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As part of the material balance review, it is necessary to regularly and frequently undertake water sampling and analysis. From time to time, microbiological samples, scales, or other materials may also need to be analyzed. The questions of how to sample and what water sources to sample... 

Banters TGM, Swinne D, Stove V, NeUs HI (2003) Detection of single cells of Cryptococcus neoformans in clinical samples by sohd-phase cytometry. 1 Clin Microbiol 41 1736-1737 BraUsford M (1996) Real-time microbial analysis of pharmaceutical water. Microbiol Eur 4 18-20 Brailsford M (1997a) Making the switch to real-time microbiological process control. Manuft Chemist (March) 3 5-36... 

B) If water is taken for chemical analyses at the same time, microbiologi-... 

Marecek and colleagues developed a new electrochemical method for the rapid quantitative analysis of the antibiotic monensin in the fermentation vats used during its production. The standard method for the analysis, which is based on a test for microbiological activity, is both difficult and time-consuming. As part of the study, samples taken at different times from a fermentation production vat were analyzed for the concentration of monensin using both the electrochemical and microbiological procedures. The results, in parts per thousand (ppt), are reported in the following table. 

Open-loop systems have inherently long residence times which may be detrimental if the retentate is susceptible to degradation by shear or microbiological contamination. A feed-bleed or closed-loop configuration is a one-stage continuous membrane system. At steady state, the upstream... 

An entirely different type of contamination arises from the presence of microbiota in a product. As in the case of chemical contamination, compendial requirements for microbiological purity exists. Pharmacopoeial standards vary from country to country, and manufacturers must use the specifications and kill times that meet local requirements. As of this writing, the criteria in the British Pharmacopoeia are more stringent than those estabUshed by the CTFA, which are stricter than those in the United States Pharmacopoeia. In order to meet commonly accepted standards of microbial purity, manufacturing faciUties must be periodically cleaned and all products that can support microbial growth must contain an effective preservative (6). 

Capture efficiency is the fraction of generated contaminant that is directly captured by the hood. Measurement of capture efficiency involves measuring concentration of process-generated contaminant or a tracer material. Using process-generated contaminant requires use of instruments suited to each specific contaminant and its conditions (temperature, pressure, concentration, form, etc.). In order to facilitate these measurements, a tracer is often substituted for the process-generated contaminant. The tracer is usually a gas (sulfur hexafluoride, nitrous oxide, helium, or similar), but an aerosol (particles) can also be used (potassium iodide, polystyrene particles, microbiological particles, etc.). The chosen tracer should be as similar to the real contaminant as possible, but at the same time should... 

Ketones may be prepared from 5a- and 5/5-saturated-3-ketones, A -3-ketones, A -3-ketones and 5a-A -3-ketones. At one time it was the only direct chemical alternative to microbiological methods for the preparation of the prednisone type of corticoids. A -Double bond formation is not observed, although A -trienones can be prepared from A -3-ketones. In common with DDQ, selenium dioxide is not normally useful for the preparation of A -3-ketones from 5a-3-ketones or A -3-ketones from 5j5-3-ketones. 

In more recent times chemically defined basal media have been elaborated, on which the growth of various lactic acid bacteria is luxuriant and acid production is near-optimal. The proportions of the nutrients in the basal media have been determined which induce maximum sensitivity of the organisms for the test substance and minimize the stimulatory or inhibitory action of other nutrilites introduced with the test sample. Assay conditions have been provided which permit the attainment of satisfactory precision and accuracy in the determination of amino acids. Experimental techniques have been provided which facilitate the microbiological determination of amino acids. On the whole, microbiological procedures now available for the determination of all the amino acids except hydroxy-proline are convenient, reasonably accurate, and applicable to the assay of purified proteins, food, blood, urine, plant products, and other types of biological materials. On the other hand, it is improbable that any microbiological procedure approaches perfection and it is to be expected that old methods will be improved and new ones proposed by the many investigators interested in this problem. 

Microbiological fouling may develop from time to time, and periodic sterilizing treatment with steam or hot water may be required. 

Wlien we were first approached by the pubhshers to write a textbook on pharmaceutical microbiology to appear in the spring of 1977, it was felt that such a task could not be accomplished satisfactorily in the time available. 

There is an apparent anomaly in that it also states that the preferred combination of temperature and time is a minimum of 121 °C maintained for 15 minutes, which, by definition, equates to an Fq value of 15. The latter, however, is applicable where the material to be sterilized may contain relatively large numbers of thermophilic bacterial spores, and an Fq of 8 is appropriate for a microbiologically validated process where the bioburden is low and the spores likely to be present are those of (the generally more heat sensitive) mesophilic species. 

Analysis of table two shows that a staphylococcus aureus count of 1 million colony forming units per gram was killed off on plate within 5 to 15 minutes using very high levels of antimicrobials at a level only suitable for feet application whereas the Myavert C in the face mask achieved the same level of kill within three minutes, yet it is very mild and suitable for face and eye area application. Three minutes and longer application time for a product such as face is mask is common and this would achieve normal cleansing as well as microbiological purification of the face of the customer. 

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