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AX-2026-042707

GHK-Cu · 50 mg declared · Shanghai ERP Biotechnology Co., Ltd. · lot ERP-2601-F9816

MARGINALVERIFIED
Report ID
AX-2026-042707
Compound
GHK-Cu
Compound class
Tissue-repair and immunomodulatory peptides
Supplier
ERP — Shanghai ERP Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Batch / lot
ERP-2601-F9816
Declared label claim
50mg
Laboratory
Janoshik Analytical
Assay date
01 Jun 2026
Submitted
25 Jun 2026
Quarter
2026-Q2
Submitter
em.varga
Sample provenance
Buyer-sourced
Section 1

Results

Measured against the index acceptance specification for the tissue-repair and immunomodulatory 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 nm98.53% area≥ 97.0PASS
Total impuritiesRP-HPLC, sum of reported peaks1.47% area≤ 3.0PASS
Largest single impurityRP-HPLC — GHK-Cu 2:1 complex0.62% area≤ 1.00PASS
Identity — theoretical monoisotopic masscalculated from molecular formula401.1024DaNOT TESTED
Identity — observed monoisotopic massLC-MS, high resolution (ESI-TOF/QTOF)401.1025DaNOT TESTED
Mass accuracyobserved vs theoretical+0.3ppm± 15PASS
Total peptide contentby difference from the gravimetric mass balance94.80%w/wNOT TESTED
Target-compound contenttotal peptide content × purity93.41%w/wNOT TESTED
Gross fill (as weighed)five-place balance, under nitrogen51.56mg50 mg declaredNOT TESTED
Recovered target peptidegross fill × target content48.162mg50 mg claimNOT TESTED
Recovery against label claimrecovered ÷ claim96.3%90.0 – 110.0PASS
Water contentKarl Fischer, coulometric, duplicate4.70%≤ 10.0PASS
Counter-ionno ionisable counter-ion expectedN/Anot applicableNOT TESTED
Residual solvent + inorganic residueestimated — see /methods/residual-solvents-q3c/0.50%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 after 90 s gentle swirling, no particulatesclear, no visible particulatesPASS
pH (reconstituted, 1 mg/mL)potentiometric, two-point calibration8.022.5 – 8.0FAIL
Retention time (observed)RP-HPLC, 30 min gradient6.07min6.18 ± 0.25 (normalised)PASS
Peak asymmetry (10 % height)Ph. Eur. 2.2.461.250.80 – 1.50PASS
Plate count, main peakN = 5.54 (t/w½)²68,741≥ 20,000PASS
Resolution to nearest impurityvs oxidised His (+16 Da)2.53no 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.

0437987581313717516 GHK-Cu6.07 min · 98.53 % 6.69 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 68,741, and skew follows the reported asymmetry factor of 1.25. 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 0.62 % impurity against a 98.53 % main peak is a line two pixels tall; the main peak runs off-scale there by design.
#PeakRTArea (µV·s)% areaΔ mass (Da)
1GHK-Cu — main peak6.074,788,86398.53
2GHK-Cu 2:1 complex6.6930,1340.62+277.145
3oxidised His (+16 Da)5.8325,2740.52+15.995
4Gly-His dipeptide (−128 Da)5.379,2350.19-128.095
5apo-GHK (copper-free, −62 Da)5.596,8040.14-61.930
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 401.1024 Da, computed from C14H22CuN6O4. All ppm figures on this site are against monoisotopic values — see why that matters.

