New Zealand Gazette – 2015 – No. 50

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✨ Food Standards Specifications



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 50 — 8 MAY 2015

(g) lead—maximum 0.1 ppm on a dry weight basis.

S3–16 Specification for Listeria phage P100

For Listeria phage P100, the biological classification is the following:

(a) order—Caudovirales;

(b) family—Myoviridae;

(c) subfamily—Spounaviridae;

(d) genus—twort-like;

(e) species—Listeria phage P100;

(f) GenBank Accession Number—DQ004855.

S3–17 Descriptions and physical constraints for nucleotides

Uridine-5′-monophosphate disodium salt (UMP)

(1) For uridine-5′-monophosphate disodium salt (UMP), the specifications are the following:

(a) empirical chemical formula—C₉H₁₁N₂O₉PNa₂;

(b) the compound must be of the 5 species, with the disodium monophosphate structure attached to the fifth carbon in the central structure;

(c) molecular weight—368.15;

(d) structure or physical character—occurs as a colourless or white crystal or as a white crystalline powder. It is odourless and has a characteristic taste;

(e) solubility—freely soluble in water; very slightly soluble in alcohol.

Adenosine-5′-monophosphate (AMP)

(2) For adenosine-5′-monophosphate (AMP), the specifications are the following:

(a) empirical chemical formula—C₁₀H₁₄N₅O₇P;

(b) the compound must be of the 5 species, with the monophosphate structure attached to the fifth carbon in the central structure;

(c) molecular weight—347.22;

(d) structure or physical character—occurs as a colourless or white crystal or as a white crystalline powder. It is odourless and has a characteristic acidic taste;

(e) solubility—very slightly soluble in water; practically insoluble in alcohol.

Cytidine-5′-monophosphate (CMP)

(3) For cytidine-5′-monophosphate (CMP), the specifications are the following:

(a) empirical chemical formula—C₉H₁₄N₃O₈P;

(b) the compound must be of the 5 species, with the monophosphate structure attached to the fifth carbon in the central structure;

(c) molecular weight—323.20;

(d) structure or physical character—occurs as a colourless or white crystal or as a white crystalline powder. It is odourless and has a characteristic slightly acidic taste;

(e) solubility—very slightly soluble in water; practically insoluble in alcohol.

S3–18 Testing requirements for nucleotides

The testing requirements for nucleotides are as follows:

(a) physical inspection—white crystals or crystalline powder;

(b) identification:

(i) ultraviolet absorbance: a 1 in 12 500 solution of the powder in 0.01N hydrochloric acid exhibits an absorbance maximum at an absorbance of:

(A) for inosine-5′-monophosphate disodium salt—250 ± 2nm; and

(B) for uridine-5′-monophosphate disodium salt—260 ± 2nm; and

(C) for adenosine-5′-monophosphate—257 ± 2nm; and

(D) for cytidine-5′-monophosphate (CMP)—280 ± 2nm; and



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🏥 Specification for isomaltulose (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Isomaltulose, Sweetener, Food additives, Lead content

🏥 Specification for Listeria phage P100

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Listeria phage P100, Biological classification, GenBank Accession Number

🏥 Descriptions and physical constraints for nucleotides

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Nucleotides, Uridine-5′-monophosphate disodium salt, Adenosine-5′-monophosphate, Cytidine-5′-monophosphate, Chemical specifications

🏥 Testing requirements for nucleotides

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Nucleotides, Testing requirements, Ultraviolet absorbance, Physical inspection