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Acyclovir

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Synonym(s):

Acycloguanosine, 9-[(2-Hydroxyethoxy)methyl]guanine, Acyclovir

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H11N5O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
225.20
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material
pharmaceutical secondary standard

Quality Level

Agency

traceable to BP 438
traceable to Ph. Eur. A0220000
traceable to USP 1012065

API family

acyclovir

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

NC1=Nc2c(ncn2COCCO)C(=O)N1

InChI

1S/C8H11N5O3/c9-8-11-6-5(7(15)12-8)10-3-13(6)4-16-2-1-14/h3,14H,1-2,4H2,(H3,9,11,12,15)

InChI key

MKUXAQIIEYXACX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control, provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards.
Acyclovir is an acyclic guanosine derivative effective in the treatment of skin infections caused by herpes simplex virus.

Application

Acyclovir may be used as a pharmaceutical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in plasma, serum samples and bulk drug/formulations by various chromatography techniques.
These Secondary Standards are qualified as Certified Reference Materials. These are suitable for use in several analytical applications including but not limited to pharma release testing, pharma method development for qualitative and quantitative analyses, food and beverage quality control testing, and other calibration requirements.

Analysis Note

These secondary standards offer multi-traceability to the USP, EP (PhEur) and BP primary standards, where they are available.

Other Notes

This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis.

Footnote

To see an example of a Certificate of Analysis for this material enter LRAC2956 in the slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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