UNSPSC 50501520: Biotin

Commodity

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NIGP codes for 50501520

Definition

This classification denotes a b vitamin with the molecular formula C10H16N2O3S, a preparation that US FDA recognizes as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 6SO6U10H04, chemically known as 2-keto-3,4-imidazolido-2-tetrahydrothiophene-n-valeric acid but more generally known as biotin, which bears U.S. National Institutes of Health Compound Identifier 253.

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Biotin comes in many forms, including including base, amide, disulfide n-hydroxysuccinimide, hydrazide, methyl ester, peo iodoacetamide, polyethyleneoxide iodoacetamide, sulfone, sulfoxide, 3-sulfo-n-hydroxysuccinimide ester, and 4-amidobenzoic acid. European Medicines Agency schedules Biotin in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB05841MIG. The term BIOTIN is an International Non-Proprietary Name or INN (see World Health Organization INN reference publication, Volume 15 No. 1, 2001, List 45).

World Health Organization schedules biotin in its Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification and its WHO-DD or Drug Dictionary. BIOTIN is scheduled in the U.S. International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) Pharmaceutical Appendix.

About UNSPSC 50501520

UNSPSC 50501520 Biotin is a Commodity-tier code covering the procurement of biotin (vitamin B7) used in state and local operations. The source provides no details on what state and local governments actually buy under this code, the kinds of issuing bodies soliciting biotin, the geographic spread of recent activity, or representative recent opportunities.

State and local procurement activity under this code is not documented in the available source material.

Quick answers

What is UNSPSC 50501520?

UNSPSC 50501520 is Biotin, a commodity in UNSPSC 50000000, Food and Beverage Products.

Which NIGP codes match UNSPSC 50501520?

UNSPSC 50501520 maps to 1 NIGP code, 26985 Supplements, with Vitamins.

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