Aurothioglucose
» Aurothioglucose contains not less than 95.0 percent and not more than 105.0 percent of C6H11AuO5S, calculated on the dried basis. It is stabilized by the addition of a small amount of Sodium Acetate.
Packaging and storage—
Preserve in tight, light-resistant containers. Store at room temperature.
Identification—
A:
Dissolve a suitable quantity in water to obtain a solution containing 4 mg per mL. Apply 10 µL of this solution and 10 µL of an aqueous Standard solution of USP Aurothioglucose RS containing 4 mg per mL to a suitable thin-layer chromatographic glass microfilament sheet (see Chromatography
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B:
To a portion of the filtrate obtained in the Assay add barium chloride TS: a heavy, white precipitate is formed.
Loss on drying
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Assay—
Accurately weigh about 1 g of Aurothioglucose, and dissolve in 100 mL of water in a 300-mL Kjeldahl flask. Slowly add 10 mL of nitric acid, and when the reaction has subsided, boil the mixture for 5 minutes. Filter, wash well the separated gold with hot water, dry, and ignite to constant weight. The weight of the gold so obtained, multiplied by 1.991, represents the weight of C6H11AuO5S in the portion of Aurothioglucose taken.
Auxiliary Information—
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USP32–NF27 Page 1607
Pharmacopeial Forum: Volume No. 29(6) Page 1847
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