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AX-2025-021136

Epitalon · 10 mg declared · Sigma-Aldrich (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. · lot SIG-2412-6325

FAILMETHOD LIMITED
Report ID
AX-2025-021136
Compound
Epitalon
Compound class
Short bioregulator peptides
Supplier
SIG — Sigma-Aldrich (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.
Batch / lot
SIG-2412-6325
Declared label claim
10mg
Laboratory
Medutest
Assay date
27 Feb 2025
Submitted
08 Mar 2025
Quarter
2025-Q1
Submitter
c.ekstrom
Sample provenance
Buyer-sourced
Section 1

Results

Measured against the index acceptance specification for the short bioregulator 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, 25 min gradient, 214 nm99.17% area≥ 99.0PASS
Total impuritiesRP-HPLC, sum of reported peaks0.83% area≤ 1.0PASS
Largest single impurityRP-HPLC — diketopiperazine (−18 Da)0.51% area≤ 1.00PASS
Identity — theoretical monoisotopic masscalculated from molecular formula390.1387DaNOT TESTED
Identity — observed monoisotopic massLC-MS, unit resolution (single quadrupole)390.1394DaNOT TESTED
Mass accuracyobserved vs theoretical+1.7ppm± 20PASS
Total peptide contentby difference from the gravimetric mass balance78.86%w/wNOT TESTED
Target-compound contenttotal peptide content × purity78.21%w/wNOT TESTED
Gross fill (as weighed)five-place balance, under nitrogen12.06mg10 mg declaredNOT TESTED
Recovered target peptidegross fill × target content9.432mg10 mg claimNOT TESTED
Recovery against label claimrecovered ÷ claim94.3%90.0 – 110.0PASS
Water contentKarl Fischer, coulometric, duplicate8.25%≤ 12.0PASS
Counter-ion (acetate)anion-exchange ion chromatography12.14%≤ 10.0FAIL
Residual solvent + inorganic residueestimated — see /methods/residual-solvents-q3c/0.75%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 calibration4.592.5 – 8.0PASS
Retention time (observed)RP-HPLC, 25 min gradient4.11min3.91 ± 0.20 (normalised)FAIL
Peak asymmetry (10 % height)Ph. Eur. 2.2.461.170.80 – 1.50PASS
Plate count, main peakN = 5.54 (t/w½)²71,055≥ 20,000PASS
Resolution to nearest impurityvs β-Asp isomer1.32no 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.

06862137242058627448 Epitalon4.11 min · 99.17 % 4.24 same trace · ×100 vertical expansion, baseline-corrected · main peak off-scale reporting threshold 0.05 % area 0481216202428 Retention time (min) Response (mAU)
Figure 1. RP-HPLC trace, 25 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 71,055, and skew follows the reported asymmetry factor of 1.17. 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 0.51 % impurity against a 99.17 % main peak is a line two pixels tall; the main peak runs off-scale there by design.
#PeakRTArea (µV·s)% areaΔ mass (Da)
1Epitalon — main peak4.114,819,96999.17
2diketopiperazine (−18 Da)4.2424,7880.51-18.011
3aspartimide (−18 Da)4.218,7490.18-18.011
4Ala-Glu-Asp tripeptide (−57 Da)3.943,8880.08-57.021
5β-Asp isomer4.032,9160.060.000
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 390.1387 Da, computed from C14H22N4O9. All ppm figures on this site are against monoisotopic values — see why that matters.

0255075100350375400425450475 [M+1H]1+391.15 m/z Relative abundance (%)
Figure 2. ESI charge-state envelope, unit-resolution instrument. Sticks are placed at m/z = (M + z × 1.007276)/z for the observed neutral mass of 390.1394 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 (%)
1+391.1460391.14670.0007100.0
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 Fischer8.25
Counter-ion (acetate)ion chromatography12.14
Residual solvent + inorganic residueestimated0.75
Total peptide contentby difference78.86
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)99.4099.17divergence +0.30 pp vs batch median
Total impurities (% area)0.600.83
Largest single impurity (% area)0.370.51
Water (%)5.88.25
Counter-ion (%)not stated12.14
Peptide content (%w/w)not stated78.86
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 → submitter (ambient, 20 d) → laboratory (courier, cold pack, 5 d) → assay.
Assay date
27 Feb 2025
Submitted to the index
08 Mar 2025
Laboratory
Medutest, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Method basis
25 min gradient · unit-resolution MS
Verification status
METHOD LIMITED
Section 6

Annotations 3

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.

buyer_sourced
No relationship between submitter and supplier is declared on this record, and the contributor register holds none. That is the default and it is what the provenance class asserts.
c18_2p6
The resolution figure sits in the system-suitability block with no PASS or FAIL beside it. That is deliberate: the index reports it and adjudicates nothing against it.
triptorelin_dtrp
Enantiomeric and epimeric impurities are the extreme case: identical mass, near-identical retention, and separable only by a method chosen for the purpose.
Section 7

Related records

Same batch — lot SIG-2412-6325 n=12

ReportLotLabQuarterPurity %Water %Recovery %ProvenanceFlagsResult
AX-2025-021125SIG-2412-6325Janoshik2025-Q199.428.3089.6Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2025-021126SIG-2412-6325Medutest2025-Q199.417.99Laboratory-retained0FAIL
AX-2025-021127SIG-2412-6325Janoshik2025-Q198.968.28Buyer-sourced0FAIL
AX-2025-021128SIG-2412-6325VendorInvestigate2025-Q198.678.21Buyer-sourced0FAIL
AX-2025-021129SIG-2412-6325Janoshik2025-Q199.237.18102.2Laboratory-retained0FAIL
AX-2025-021130SIG-2412-6325PeptideMeter2025-Q198.847.59102.8Buyer-sourced0FAIL
AX-2025-021131SIG-2412-6325Nordanalyt2025-Q199.027.6690.7Buyer-sourced0FAIL
AX-2025-021132SIG-2412-6325VendorInvestigate2025-Q199.717.7688.6Buyer-sourced1FAIL
AX-2025-021133SIG-2412-6325PeptideMeter2025-Q199.528.24Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2025-021134SIG-2412-6325Janoshik2025-Q199.018.56Buyer-sourced0FAIL
AX-2025-021135SIG-2412-6325PeptideMeter2025-Q198.897.7391.5Buyer-sourced0FAIL
Other recent Epitalon records in the index.
ReportSupplierLotLabQuarterPurity %Water %Recovery %ProvenanceFlagsResult
AX-2026-042008AMBAMB-2602-Y6433Janoshik2026-Q399.308.75105.1Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-042009AMBAMB-2602-Y6433VendorInvestigate2026-Q399.168.62102.3Buyer-sourced0FAIL
AX-2026-042010AMBAMB-2602-Y6433Janoshik2026-Q399.098.20103.4Laboratory-retained0FAIL
AX-2026-042007AMBAMB-2602-Y6433Janoshik2026-Q399.428.6293.8Buyer-sourced0FAIL
AX-2026-042468HomopeptideHOMO-2512-A5108Janoshik2026-Q299.937.81100.8Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-042463HomopeptideHOMO-2512-A5108Janoshik2026-Q299.937.6893.2Buyer-sourced0FAIL
AX-2026-042041HYBHYB-2603-U7133Janoshik2026-Q299.656.8295.3Buyer-sourced0FAIL
AX-2026-042470HomopeptideHOMO-2512-A5108Janoshik2026-Q299.637.99Buyer-sourced0FAIL
Other recent SIG records in the index.
ReportCompoundLotLabQuarterPurity %Water %Recovery %ProvenanceFlagsResult
AX-2026-043535GHRP-2SIG-2603-6031Janoshik2026-Q399.121.26105.7Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-043541GHRP-2SIG-2603-6031PeptideMeter2026-Q399.062.08107.4Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-043539GHRP-2SIG-2603-6031Janoshik2026-Q398.951.74100.4Buyer-sourced1FAIL
AX-2026-043534GHRP-2SIG-2603-6031Medutest2026-Q399.112.1589.8Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-043542GHRP-2SIG-2603-6031VendorInvestigate2026-Q399.051.43Buyer-sourced1FAIL
AX-2026-043543GHRP-2SIG-2603-6031Janoshik2026-Q399.381.7098.6Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-043544GHRP-2SIG-2603-6031PeptideMeter2026-Q399.571.51105.4Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-043538GHRP-2SIG-2603-6031Kestrel2026-Q398.931.72Buyer-sourced0FAIL