Genipin is an aglycone derived from an iridoid glycoside called Geniposide present in fruit of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis. Genipin
is an excellent natural cross-linker for protein, collagen, gelatin, and chitosan cross-linking. It has much less toxic than
glutaraldehyde and many other commonly used synthetic cross -linking regents. It is also used for pharmaceutical purposes, such as
choleretic action for liver diseases control.
Product Name
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Gardenia Extract Powder 98% Genipin
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Product appearance
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white powder
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Odor
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Characteristic
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Assay
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98%
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Loss On Drying
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≤5%
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Ash
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≤5%
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Sieve Analysis
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≥100 mesh
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Heavy Metal
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≤10PPM
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Total plate Count
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≤1000cfu/g
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Yeast&Mold
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≤100cfu/g
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E.Coil
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Negative
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Salmonella
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Negative
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Place of origin
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China
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Packing type
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Enterprise standard. Cardboard drum or carton, 25kg/cardboarddrum(carton), 2.5kg/bag, double vacuum packing inside.
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Storage Condition
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Store in cool & dry place, keep away from strong sunlight and heat.
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Shelf Life
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36 months ,when properly stored
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Genipin can be used as a cross-linking agent for immobilized enzymes, as a regulating agent for drug delivery, as the raw material for gardenia blue pigment preparation, and as the intermediate for alkaloid syntheses. Besides the medicinal usage.
Genipin has also been a wide range of applications in other areas, such as react with amino acid to be Gardenia Blue which can be widely used in food, printing and dyeing industry; used as a biological fingerprint capture reagents; or natural cross-linking agent for enzyme immobilization and preparation of gel capsules as well as for health care product uses.
Applied in healthy product industry, geniposide mainly used as product of dispelling heat, cooling blood and diuretic; -Applied in health care product field, geniposide mainly used as the raw material of product for treating cardiovascular and hepatobiliary diseases.