Arg-vasopressin

A nonapeptide amide with a disulfide bond between Cys1 and Cys6, differing from oxytocin at positions 3 and 8. Every value on this page is calculated from the structure shown, by the method and constants in the sources below; measured values for a particular lot are on its certificate of analysis.

Structure

Three-letter code: H-Cys-Tyr-Phe-Gln-Asn-Cys-Pro-Arg-Gly-NH2

One-letter code: CYFQNCPRG

• 9 residues
• N-terminus: free amine
• C-terminus: amide
• 1 disulfide bond

Calculated properties

Calculated from the structure

Property	Value
Molecular formula	C46H65N15O12S2
CAS Registry Number	113-79-1
Average molecular weight	1,084.24 g/mol
Monoisotopic mass	1,083.4379 Da
Net charge at pH 7	2.0
Isoelectric point	11.31
Molar absorption coefficient, 280 nm	1,615 M−1 cm−1
Hydropathy (GRAVY)	-0.78

Net charge across the pH range

pH 2	pH 4	pH 6	pH 7	pH 8	pH 10	pH 12
2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.8	0.6	-0.2

Composition: Cys 2, Arg 1, Asn 1, Gln 1, Gly 1, Phe 1, Pro 1, Tyr 1.

Expected mass spectrometry ions

The protonated ions expected in positive-mode electrospray, from the monoisotopic mass, and the common sodium and potassium adducts. MALDI spectra show mainly [M+H]⁺.

Expected ions (monoisotopic)

Ion	m/z
[M+H]+	1,084.4451
[M+2H]2+	542.7262
[M+Na]+	1,106.4271
[M+K]+	1,122.4010

Isotope pattern

Natural carbon-13, nitrogen-15, oxygen-18, sulfur-34 and deuterium spread each ion over a cluster of peaks about 1 Da apart (1/z on the m/z scale). The monoisotopic peak is the most abundant.

Isotope peaks (relative abundance, most abundant = 100)

Peak	Abundance	Neutral mass	[M+H]+	[M+2H]2+
M (monoisotopic)	100.0	1,083.4379	1,084.4451	542.7262
M+1	58.0	1,084.4405	1,085.4478	543.2276
M+2	28.0	1,085.4401	1,086.4473	543.7273
M+3	9.6	1,086.4407	1,087.4480	544.2276
M+4	2.7	1,087.4410	1,088.4483	544.7278
M+5	0.7	1,088.4416	1,089.4489	545.2281

Fragment ions (MS/MS)

In tandem mass spectrometry, a peptide closed by a disulfide bond does not break into the simple b- and y-ion ladder: a single cleavage inside the ring leaves it in one piece, so ring fragments need two cleavages and are not listed here. Reducing the disulfides before analysis is the usual way to sequence such a peptide.

What to watch for analytically

Variants this sequence can give, from its chemistry. They are what an HPLC or mass spectrometry result for this peptide is read against; none is a statement about a particular lot. Where synthesis variants come from is explained in How synthetic peptides are made.

Sequence-specific variants

Variant	Mass change	Why
Asparagine deamidation	+0.984 Da	Asparagine at position 5 can deamidate to aspartic or isoaspartic acid through a succinimide intermediate. Moisture, higher pH and warmth speed it up.
Glutamine deamidation	+0.984 Da	Glutamine at position 4 can also deamidate, much more slowly than asparagine.
Disulfide state	reduced form +2.016 Da	The disulfide bond can be reduced, and intermolecular disulfides give dimers at about twice the mass.
C-terminal amide	free-acid variant +0.984 Da	The C-terminus is an amide. The corresponding free acid, from synthesis or hydrolysis, differs by +0.984 Da, close to the isotope spacing, so it needs a resolved spectrum to tell apart.
Synthesis-related variants	e.g. +252.082 Da (Pbf), minus a residue (deletion)	As for any synthetic peptide, deletion sequences and incompletely deprotected forms can occur; on arginine, a residual Pbf protecting group adds 252.082 Da.

Sources & Further Reading

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Cosmic Peptides. (2026, October 25). Arg-vasopressin: peptide reference entry. Cosmic Peptides Research Library. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://cosmicpeptides.com/research/peptides/arg-vasopressin

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