AssayIndex

AX-2026-042715

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

MARGINALPARTIAL
Report ID
AX-2026-042715
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
Nordanalyt Laboratories
Assay date
22 May 2026
Submitted
09 Jun 2026
Quarter
2026-Q2
Submitter
h.moreau
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, 35 min gradient, 214 nm98.65% area≥ 97.0PASS
Total impuritiesRP-HPLC, sum of reported peaks1.35% area≤ 3.0PASS
Largest single impurityRP-HPLC — GHK-Cu 2:1 complex0.57% area≤ 1.00PASS
Identitynot ordered on this submissionnot determinedrequired for VERIFIED statusNOT TESTED
Total peptide contentby difference from the gravimetric mass balance95.33%w/wNOT TESTED
Target-compound contenttotal peptide content × purity94.04%w/wNOT TESTED
Gross fill (as weighed)five-place balance, under nitrogen52.46mg50 mg declaredNOT TESTED
Recovered target peptidegross fill × target content49.333mg50 mg claimNOT TESTED
Recovery against label claimrecovered ÷ claim98.7%90.0 – 110.0PASS
Water contentKarl Fischer, coulometric, duplicate3.91%≤ 10.0PASS
Counter-ionno ionisable counter-ion expectedN/Anot applicableNOT TESTED
Residual solvent + inorganic residueestimated — see /methods/residual-solvents-q3c/0.76%NOT TESTED
Endotoxinkinetic chromogenic LAL0.38EU/mg≤ 5.0PASS
Sterilitynot ordered on this submissionnot determinedno growthNOT TESTED
Appearancevisual, diffuse light, black and white backgroundOff-white 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 calibration7.522.5 – 8.0PASS
Retention time (observed)RP-HPLC, 35 min gradient6.92min7.13 ± 0.25 (normalised)PASS
Peak asymmetry (10 % height)Ph. Eur. 2.2.461.140.80 – 1.50PASS
Plate count, main peakN = 5.54 (t/w½)²60,397≥ 20,000PASS
Resolution to nearest impurityvs oxidised His (+16 Da)2.43no 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.

0379075801137115161 GHK-Cu6.92 min · 98.65 % 7.64 same trace · ×100 vertical expansion, baseline-corrected · main peak off-scale reporting threshold 0.05 % area 0510152025303540 Retention time (min) Response (mAU)
Figure 1. RP-HPLC trace, 35 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 60,397, and skew follows the reported asymmetry factor of 1.14. 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 0.57 % impurity against a 98.65 % 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 peak6.924,794,69698.65
2GHK-Cu 2:1 complex7.6427,7040.57+277.145
3oxidised His (+16 Da)6.6423,3290.48+15.995
4Gly-His dipeptide (−128 Da)6.108,7490.18-128.095
5apo-GHK (copper-free, −62 Da)6.365,8320.12-61.930
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 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 Fischer3.91
Counter-ionnone expected0.00
Residual solvent + inorganic residueestimated0.76
Total peptide contentby difference95.33
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)99.098.65divergence +0.35 pp vs batch median
Total impurities (% area)1.001.35
Largest single impurity (% area)0.390.57
Water (%)not stated3.91
Counter-ion (%)5.1N/A
Peptide content (%w/w)90.895.33
Endotoxin (EU/mg)not stated0.38
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 → submitter (2–8 °C, 17 d) → laboratory (courier, ambient, 10 d) → assay.
Assay date
22 May 2026
Submitted to the index
09 Jun 2026
Laboratory
Nordanalyt Laboratories, Uppsala, Sweden
Method basis
35 min gradient · high-resolution MS
Verification status
PARTIAL
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.

spec_vs_result
The index publishes the declared figure and the measured figure side by side and does not adjudicate between them. Both are on this page and the difference is stated rather than characterised.
kf_titrand
Nothing outstanding on this record. Balance closed, recovery computed, purity and identity both determined.
oxidation_ladder
Trace metal in the vial catalyses oxidation. A chelator in the formulation suppresses it, and research-grade lyophilisates are formulated with nothing at all.
Section 7

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AX-2026-042707ERP-2601-F9816Janoshik2026-Q298.534.7096.3Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
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-2026-042716ERP-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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AX-2026-042705SurvodutideERP-2605-E9865Janoshik2026-Q398.245.3692.3Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-042708GHK-CuERP-2601-F9816Nordanalyt2026-Q298.883.8791.5Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
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AX-2026-042722TirzepatideERP-2512-T9616Medutest2026-Q299.182.07Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL