Chondroitin Sulfate
Source:Porcine cartilage tissueGeneral description
Whiteor almost white powder, slightly salty, odourless, hygroscopic. The watersolution is sticky, and would not coagulate when heating. Soluble in water,insoluble in ethanol, acetone and acetic acid.
Application
--In the clinical, it always used for thetreatment of joint diseases, combined with glucosamine, it could relieve pain,promote cartilage regeneration ,and thenfundamentally improve joint problems.
--It has a protective effect for cornealcollagen fiber, can promote the growth of the matrix in the fiber, enhancepermeability, improve blood circulation, accelerate metabolism, promotepermeation fluid absorption and elimination of inflammation; Its polyanion hasa strong water retention, can improve the moisture metabolism of cornea tissue,has a strong affinity to the cornea, can form a layer of water film on thesurface of the cornea, improve the symptoms of dry eye.
--It can treat neuropathic headache,trigeminal neuralgia, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, myocardialischemia, disease of heart head blood-vessel, joint pain, atherosclerosis andhepatitis syndrome, and it also has the effect of anticoagulant and resistingthrombosis, can also be used as an aid in the treatment of liver functiondamage and hearing impairment caused by streptomycin .
--It can used as health-care products, foodadditives, can strengthen the body constitution and antibacterial, beauty,anti-aging, and so on. To improve listening and dry skin. In the body caninhibit intestinal absorption of lipid and glucose to help lose weight.
Specification
| ITEM | SPECIFICATION | STANDARD |
| Apperance | White or almost white powder | CP2015 |
| Identification | A. Red cuprous oxide precipitate B. Violet spots C. Sulfate |
CP2015 |
| Loss on drying | ≤10.0% (105°C,4hours) | CP2015 |
| Residue on Ignition | 20.0%~30.0%（calculated on the dried basis） | CP2015 |
| Clarity and Color | Clarity（5% Water solution） | CP2015 |
| Nitrogen content | 2.5%~3.5%（calculated on the dried basis） | CP2015 |
| Chloride | ≤0.6% | CP2015 |
| Microbial Limits： Pseudomonas aeruginosa Salmonella Staphylococcus aureus |
Absent | CP2015 |
| Absorbance | A260 ≤0.28; A280 ≤0.18 | CP2015 |
| Assay | Amidohexose (with glucosamine (C6H13O5N) which should not be less than 30.0%, calculated on the dried basis. | CP2015 |
Sealed, Dark, at dry place.