[Tocopherol Succinate Reference Standard (Control 021) of National Institute of Health Sciences].

The raw material of tocopherol succinate was tested for the preparation of the "Tocopherol Succinate Reference Standard (Control 021)". Analytical data obtained were as follows: infrared spectrum, same as that of the Tocopherol Succinate Reference Standard (Control 981); specific absorbance, E1% 1 cm (286 nm) = 40.7; thin-layer chromatography, no impurities were detected until 50.0 micrograms; high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), four impurities were detected and the amount of tocopherol succinate was estimated to be 99.0%; loss on drying, 0.11%. Based on the above results, the raw material was authorized as the Japanese Pharmacopoeia Reference Standard (Control 021).