| Chemical Name£º | 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-L-alanine | 
        
          | Structure Formula£º |  | 
        
          | Molecular Formula£º | C9H11NO3 | 
        
          | Molecular Weight£º | 181.19 | 
        
          | Cas No£º | [60-18-4] | 
        
          | Characteristics£º | White, styli form crystals with bitterness, soluble in dilute acids or base | 
        
          | Quality Standards£º | FCCIV, USP24 and BP93 etc. | 
        
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          |  | AJI92 | USP24 | FCC4 | 
        
          | Appearance | White crystals or crystalline powder | White crystals or crystalline powder | - - - | 
        
          | Assay | 99.0~101.0% | 98.5~101.5% | 98.5¡«101.5% | 
        
          | PH | 5.0~6.5 | 5.0¡«6.5 | - - - | 
        
          | Specific rotation[a]D20¡ã | -11.3¡ã¡«-12.1¡ã | -9.8¡ã¡«-11.2¡ã | -9.8¡ã¡«-11.2¡ã | 
        
          | State of solution | ¡Ý98.0% | 
        
          | Chloride(Cl) | ¡Ü0.020% | ¡Ü0.04% | ¡Ü0.020% | 
        
          | Ammonium(NH4) | ¡Ü0.02% | - - - | - - - | 
        
          | Sulfate(SO4 ) | ¡Ü0.020% | ¡Ü0.03% | ¡Ü0.020% | 
        
          | Iron(Fe) | ¡Ü10PPm | ¡Ü10PPm | - - - | 
        
          | Heavy metals(Pb) | ¡Ü10PPm | ¡Ü15PPm | ¡Ü10mg/kg | 
        
          | Arsenic(As2O3) | ¡Ü1PPm | 
        
          | Other amino acids | Not detectable by TCL | 
        
          | Loss on drying | ¡Ü0.2% | ¡Ü0.3% | ¡Ü0.30% | 
        
          | Residue on ignition | ¡Ü0.1% | ¡Ü0.4% | ¡Ü0.10% |