Monograph

Specified impurities

Other detectable impurities

Ph. Eur. 7.3-07/2011:1077 ‘Buserelin’

[2-D-histidine]buserelin

-

[4-D-serine]buserelin

Buserelin-(3-9)-peptide

[5-D-tyrosine]buserelin

[1-(5-oxo-D-proline)]buserelin

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2008:0471 ‘Calcitonin (salmon)’
USP33 p1747

Acetylcalcitonin (salmon)

-

[9-D-leucine]calcitonin (salmon)

Des-22-tyrosine-calcitonin (salmon)

O-acetylated calcitonin (salmon)

Salmon calcitoninylglycine {rDNA only}

[1,7-bis(3-sulpho-L-alanine]calcitonin (salmon) {rDNA only}

[1,7-bis(3-sulpho-L-alanine]calcitoninylglycine (salmon) {rDNA only}

Ph. Eur. 7.3-07/2009:0712 ‘Desmopressin’
USP33 p2075

-
Oxytocin

[5-L-aspartic acid]desmopressin

[4-L-glutamic acid]desmopressin

[9-glycine]desmopressin

[8-L-arginine]desmopressin

N5.4-[(acetylamino)methyl]desmopressin

N4.5-[(acetylamino)methyl]desmopressin

N1.9,N1.9-dimethyldesmopressin

R0-CEP 2002-058-Rev 00: Lipotec desmopressin
[valid = R1-CEP 2002-058-Rev 02 – BCN Peptides]

[6-D-cysteine]desmopressin (0.5%)

-

aspartic acid-dehydrated desmopressin (0.5%)

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2008:1634 ‘Felypressin’

S1,S6-bis[(acetylamino)methyl]-(reduced felypressin)

-

[5-aspartic acid]felypressin

bis(reduced felypressin) (1,6’),(1’,6)-bis(disulfide)

bis(reduced felypressin) (1,1’),(6’,6)-bis(disulfide)

N1-acetylfelypressin

[4-glutamic acid]felypressin

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2008:0827 ‘Gonadorelin acetate’
USP33 p2519

-

-

Gonadorelin free acid

R0-CEP 2005-022-Rev 00: Bachem gonadorelin acetate
[currently valid]

[2-D-histidine]gonadorelin (0.5%)

-

[5-D-tyrosine]gonadorelin (0.5%)

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2008:1636 ‘Goserelin’

[4-D-serine]goserelin

-

[6-[O-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-L-serine]goserelin

[9-D-proline]goserelin

1-carbomoylyl-2-[5-oxo-L-prolyl-L-histidyl-L-tryptophyl-L-seryl-L-tyrosyl-O-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-D-seryl-L-leucyl-L-arginyl]diazane

5-oxo-L-prolyl-L-histidyl-L-tryptophyl-L-seryl-L-tyrosyl-O-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-D-seryl-L-leucyl-L-arginyl-L-prolinohydrazide

[5-D-tyrosine]goserelin

[2-D-histidine]goserelin

[1-(5-oxo-D-proline)]goserelin

endo-8a,8b-di-L-proline-goserelin

endo-8a-L-proline-goserelin

O4-acetylgoserelin

[7-D-leucine]goserelin

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2008:0907 ‘Gramicidin’
USP33 p2528

5-methyl-N-[2-(4-sulfamoylphenyl)-ethyl]pyrazine-2-carboxamide

-

cyclohexanamine

Ethyl[2-[4-[(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)sulfamoyl]phenyl]-ethyl]carbamate

6-methyl-N-[2-(4-sulfamoylphenyl)-ethyl]pyrazine-2-carboxamide

1-cyclohexyl-3-[[4-[2-[[(6-methylpyrazin-2-yl)carbonyl]amino]ethyl]phenyl]sulfonyl]urea

Ethyl[2-(4-sulfamoylphenyl)ethyl]carbamate

Methyl[[4-[2-[[(5-methylpyrazin-2-yl)carbonyl]amino]-ethyl]phenyl]sulfonyl]carbamate

4-[2-[(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)amino]ethyl]-benzenesulfonamide

N-(cylcohexylcarbamoyl)-4-[2-[(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)-amino]ethyl]benzensulfonamide

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2008:1637 ‘Bovine insulin’
USP33 p2639

-
A-21 desamido insulin

-

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2011:0838 ‘Human insulin’
USP33 p2642
IP2010

