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AX-2024-005169

N-Acetyl Semax Amide · 20 mg declared · Sangon Biotech (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. · lot SGN-2407-R9375

FAILVERIFIED
Report ID
AX-2024-005169
Compound
N-Acetyl Semax Amide
Compound class
Neuroactive and cognitive peptides
Supplier
SGN — Sangon Biotech (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Batch / lot
SGN-2407-R9375
Declared label claim
20mg
Laboratory
Janoshik Analytical
Assay date
28 Aug 2024
Submitted
30 Aug 2024
Quarter
2024-Q3
Submitter
f.kuipers
Sample provenance
Buyer-sourced
Section 1

Results

Measured against the index acceptance specification for the neuroactive and cognitive peptides class. A specification is a decision the index made; a result is a measurement. See where each threshold came from.

ParameterMethodResultUnitIndex spec
PurityRP-HPLC, 30 min gradient, 214 nm98.30% area≥ 98.5FAIL
Total impuritiesRP-HPLC, sum of reported peaks1.70% area≤ 1.5FAIL
Largest single impurityRP-HPLC — N-acetyl semax free acid (+1 Da)0.68% area≤ 1.00PASS
Identity — theoretical monoisotopic masscalculated from molecular formula854.3806DaNOT TESTED
Identity — observed monoisotopic massLC-MS, high resolution (ESI-TOF/QTOF)854.3816DaNOT TESTED
Mass accuracyobserved vs theoretical+1.2ppm± 15PASS
Total peptide contentby difference from the gravimetric mass balance87.08%w/wNOT TESTED
Target-compound contenttotal peptide content × purity85.60%w/wNOT TESTED
Gross fill (as weighed)five-place balance, under nitrogen23.95mg20 mg declaredNOT TESTED
Recovered target peptidegross fill × target content20.501mg20 mg claimNOT TESTED
Recovery against label claimrecovered ÷ claim102.5%90.0 – 110.0PASS
Water contentKarl Fischer, coulometric, duplicate7.71%≤ 12.0PASS
Counter-ion (acetate)anion-exchange ion chromatography4.70%≤ 10.0PASS
Residual solvent + inorganic residueestimated — see /methods/residual-solvents-q3c/0.51%NOT TESTED
Endotoxinnot ordered on this submissionnot determined≤ 5.0NOT TESTED
Sterilitynot ordered on this submissionnot determinedno growthNOT TESTED
Appearancevisual, diffuse light, black and white backgroundWhite lyophilised cake, intactwhite to off-white intact cakePASS
Reconstitution clarityreconstituted per submitter procedureClear, colourless, no visible particulatesclear, no visible particulatesPASS
pH (reconstituted, 1 mg/mL)potentiometric, two-point calibration4.782.5 – 8.0PASS
Retention time (observed)RP-HPLC, 30 min gradient7.73min7.62 ± 0.25 (normalised)PASS
Peak asymmetry (10 % height)Ph. Eur. 2.2.461.380.80 – 1.50PASS
Plate count, main peakN = 5.54 (t/w½)²59,471≥ 20,000PASS
Resolution to nearest impurityvs N-acetyl semax free acid (+1 Da)1.69no index criterionREPORTED
Section 2

Chromatogram and peak integration

The figure is drawn from the table. It is not an independent illustration — if a number in the table changed, the trace would change with it.

030176033905012067 N-Acetyl Semax Amide7.73 min · 98.30 % 7.95 same trace · ×100 vertical expansion, baseline-corrected · main peak off-scale reporting threshold 0.05 % area 05101520253035 Retention time (min) Response (mAU)
Figure 1. RP-HPLC trace, 30 min gradient, 214 nm. Drawn from the peak-integration table below: peak positions are the reported retention times, peak areas are the reported area percentages, peak widths follow the reported plate count of 59,471, and skew follows the reported asymmetry factor of 1.38. Baseline noise is seeded from the report ID and is illustrative. The lower panel is the same trace at a stated vertical expansion with the slow gradient drift subtracted, because at full scale a 0.68 % impurity against a 98.30 % main peak is a line two pixels tall; the main peak runs off-scale there by design.
#PeakRTArea (µV·s)% areaΔ mass (Da)
1N-Acetyl Semax Amide — main peak7.734,777,68598.30
2N-acetyl semax free acid (+1 Da)7.9533,0500.68+0.984
3Met sulfoxide (+16 Da)7.3922,8430.47+15.995
4semax (des-acetyl, des-amide, −41 Da)7.1715,5530.32-41.027
5des-acetyl amide (−42 Da)7.3311,1790.23-42.011
Closure check — purity + Σ impurities 100.00CLOSES

Reporting threshold 0.05 % area. Peaks below it are not reported and are therefore excluded from the total, which overstates purity by their sum — see peak integration.

Section 3

Mass spectrum and identity

Theoretical monoisotopic mass 854.3806 Da, computed from C39H54N10O10S. All ppm figures on this site are against monoisotopic values — see why that matters.

