Product Information |
Product name |
Leuprolide Acetate |
CAS No. |
74381-53-6 |
Molecular Formula |
C59H84N16O12 |
Molecular Weight |
1269.65 |
Molecular Structure |
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Quality Standard |
97% up by HPLC, USP |
Appearance |
White powder |
COA of Leuprolide acetate |
ITEMS |
SPECIFICATION |
RESULT |
Appearance |
White powder |
Conforms |
Solubility |
Soluble in water or 1% acetic acid at a concentration of ≥1mg/ml to give a clear, colorless solution |
Conforms |
Identity |
IR Same with the reference spectrum of Leuprolide |
Conforms |
HPLC Same with the reference solution |
Conforms |
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Amino Acid Analysis |
Conforms |
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Ser: Present Glu: 0.85~1.1 Pro: 0.85~1.1 Leu: 1.80~2.2 Tyr: 0.85~1.1 His: 0.85~1.1 Arg: 0.85~1.1 Trp: Present |
Present 0.99 1.05 2.02 1.02 0.98 1.01 present |
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Specific Optical Rotation |
-38.0~-42.0° [a]20D(c=1,1% HAc) |
-40.1° |
RelatedSubstance (By HPLC) |
Total Impurities(%)≤2.5% acetyl-leuprolide≤1.0% D-His-leuprolide≤0.5% L-Leu6-leuprolide≤0.5% D-Ser-leuprolide≤0.5% Any other Impurity≤0.5% |
0.17% Conforms Conforms Conforms Conforms 0.17% |
Acetate Content(By HPLC) |
4.7~9.0% |
7.5% |
Water Content(Karl Fischer) |
≤5.0% |
1.5% |
Sulphate ash |
≤0.3% |
Conforms |
Bacterial Endotoxins |
≤16.7 IU/mg |
Conforms |
Residual Organic Solvents |
Acetonitrile ≤0.041%(By GC) DMF ≤0.088%(By GC) MEOH ≤0.3%(By GC) TFA ≤0.1%(By HPLC) |
Conforms Conforms Conforms Conforms |
Assay(By Anhydrous, Acetic Acid-free ) |
97.0~103.0% |
99.5% |
Usage |
Function of Leuprolide Acetate
Leuprolide is a gonadotropin drug, a villous solid, and is often used clinically for endometriosis; uterine fibroids accompanied by menorrhagia, lower abdominal pain, low back pain and anemia; premenopausal breast cancer, and Estrogen receptor-positive patients; prostate cancer; central precocious puberty.