MCP 500

Optical rotation measurement in the laboratory

Most drugs are chiral and thus optically active. Conventional polarimeters operate with only one wavelength, but in chemical and pharmaceutical research or quality control much more versatile instruments are required to fulfill national and international standards, pharmacopoeias or other regulations.

The MCP 500 high-precision polarimeter can be supplied with 8 standard and/or customizable wavelengths within the UV/VIS range to meet all the demands of modern pharmaceutical laboratories.

Optical rotation measurements are used in research laboratories to characterize new substances, e.g. by
specific rotation. Optical rotation measurements are also widely used in the quality control of raw, intermediate and final products according to Pharmacopoeia standards.