Type
Synthetic
Description
OctreotideHumanSyntheticisasingle,non-glycosylated,polypeptidechaincontaining8 aminoacids,havingamolecularmassof1019.26 DaltonandamolecularformulaofC49H66N10O10S2.Octreotideispurifiedbyproprietarychromatographictechniques.
AminoAcidSequence
H-D-Phe-Cys-Phe-D-Trp-Lys-Thr-Cys-L-threoninol
Purity
Greaterthan98.0%asdeterminedbyRP-HPLC.
Formulation
TheOctreotidewaslyophilizedfromaconcentrated(1 mg/ml)solutionwithnoadditives.
Shipping
Atambienttemperature.Uponreceipt,storetheproductatthetemperaturerecommended below.
Storage/Expiration
LyophilizedOctreotidealthoughstableatroomtemperaturefor3 weeks,shouldbestoreddesiccatedbelow –18°C.UponreconstitutionOctreotideshouldbestoredat4°Cbetween2–7daysandforfutureusebelow –18°C.Forlongtermstorageitisrecommendedtoaddacarrierprotein(0.1%HSAorBSA).Pleasepreventfreeze-thawcycles.
PhysicalAppearance
Sterilefilteredwhitelyophilized(freeze-dried)powder.
