Leucovorin Calcium Powder

Leucovorin Calcium Powder

Product Name: Leucovorin Calcium Powder / Calcium Folinate Powder (Folinic Acid Calcium Salt)
CAS No.: 1492-18-8
Purity: 98%–102% Leucovorin Calcium (HPLC, on dried basis)
Appearance: White to Off-White Fine Crystalline Powder
Grade: Pharmaceutical Grade / API Grade / Supplement Grade (customized for formulation use)
Certificates: GMP, ISO, HACCP, Kosher, Halal, FDA Registered Facility
MOQ: 1kg for Sample Order / Bulk Order Available
OEM & ODM Service: Capsules, Tablets, Injectable Raw Material Blending Support, Sachets Available
Packaging: 1kg Aluminum Foil Bag / 25kg Fiber Drum / Customized Export Packaging
Documents: COA, MSDS, TDS, DMF Support Available (upon request)
Sample: Free Sample Available
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Description
Technical Parameters

What is Leucovorin Calcium Powder?

 

Leucovorin Calcium Powder is a high-purity calcium salt of folinic acid, which is a standardized raw material for pharmaceutical production, nutritional formulation, and supply of lab-grade ingredients. It is generally supplied as a white to off-white crystalline powder having predetermined particle properties and uniform physicochemical characteristics, which facilitates processing on an industrial scale and development of its formulations in a controlled quality system. It is appreciated for its well-defined specification profile, such as assay precision, controlled levels of impurities, and reproducible batch quality, which are important for stability in large volume production. It is generally offered in bulk packaging solutions and comes with complete documentation assistance, including COA, MSDS, and technical data sheets for effortless integration into the quality managed creation procedures and compliance frameworks. It is a better choice in formulations in environments where greater control over raw material standardisation and traceability is desired, when compared to general folate raw materials. It is highly compatible with dry and liquid formulation systems and can be used in the formulation process, including blending, granulation, and premix applications. Flexible solubility profile is beneficial for easy incorporation into aqueous-based processes; predictable flowability and handling properties during automated production due to its crystalline structure.

 

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COA

 

Test Items Specification Results Test Method
Physical & Chemical      
Appearance White to light yellow crystalline powder Conforms Visual
Identification Meets the requirements (IR / HPLC) Conforms USP / EP
Assay (on anhydrous basis) 97.0% ~ 102.0% 99.40% HPLC
Specific Optical Rotation +14.0°+18.0° +16.2° USP <781>
Water Content ≤17.0% 12.40% Karl Fischer
Calcium Content (on anhydrous basis) 7.54% ~ 8.14% 7.85% Titration
Chromatographic Purity Individual Impurity: ≤0.5%Total Impurities: ≤1.0% 0.21%0.54% HPLC
Heavy Metals      
Heavy Metals ≤20 ppm < 20 ppm USP <231>
Lead (Pb) ≤1.0 ppm < 0.1 ppm ICP-MS
Arsenic (As) ≤1.0 ppm < 0.1 ppm ICP-MS
Mercury (Hg) ≤0.1 ppm Negative ICP-MS
Cadmium (Cd) ≤0.5 ppm < 0.05 ppm ICP-MS
Microbiological      
Total Plate Count ≤1,000 cfu/g 85 cfu/g USP <61>
Yeast & Mold ≤100 cfu/g < 10 cfu/g USP <61>
E. Coli Negative Negative USP <62>
Salmonella Negative Negative USP <62>
Staphylococcus aureus Negative Negative USP <62>

 

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Industry Background

 

The nature of the industrial production systems has changed, making it more globally interconnected, and manufacturers have increasingly focused on quality uniformity, regulatory harmonisation, and traceable sourcing, thus gaining increasing importance for well-defined intermediates such as Calcium Folinate Powder in bulk ingredient markets. The growth of contract manufacturing (OEM/ODM) and cross-border supply chains has put an additional demand on materials being reliable, compliant with GMP-based manufacturing processes, and with extensive documentation, including COA and MSDS, to facilitate global consistency and justification of materials' regulatory safety. At the same time, the development of analytical technologies and quality control systems has enhanced the capabilities of suppliers and increased overall standardization in the market with the use of precise assay testing and impurity profiling. Production-wise, powder-grade folate derivatives have become a popular choice because of their compatibility with automated production lines, ease of blending, and versatility in formulation systems (both solid and liquid) that facilitate efficient large-scale production. Meanwhile, the industry of ingredients in general is moving towards higher efficiency, scalability, and process reliability, while stable physicochemical properties of ingredients under industrial conditions are a growing requirement.

 

Development Process

 

It has evolved as the evolution of the production process of folinic acid derivative in a system of production of ingredients more and more standardized and standardized worldwide. Initial research was aimed at enhancing the chemical stability and usefulness of folinic acid-containing compounds, including moisture sensitivity, degradation control, and batch-to-batch variability issues. With the development of synthesis technologies, more controlled Folinic Acid Calcium Powder formation procedures were developed, which led to greater uniformity of the molecules and better reproducibility when producing calcium salts on an industrial scale. With time, manufacturers were able to optimize multi-stage purification processes, such as the optimization of the solvent system and crystallization, to improve the purity of the assays and to decrease the amount of residual impurities, thereby satisfying more stringent quality requirements from the pharmaceutical and formulation industry. At the same time, particle engineering technologies were developed to define the morphology and particle size distribution of the crystals with greater control to enhance flowability, blending ability, and handling properties, leading to an increase in the ability to work with crystals in automated manufacturing systems. As production systems have increased in scale to emphasize GMP and the integration of the global supply chain, the development process was further enhanced by the use of standard analytical techniques, including HPLC, moisture control, and stability testing to guarantee consistency of production and quality, from one batch to another, and from one region to another. Packaging technologies were also enhanced to prevent degradation in the packaging due to environmental factors during shipping and storage.

 

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Application

 

1. Pharmaceutical Intermediate Manufacturing

Calcium Folinate is a specification-controlled intermediate product in the industrial pharmaceutical production systems that involve folate derivative compounds in regulated production processes. Facilitates uniform sourcing guidelines and batch uniformity in production on a large scale.

2. Nutritional Ingredient Blending Industry

It is used for the formulation of fortified nutrition products and premix systems, where a high level of exactness is needed in the raw materials used for the formulation design and in the blending process of multiple ingredients in the industrial production line, in order to ensure the correct amount of folate in the final product.

3. Contract Manufacturing (OEM/ODM) Sector

The powder form is commonly used by contract manufacturers for making capsules, tablets, and powder blends since it is easily incorporated into automatic capsule/filling and tablet manufacturing machines, and for consistent processing.

4. Functional Food Ingredient Development

It has been used as an ingredient in the ingredient systems used in the formulations of functional foods, in which manufacturers are concerned about the development of stable, scalable matrices of ingredients that have well-defined specifications of raw materials and predictable performance in processing.

5. Research and Analytical Applications

It is also used as a reference grade folate derivative in laboratory and formulation research applications for the study of folate derivative behavior, stability, and compatibility in multi-component systems.

6. Global Bulk Ingredient Supply Chains

It is also involved in the global distribution of raw materials, where these powders must be standardized in order to meet the cross-border regulatory documentation, quality assurance, and long-term procurement planning requirements.

 

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