- Is a 99% pure peptide 99% peptide?
A purity figure says how clean the peptide material is, not how much of the powder is peptide. Counter-ions and water can make up 15% or more of the weight.
- Does a mass spectrum prove purity?
Finding the expected mass shows the peptide is present. It does not show how much of the sample it is, and some impurities share its mass.
- Does one certificate cover every lot?
A certificate of analysis describes one batch as tested. It says nothing about other lots of the same product, and only the lot number connects it to the material in hand.
- Is purity the same by every method?
Two laboratories can report different purities for the same lot. Gradient, column, wavelength and integration decide which impurities are counted as separate peaks.
- Does the right mass prove the right peptide?
Leucine and isoleucine, D- and L-residues, isoaspartate and reordered sequences all share a mass. A matching mass rules out a lot, but not these.
- Does the salt form of a peptide matter?
In solution the sequence is the same whatever the counter-ion. The weight, some cell-based results and infrared spectra are not.
- Are freeze-dried peptides stable forever?
Freeze-drying slows degradation; it does not stop it. Moisture and warmth still drive oxidation, deamidation and isomerization in the solid.
- Does endotoxin matter in the laboratory?
Endotoxin activates cultured immune and endothelial cells at picogram levels. In cell-based work it can create an effect that is not the material being studied.
- Does a clean-looking powder mean a clean peptide?
Impurities, variants and small aggregates are invisible, and the look of a freeze-dried solid varies between identical lots. Quality is measured, not seen.
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