Vitamin B5(D-Calcium Pantothenate): D-calcium pantothenate known as Vitamin B5 is a kind of white crystalline powder, odorless, slightly hygroscopic. It tastes a little bitter. Its aqueous solution shows neutral or faintly base, it dissolves easily in water, slightly in alcohol and hardly in chloroform or ethyl ether.
Item | Specification Of Vitamin B5(D-Calcium Pantothenate) |
Identification | Positive Reaction |
Loss on drying | 5.0% max |
Heavy metals(Pb) | 0.002% max |
Calcium content | 8.2-8.6% |
Nitrogen content | 5.7-6.0% |
Alkalinity | normal reaction |
Ordinary Impurities | 1.0% max |
Specific optical rotation | +25.0°~ +27.5° |