identification 3 (JP)
Both spectra exhibits similar intensities of absorption at the same wave numbers
Identification C (USP, EP, BP)
No brown colour developed
Appearance of solution (EP, BP)
10% solution in water is clear and colourless
Colour & clarity of solution (USP)
The absorbance difference is NMT 0.100
pH (10% w/v sol at 25°C (USP, EP, BP, JP))
4.50 - 6.50
Chlorides (USP, EP, BP)
<= 0.0125%
Chlorides (JP)
<= 0.018%
Heavy metals (JP)
<= 0.0005%
Nitrogen (USP, JP)
<= 0.005%
Soluble starch (USP, EP, BP)
No blue colour develops
Residue on ignition (USP, JP)
<= 0.1%
Sulphates (USP, EP, BP)
<= 0.02%
Sulphate (JP)
<= 0.024%
Sulphated ash (EP, BP)
<= 0.1%
Specific rotation (USP)
+197.0° to +201.0° (c = 10% in water at 20°C)
Specific rotation (EP, BP, JP)
+197.0° to +201.0° (c = 10% in water at 20 ±0.5°C, anhydrous substance)
Water (K.F.) (USP, EP, BP, JP)
9.00 - 11.00%
Related substance : HPLC (JP)
The total area of the peaks which are eluted before the peak of trehalose and the total area of the peaks which are eluted after the peak of trehalose obtained from the sample solution are both not larger than 1/2 times the peak area of trehalose obtained from the standard solution.
Related substance : System suitability : RSD : HPLC (JP)
<= 1.0%
Related substance, HPLC 1 : System suitability : Resolution (USP, EP, BP)
>= 1.5 between trehalose and maltotriose
Related substance, HPLC 2: System suitability : RSD : (USP)
<= 2.0% for trehalose peak
Related substance : HPLC (USP)
<= 0.5%
Related substances 1 : impurities A, B for each impurity : HPLC (EP, BP)
<= 0.50%
Related substances 2: unspecified impurities : HPLC (EP, BP)
<= 0.20%
Related substances 3: total impurities : HPLC (EP, BP)
<= 1.0%
Dextrin soluble starch & sulphite (JP)
A yellow colour appears, which is change to blue on addition of 1 drop of starch TS
Assay: System suitability 1 : Resolution 1 : HPLC (JP)
>= 1.5 between the peak of trehalose and maltotriose
Assay: System suitability 2: Resolution 2 : HPLC (JP)
>= 4.0 between the peak of trehalose and glucose
Assay: System suitability 3 : Resolution 3 : HPLC (JP)
>= 3.0 between the peak of glucose and the internal standard
Assay: System suitability : RSD : HPLC (JP)
The ratio of the peak area of trehalose to that of the internal standard is not more than 1.0%
Assay HPLC, anhydrous basis (JP)
98.0 - 101.0%
Assay HPLC, anhydrous basis (USP, EP, BP)
97.0 - 102.0%
Bacterial endotoxin 1 (EP, BP)
<= 4.0 IU/g for solutions with conc. 100g/L or less of trehalose dihydrate
Bacterial endotoxin 2 (EP, BP)
<= 2.5 IU/g for solutions with conc. more than 100g/L of trehalose dihydrate
Bacterial endotoxin (USP)
Complies
TAMC (USP, EP, BP)
100cfu/g
TYMC (USP, EP, BP)
100cfu/g
Salmonella species (USP, EP, BP)
Absent
Escherichia coli (USP, EP, BP)
Absent
Storage and Shelf Life
Storage
Store below 30°C away from bright light.
Shelf life
48 months.
Usage note
Use before expiry date given on the product label.