Pharmaceutical Intermediate Purity 99% Atorvastatin Calcium 134523-03-8
Product Description
Atorvastatin Calcium , used for lowering blood cholesterol. It also stabilizes plaque and prevents strokes through anti-inflammation and other mechanisms. Like all statins, atorvastatin works by inhibiting HMG-, an enzyme found in liver tissue that plays a key role in production of cholesterol in the body.
| Test Items | Standard | Results | |
| Character | A white or almost white amorphous powder | A white amorphous powder | |
| Identification | A: IR. B: CALCIUM |
conform | |
| specific optical rotation | -7.0~-9.0 | -8.2 | |
| Water% | ≤3.5% | 3.0% | |
| Ca % | 3.0~3.6 | 3.5 | |
| Heavy Metals(ppm) | ≤20 | <10 | |
| X-RAY Diffraction | amorphous | amorphous | |
| Impurity E | ≤0.3% | conform | |
| Impurity (HPLC) |
Impurity A | ≤0.3% | conform |
| ImpurityB | ≤0.3% | conform | |
| Impurity C | ≤0.3% | conform | |
| Impurity D | ≤0.1% | conform | |
| Other individual unknown Impurity % | ≤0.1% | conform | |
| Total impurity | ≤1.0% | 0.7% | |
Function and Application
It is a member of the statin that is used to lower cholesterol in the blood. It also stabilizes plaque and prevents stroke through anti-inflammatory and other mechanisms.
