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Excipient

ICH-Q7 GMP Manufactured Product

Cysteamine HCl (2-MEA)

LBLE*, GMP, Excipient Grade
Product Code: CSMH-3250

*Low Bioburden, Low Endotoxin

Minimum Order Quantity: 25kg
Lead Time: 9 months

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Product Code: CSMH-3250 | Previously: CH3250
Intended For Use As An Excipient

Cysteamine HCl, a.k.a. 2MEA, has been manufactured for use as a critical process chemical for downstream biological drug manufacturing. Cysteamine HCl has been manufactured and purified under strict ICH-Q7 guidelines for excipient materials and can be considered an excipient grade product.

CAS #: 156-57-0
Formula: C2H7N1S • HCl
pH @ 25°C: 3.5 - 5.0
Sol. In H2O (g/L): 113.6
F.W.: 113.61 g/mol

Product Specifications:

  ANALYSIS SPECIFICATIONS
Appearance and Color  
White or colorless crystals or powder, may contain lumps
Appearance of Solution  
Colorless, clear solution
Argentometric Titration  
30.6 – 31.8%
Assay (HPLC Weight %)  
98.0 – 102.0%

Bioburden

 
≤ 100 CFU/g
Endotoxin

≤ 50 EU/g

HPLC Minor Component 1 (Area %)  

Cystamine ≤ 2.0%

Heavy Metals  
≤ 20 mg/kg (ppm)
Identification (IR  
Conforms to reference standard
Loss on Drying  
≤ 1.0%.
Trace Metal Analysis (ICP)

Aluminum (Al)
Arsenic (As)
Barium (Ba)
Bismuth (Bi)
Calcium (Ca)
Cadmium (Cd)
Cobalt (Co)
Chromium (Cr)
Copper (Cu)
Iron (Fe)
Mercury (Hg)
Potassium (K)
Lithium (Li)
Magnesium (Mg)
Manganese (Mn)
Molybdenum (Mo)
Sodium (Na)
Nickel (Ni)
Lead (Pb)
Antimony (Sb)
Selenium (Se)
Strontium (Sr)
Vanadium (V)
Zinc (Zn)

≤ 5 ppm
≤ 1 ppm
≤ 5 ppm
≤ 5 ppm
≤ 10 ppm
≤ 1 ppm
≤ 1 ppm
≤ 1 ppm
≤ 1 ppm
≤ 1 ppm
≤ 1 ppm
≤ 50 ppm
≤ 5 ppm
≤ 5 ppm
≤ 1 ppm
≤ 5 ppm
≤ 50 ppm
≤ 1 ppm
≤ 1 ppm
≤ 1 ppm
≤ 1 ppm
≤ 5 ppm
≤ 1 ppm
≤ 1 ppm

Purity (HPLC Area %) ≥ 98.0%
Purity (Cysteamine (HPLC))

≥ 92.0%
≤ 8.0% related substances

Residual Solvents

Ethanol
Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)
Tert-Butylmethyl Ether

 ≤ 5000 ppm
≤ 5000 ppm
≤ 5000 ppm

Solubility Clear and Colorless

 

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Industry Application:

Suitable for use as a cGMP chemical in pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and products. 

Key Product Features

  • The manufacturing of Cysteamine HCl (2-MEA), CSMH-3250 is performed at BioSpectra’s Bangor, PA facility.
  • Appears as white or colorless crystals or powder
  • Contains no known major food allergens (as defined by FDA and WHO) 
  • The final product and its raw materials are not derived from nor come into contact with animal parts, animal products, and/or animal byproducts or derivatives
  • Is not subject to genetic modification
  • Synonyms: 2 Aminoethanethiol Hydrochloride

Storage and Shipping:

Refer to SDS. 

Retest Date:

Unless otherwise noted on the Shelf-Life Statement and CoA, this product has a 2-year retest date supported by a 3-year ICH Q1 Stability Study (if one is completed).

Package Sizes

5kg, 10kg, and 25kg pails

Bulk GMP Fine Chemicals exclusively manufactured in North America

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