0255075100350450550650750850950 [M+1H]1+855.39[M+2H]2+428.20 m/z Relative abundance (%)
Figure 2. ESI charge-state envelope, high-resolution instrument. Sticks are placed at m/z = (M + z × 1.007276)/z for the observed neutral mass of 854.3816 Da. Sodium (+21.982/z) and potassium (+37.956/z) adducts are shown where the parent charge state exceeds 25 % relative abundance; they are adducts of the same molecule and are not impurities.
ChargeTheoretical m/zObserved m/zΔ m/zRel. abundance (%)
2+428.1976428.19810.000555.6
1+855.3879855.38890.0010100.0
Section 4

Gravimetric mass balance

Water, counter-ion, residual and total peptide content are exhaustive and mutually exclusive categories. They must account for 100 % of the cake mass. The index closes this to within 0.02 pp and the build asserts it.

ComponentDetermination%w/w of cake
WaterKarl Fischer7.71
Counter-ion (acetate)ion chromatography4.70
Residual solvent + inorganic residueestimated0.51
Total peptide contentby difference87.08
Total100.00 CLOSES

Supplier certificate, as declared

The supplier's own figures for this lot, beside the independent measurement. Divergence is assessed against the batch median, not against this single report — see rule AX-R05.

FigureSupplier COAThis reportIndex note
Purity (% area)98.8698.30divergence +0.30 pp vs batch median
Total impurities (% area)0.811.70
Largest single impurity (% area)1.140.68
Water (%)not stated7.71
Counter-ion (%)not stated4.70
Peptide content (%w/w)not stated87.08
Endotoxin (EU/mg)not statednot determined
Method stated on certificateYEScolumn, gradient and wavelength given
Section 5

Provenance and caveats

Where a sample came from changes the weight of the evidence. The index treats it as a first-class field.

Sample provenance
Buyer-sourced
Evidentiary weight
Strongest available evidence in this index.
Chain of custody
Retail purchase → third-party forwarder (29 d) → laboratory (courier, cold pack, 11 d) → assay.
Assay date
28 Aug 2024
Submitted to the index
30 Aug 2024
Laboratory
Janoshik Analytical, Ostrava, Czechia
Method basis
30 min gradient · high-resolution MS
Verification status
VERIFIED
Section 6

Annotations 4

Signed technical comments from index contributors. Not a discussion forum — annotations question or contextualise the result, and the data team replies where a reply is warranted.

regression_mean
Retests after a low first result tend to come back higher, and most of that is regression to the mean rather than a different vial. Worth remembering before treating a confirmatory retest as a refutation.
lambda_280
Aromatic-selective detection at 280 nm would identify whether N-acetyl semax free acid (+1 Da) carries the chromophore. That distinguishes a truncation from a modification in about ten minutes of instrument time.
quad_unit
Identity confirmed and purity at 98.30 %. The two answer different questions — what it is, and how much else is in it — and a record carrying both is the version worth citing.
fill_homogeneity
One retail vial is one draw from a fill. Two or three from the same lot would separate fill variation from lot quality, and that is the cheapest useful experiment in this whole field.
Section 7

Related records

Same batch — lot SGN-2407-R9375 n=12

ReportLotLabQuarterPurity %Water %Recovery %ProvenanceFlagsResult
AX-2024-005162SGN-2407-R9375Janoshik2024-Q398.818.0290.9Buyer-sourced2MARGINAL
AX-2024-005163SGN-2407-R9375Janoshik2024-Q398.368.53Buyer-sourced2FAIL
AX-2024-005164SGN-2407-R9375Medutest2024-Q398.368.36Buyer-sourced2FAIL
AX-2024-005165SGN-2407-R9375VendorInvestigate2024-Q398.748.31Buyer-sourced2MARGINAL
AX-2024-005166SGN-2407-R9375Janoshik2024-Q398.447.33106.0Buyer-sourced2FAIL
AX-2024-005167SGN-2407-R9375Janoshik2024-Q398.517.9099.6Buyer-sourced2MARGINAL
AX-2024-005168SGN-2407-R9375Janoshik2024-Q398.618.2194.5Buyer-sourced2MARGINAL
AX-2024-005170SGN-2407-R9375PeptideMeter2024-Q398.647.75105.2Buyer-sourced2MARGINAL
AX-2024-005171SGN-2407-R9375PeptideMeter2024-Q398.447.9096.7Supplier-supplied2FAIL
AX-2024-005172SGN-2407-R9375Janoshik2024-Q399.078.40102.9Supplier-supplied2MARGINAL
AX-2024-005173SGN-2407-R9375Kestrel2024-Q399.367.83Buyer-sourced2MARGINAL
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AX-2026-043330CPCCPC-2602-D1905Janoshik2026-Q398.655.7091.4Laboratory-retained0PASS
AX-2026-043326CPCCPC-2602-D1905VendorInvestigate2026-Q398.935.74107.0Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-042484HomopeptideHOMO-2603-C5267Janoshik2026-Q299.178.6192.1Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-042488HomopeptideHOMO-2603-C5267PeptideMeter2026-Q298.838.48Buyer-sourced0PASS
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AX-2026-043239SLU-PP-332SGN-2602-X9377VendorInvestigate2026-Q298.285.37Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-043229ARA-290SGN-2605-X9069Janoshik2026-Q298.217.43Buyer-sourced0PASS