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Cordycepic Acid (Mannitol) Determination by HPLC with RI Detection

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1.0 Purpose 
 This document describes the analytical procedure for the determination of Cordycepic Acid
 (Mannitol) in raw materials. 
 2.0 Scope 
 This procedure applies to the identification and quantification of Cordycepic Acid (Mannitol)
 in raw materials. This method was verified under protocol PRTCL-21-0008.
 3.0 Responsibility 
 3.1 It is the responsibility of QC and Analytical chemists who have verified their ability to
 execute this procedure to follow this procedure. 
 3.2 It is the responsibility of the QC Laboratory Management to implement this procedure and
 to ensure that the procedure is being followed. 
 3.3 It is the responsibility of the QC Laboratory Management and AD Personnel to keep this
 procedure current with the associated monographs and laboratory practices.
 4.0 Definitions 
 4.1 QC — Quality Control 
 4.2 AD — Analytical Development 
 4.3 ACS — American Chemical Society 
 
 4.4 HPLC — High Performance Liquid Chromatography 
 4.5 RI — Refractive Index 
 
 5.0 References 
 
 5.1 PRTCL-21-0008: Verification of an Analytical Method for the Determination of
 Cordycepic Acid (Mannitol) by HPLC-RI 
 6.0 Supplies 
 
 6.1 Chemicals — All reagents are ACS grade or better. 
 
 6.1.1 Milli-Q Water 
 
 
 

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 6.1.2 Mannitol Reference Standard 
 6.2 Supplies and Glassware 
 
 6.2.1. HPLC vials, 12mm X 32mm with screw cap enclosures w/ septa 
 6.2.2 Volumetric glassware and/or adjustable pipettes and tips 
 
 6.2.3. Weigh paper and/or funnels 
 
 6.2.4 Syringes with 0.45u Nylon Syringe Filters 
 6.3 Equipment 
 
 6.3.1 Suitable HPLC system consisting of a pump, autosampler and RI detector with
 a chromatographic data handling system 
 
 6.3.2 External Column Heater 
 6.3.3. Calibrated Thermocouple 
 
 6.3.4 Analytical Balance 
 
 6.3.5 Wrist Action Shaker 
 7.0 Procedure 
 
 (WARNING — SEE CAUTIONS RELATED TO USE OF COLUMN BELOW PRIOR TO BEGINNING WORK!)
 
 7.1 Mobile Phase & Diluent 
 7.1.1 Mobile Phase 
 
 7.1.1.1 Use Milli-Q water. 
 
 7.1.1.2 Caution: The only mobile phase suitable for use in this column
 is pure water! Accidental contact with organic solvents or
 buffer salts will ruin the column! 
 
 7.1.1.3 Caution: Do not allow the pump pressure to exceed 800 psi
 when using this column! Heat the column in the oven to at least
 65°C prior to introducing a low flow (< 0.1 ml/min)! Do not
 increase the flow again until the column is temperature
 equilibrated at 90°C! 
 
 7.1.1.4 Caution: At each installation, flush the column into a beaker
 for 30 minutes before attaching it to the inlet of the detector!
 7.1.2 Extraction Solvent / Diluent — Use Milli-Q water. 
 
 7.2 Standard Preparation 
 
 

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 7.2.1 Accurately weigh and transfer about 100 mg of Mannitol reference standard
 
 into a 50 mL volumetric flask. Add ~30 mL of water and swirl to dissolve.
 QS to volume and mix well. This is the working standard. 
 7.3, Sample Preparation 
 
 7.3.1 The validated range for the analytical method is 1.01 — 5.05 mg/mL.
 
 7.3.2 Extract sufficient sample (based on the manufacturer assay value) with Diluent
 in order to generate a concentration that is within the validated linear range.
 
 7.3.3 Samples can be dissolved in Diluent at any volume starting from 25 mL. The
 volume chosen must be in the solubility range of Mannitol (validated at ~2
 mg/ml). To manage large volumes, the sample can be initially dissolved in a
 smaller volume that is within the solubility range and a portion further diluted
 to bring the Mannitol concentration into the linear range. 
 7.3.4 Fill the flask to about 50% of the chosen volume with Diluent and shake
 
 mechanically for 10 minutes. QS to volume, mix well, then filter a 5ml aliquot
 for analysis, discarding the first 3-4ml of filtrate. 
 
 7.3.5 For raw materials being analyzed for the first time using this method, an in
 process validation is required to demonstrate baseline separation of peaks, and
 extraction efficiency as a part of system suitability before data can be reported
 using this method. 
 
 7.4 HPLC Parameters 
 
 7.4.1 Column: Agilent MetaCarb Ca Plus, 300 x 7.8 mm (Or USP L-19 Equivalent)
 7.4.2 Mobile Phase: Water (Isocratic) 
 
 7.4.3 Flow rate: 0.45 mL/min 
 
 744 Optical Unit Temperature: 37°C 
 7.4.4.1 (Note: The RI detector is extremely sensitive to changes in
 temperature and may take several hours to equilibrate. Once
 equilibrated, purge the reference cell for 10 minutes.)
 
 7.4.5 Column Temperature: 90°C 
 7.4.5.1. (Note: The external column heater temperature display is for
 reference only. Adjust, if necessary, using the calibrated
 thermocouple.) 
 
 7.4.6 Injection Volume: 20 pL 
 
 7.4.7 Run Time: 35 minutes 
 7.5 Recommended Sequence 
 
 7.5.1 Make at least 2 injections of the Diluent. 
 
 

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 7.5.2 Make at least five (5) injections of Mannitol Working Standard.
 
 7.5.3, Make a single injection of each Sample Preparation. 
 
 7.6 System Suitability Requirements 
 7.6.1 The %RSD of five (5) consecutive standard injections is NMT 2.0%
 
 7.6.2 If present, any significant interference in the diluent should be subtracted out
 of the sample and standard peak areas. 
 
 7.7 Example calculations for determining finished product raw material % assay:
 
 7.71% = Fe x Wwe x = x“! x 100 
 
 Ry Sample peak area 
 
 Rg Mean (n=5) standard peak area 
 
 Wtsta Weight of the reference standard 
 Vista Volume of the standard preparation accounting for dilutions
 
 P Purity of the reference standard in decimal format 
 
 SA Sample amount 
 Vspl Volume of the sample preparation accounting for dilutions
 
 7.8 System Wash, Column Wash and Column Storage 
 
 7.8.1 Wash and store the column in water. 
 8.0 Revision History 

| Rev | Date | Description of Changes | CCR # | By |
|-----|----------|------------------------|-------|----|
| 0 | 04/14/21 | New N/A C. Perry | - | - |