[Mestranol Reference Standard (Control 881) of National Institute of Hygienic Sciences].
The raw material of mestranol was examined for preparation of the "Mestranol Reference Standard". Analytical results for the sample were as follows: UV spectrum indicated absorption maxima at 279 and 287 nm and absorptivity at 279 nm E1%1cm 66; IR spectrum indicated specific absorption at 1612, 1578, 1505, 1253, and 1060 cm-1; optical rotation +3.9 degrees; melting point 153.1 degrees; loss on drying 0.03%; TLC and HPLC analyses indicated one impurity, respectively; the purity was assumed to be 99.3% by HPLC analysis. Based on the results, the present raw material was authorized to be the Reference Standard of the National Institute of Hygienic Sciences.
Okada
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Hiroshige
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Tanaka
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Murai
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Kimura
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D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006077:Government Agencies; D006920:Hygiene; D007564:Japan; D008656:Mestranol / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000592:standards*; D010602:Pharmacopoeias as Topic; D013053:Spectrophotometry
D008656:Mestranol