DRAFT AOAC SMPR 2014.XXX; Version 3; July 16, 2014
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Method Name:
Determination of Total Chondroitin Sulfate
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Purpose:
AOAC SMPR’s describe the minimum recommended performance characteristics to be
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used during the evaluation of a method. The evaluation may be an on-site verification, a single-
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laboratory validation, or a multi-site collaborative study. SMPRs are written and adopted by
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AOAC Stakeholder Panels composed of representatives from the industry, regulatory
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organizations, contract laboratories, test kit manufacturers, and academic institutions. AOAC
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SMPRs are used by AOAC Expert Review Panels in their evaluation of validation study data for
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method being considered for
Performance Tested Methods
or AOAC
Official Methods of
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Analysis
, and can be used as acceptance criteria for verification at user laboratories.
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Approved by:
Stakeholder Panel on Dietary Supplements (SPDS)
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Final version date
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Effective date:
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Intended Use
: Reference method for dispute resolution.
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Applicability
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Quantitative determination of total chondroitin sulfate salts in dietary ingredients and dietary
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supplements.
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Analytical Technique
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Any analytical technique(s) that measures the analytes of interest and meets the following
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method performance requirements is/are acceptable. It is acceptable to have a different
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analytical method for each class of analytes.
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Definitions
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Chondroitin Sulfate
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Chondroitin Sulfate Sodium consists mostly of the sodium salt of the sulfate ester of N-
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acetylgalactosamine (2-acetamido-2-deoxy--d-galactopyranose usually abbreviated as
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GalNAc) and d-glucuronic acid copolymer. These hexoses are alternately linked -1,4 and -1,3
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in the polymer. It is closely related to other GAGs such as dermatan sulfate, hyaluronic acid,
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heparin, heparan sulfate, and keratan sulfate which contain other hexosamine and/or
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glycuronic acid residues. Either of the residues can be sulfated at different positions.
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