Assay
Assay
Assay
with water to 1000 mL, and mix. Adjust with phosphoric acid to a pH of 3.5 ± 0.1,
a vortex mixer. While shaking add 10.0 mL of a mixture of 4.0 N sulfuric acid and
2.2 N sodium hydroxide (1:1). Sonicate with swirling for 5 minutes, keeping the
temperature of the mixture below 30°. Without delay transfer the tube to a vortex
mixer and while shaking at moderate rate, add an accurately measured volume, V,
2, and dilute the solution with (15.0 − V) mL of water. Shake for 1 minute, and
centrifuge for 5 minutes. Separate the clear supernatant layer, and allow it to
stand at room temperature until the pH stabilizes. If the pH is not between 2.3 and
3.5, repeat the test using a different volume of 0.1 N sodium hydroxide. Use the
The liquid chromatograph is equipped with a refractive index detector and a 3.9-
mm × 30-cm column that contains packing L8. The detector and column
temperatures are maintained at 30°. The flow rate is about 1 mL per minute.
octasulfate peak is not less than 400 theoretical plates; the tailing factor for the
sucrose octasulfate peak is not more than 4.0; and the relative standard deviation
Sample area std wt 25 wt/ml %sucrose octa sulfate in std 100 50
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