-

-

A-21 desamido insulin

-

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2008:2085 ‘Insulin lispro’
USP33 p2644

-

-

A-21 desamido insulin lispro

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2008:2084 ‘Insulin aspart’

-

-

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2008:1638 ‘Insulin porcine’
USP33 p2639

-
A-21 desamido insulin

-

Ph. Eur. 7.3-07/2010:2215 ‘Iodixanol’
USP33 p2660

-

-

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2008:1442 ‘Leuprorelin’
USP33 ‘Leuprolide’ p2761

[4-D-serine]leuprorelin

[3-D-tryptophane]leuprorelin

[2-D-histidine]leuprorelin

[2-D-histidine,4-D-serline]leuprorelin

[6-L-leucine]leuprorelin

[5-D-tyrosine]leuprorelin

[4-(O-acetyl-L-serine)]leuprorelin

[7-D-leucine]leuprorelin

 

[1-(5-oxo-D-proline]leuprorelin

 

[8-[5-N-[imino(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl]-L-ornithine]]leuprorelin

 

[4-dehydroalanine]leuprorelin

R0-CEP 2001-454-Rev 01: Bachem leuprorelin
[valid = R1-CEP 2001-454-Rev 01]

Pyr-His-Trp-Ser-Tyr-OH (0.5%)

 

des-Pro-NHEt9-leuprorelin (0.2%)

unidentified impurity at RRT = 0.87 (0.2%)

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2008:0780 ‘Oxytocin’
USP33 p3185
Ph. Int.

 

IP2010

-

-

-

Carbimido oxytocin

Acetyloxytocin

Α-oxytocin dimer
Β-oxytocin dimer

-

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2008:1144 ‘Protirelin’

5-oxo-L-prolyl-D-histidyl-L-prolinamide

-

5-oxo-D-prolyl-L-histidyl-L-prolinamide

5-oxo-L-prolyl-L-histidine

5-oxo-L-prolyl-L-histidyl-L-proline

cyclo(-L-histidyl-L-prolyl-)

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2011:0949 ‘Somatostatin’

-

-

R0-CEP 2005-245-Rev 00: Bachem somatostatin
[currently valid]

unidentified impurity at RRT = 0.68-0.72 (0.5%)

-

unidentified impurity at RRT = 0.77 (0.5%)

unidentified impurity at RRT = 0.80 (0.5%)

Somatostatin-(1-14)-peptide (0.5%)

unidentified impurity at RRT = 0.92 (0.5%)

[12-(O-acetyl-threonine)]somatostatin (0.5%)

[13-(O-acetyl-L-serine)]somatostatin (0.8%)

unidentified impurity at RRT = 1.31 (0.8%)

(N-ε-acetyl-lysine)somatostatin (0.5%)

unidentified impurity at RRT = 1.43 (0.5%)

unidentified impurity at RRT = 1.65-1.74 (0.5%)

Ph. Eur. 7.3-04/2010:0644 ‘Tetracosactide’

tetracosactide sulphoxide

 

unidentified impurity at RRT = 0.95

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2011:0580 ‘Aprotinin’
USP33 p1575

Aprotinin-(1-56)-peptide

Aprotinin-(1-57)-peptide

(5-oxoprolyl)aprotinin

des-Ala-des-Gly aprotinin

des-Ala- aprotinin

N-pyroglutamyl aprotinin

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2008:1635‘Human glucagon’
USP33 p2504

-

-

Ph. Eur. 7.3-01/2008:0465‘Bacitracin’
USP33 p1620
IP 2010

Bacitracin F

 

Impurity E

IP2010: Bleomycin
USP33 p1693

Demethylbleomycin A2

 

Bleomycinic acid

Bleomycin B4

USP33: ’Capreomycin’ p1777
IP2010

-

 

IP2010:’ Cephalexin’
USP33 p1870

D-phenylglycine

 

7- aminodesacetoxycephalosporanic acid

cefotaxime

USP33: ‘Dactinomycin’ p2053

-

 

IP2010: Vasopressin
USP33 p3849

Oxytocin
-

 

IP2010: Vancomycin
USP33 p3844

N-demethylvancomycin B

 

aglucovancomycin B

β-Asp3 vancomycin B

desvancosaminylvancomycin B

Table 2: Pharmacopoeial peptides.