0255075100350375400425450475 [M+1H]1+402.11 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 401.1025 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+402.1097402.10980.0001100.0
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 Fischer4.70
Counter-ionnone expected0.00
Residual solvent + inorganic residueestimated0.50
Total peptide contentby difference94.80
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)99.098.53divergence +0.35 pp vs batch median
Total impurities (% area)1.001.47
Largest single impurity (% area)0.390.62
Water (%)not stated4.70
Counter-ion (%)5.1N/A
Peptide content (%w/w)90.894.80
Endotoxin (EU/mg)not statednot determined
Method stated on certificateNOno method section — the result cannot be reconciled against any other
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 (2 d) → laboratory (courier, cold pack, 2 d) → assay.
Assay date
01 Jun 2026
Submitted to the index
25 Jun 2026
Laboratory
Janoshik Analytical, Ostrava, Czechia
Method basis
30 min gradient · high-resolution MS
Verification status
VERIFIED
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.

sodium_adduct
Adduct bookkeeping on this one is tidy. The sodium series is present at the expected intensity ratio and has not been counted as an impurity, which happens more often than it should.
kf_titrand
Water at 4.70 % is the largest non-peptide slot on most records and the one most often missing. Where it is present the balance can be closed; where it is not, nothing can.
label_claim
Nothing outstanding on this record. Balance closed, recovery computed, purity and identity both determined.
Section 7

Related records

Same batch — lot ERP-2601-F9816 n=10

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AX-2026-042708ERP-2601-F9816Nordanalyt2026-Q298.883.8791.5Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-042709ERP-2601-F9816PeptideMeter2026-Q298.653.9994.6Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-042710ERP-2601-F9816Nordanalyt2026-Q298.654.2499.6Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-042711ERP-2601-F9816Kestrel2026-Q298.533.8489.7Laboratory-retained2MARGINAL
AX-2026-042712ERP-2601-F9816PeptideMeter2026-Q298.483.08100.3Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-042713ERP-2601-F9816VendorInvestigate2026-Q298.023.75Buyer-sourced2FAIL
AX-2026-042714ERP-2601-F9816Kestrel2026-Q298.934.31106.7Buyer-sourced2MARGINAL
AX-2026-042715ERP-2601-F9816Nordanalyt2026-Q298.653.9198.7Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-042716ERP-2601-F9816PeptideMeter2026-Q298.804.3792.0Laboratory-retained1MARGINAL
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ReportSupplierLotLabQuarterPurity %Water %Recovery %ProvenanceFlagsResult
AX-2026-043160SSASSA-2604-V7731Janoshik2026-Q298.014.0291.8Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-043157SSASSA-2604-V7731Medutest2026-Q299.195.14Supplier-supplied0PASS
AX-2026-041251WWBWWB-2512-B1996PeptideMeter2026-Q299.435.87Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-043249CPCCPC-2601-D1258Kestrel2026-Q299.506.96Supplier-supplied0PASS
AX-2026-043245CPCCPC-2601-D1258PeptideMeter2026-Q298.106.5795.0Supplier-supplied0PASS
AX-2026-041247WWBWWB-2512-B1996PeptideMeter2026-Q299.236.0988.8Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-042708ERPERP-2601-F9816Nordanalyt2026-Q298.883.8791.5Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-043154SSASSA-2604-V7731PeptideMeter2026-Q297.824.82101.6Buyer-sourced0PASS
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ReportCompoundLotLabQuarterPurity %Water %Recovery %ProvenanceFlagsResult
AX-2026-042706SurvodutideERP-2605-E9865PeptideMeter2026-Q398.385.33103.5Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-042704TesamorelinERP-2604-W9463Janoshik2026-Q399.024.08Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-042705SurvodutideERP-2605-E9865Janoshik2026-Q398.245.3692.3Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-042708GHK-CuERP-2601-F9816Nordanalyt2026-Q298.883.8791.5Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-042694LiraglutideERP-2601-P8985Kestrel2026-Q299.254.35107.3Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-042711GHK-CuERP-2601-F9816Kestrel2026-Q298.533.8489.7Laboratory-retained2MARGINAL
AX-2026-042722TirzepatideERP-2512-T9616Medutest2026-Q299.182.07Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-042715GHK-CuERP-2601-F9816Nordanalyt2026-Q298.653.9198.7Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL