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AX-2025-019335

Epitalon · 20 mg declared · AmbioPharm, Inc. · lot AMB-2411-X6617

FAILMETHOD LIMITED
Report ID
AX-2025-019335
Compound
Epitalon
Compound class
Short bioregulator peptides
Supplier
AMB — AmbioPharm, Inc.
Batch / lot
AMB-2411-X6617
Declared label claim
20mg
Laboratory
PeptideMeter
Assay date
13 Jun 2025
Submitted
14 Jun 2025
Quarter
2025-Q2
Submitter
l.broberg
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, 28 min gradient, 214 nm99.68% area≥ 99.0PASS
Total impuritiesRP-HPLC, sum of reported peaks0.32% area≤ 1.0PASS
Largest single impurityRP-HPLC — Ala-Glu-Asp tripeptide (−57 Da)0.15% area≤ 1.00PASS
Identity — theoretical monoisotopic masscalculated from molecular formula390.1387DaNOT TESTED
Identity — observed monoisotopic massLC-MS, high resolution (ESI-TOF/QTOF)390.1385DaNOT TESTED
Mass accuracyobserved vs theoretical-0.5ppm± 20PASS
Total peptide contentby difference from the gravimetric mass balance82.16%w/wNOT TESTED
Target-compound contenttotal peptide content × purity81.90%w/wNOT TESTED
Gross fill (as weighed)five-place balance, under nitrogen21.64mg20 mg declaredNOT TESTED
Recovered target peptidegross fill × target content17.723mg20 mg claimNOT TESTED
Recovery against label claimrecovered ÷ claim88.6%90.0 – 110.0FAIL
Water contentKarl Fischer, coulometric, duplicate5.68%≤ 12.0PASS
Counter-ion (acetate)anion-exchange ion chromatography11.44%≤ 10.0FAIL
Residual solvent + inorganic residueestimated — see /methods/residual-solvents-q3c/0.72%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 with a single visible fibreclear, no visible particulatesFAIL
pH (reconstituted, 1 mg/mL)potentiometric, two-point calibration4.862.5 – 8.0PASS
Retention time (observed)RP-HPLC, 28 min gradient4.14min4.34 ± 0.20 (normalised)FAIL
Peak asymmetry (10 % height)Ph. Eur. 2.2.460.930.80 – 1.50PASS
Plate count, main peakN = 5.54 (t/w½)²72,078≥ 20,000PASS
Resolution to nearest impurityvs β-Asp isomer1.48no 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.

07754155082326231016 Epitalon4.14 min · 99.68 % 3.95 same trace · ×200 vertical expansion, baseline-corrected · main peak off-scale reporting threshold 0.05 % area 051015202530 Retention time (min) Response (mAU)
Figure 1. RP-HPLC trace, 28 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 72,078, and skew follows the reported asymmetry factor of 0.93. 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 0.15 % impurity against a 99.68 % 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 peak4.144,844,75799.68
2Ala-Glu-Asp tripeptide (−57 Da)3.957,2900.15-57.021
3aspartimide (−18 Da)4.255,3460.11-18.011
4β-Asp isomer4.051,9440.040.000
5diketopiperazine (−18 Da)4.299720.02-18.011
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 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, high-resolution instrument. Sticks are placed at m/z = (M + z × 1.007276)/z for the observed neutral mass of 390.1385 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+391.1460391.1458-0.0002100.0
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 Fischer5.68
Counter-ion (acetate)ion chromatography11.44
Residual solvent + inorganic residueestimated0.72
Total peptide contentby difference82.16
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)99.9099.68divergence -0.02 pp vs batch median
Total impurities (% area)0.100.32
Largest single impurity (% area)not stated0.15
Water (%)4.45.68
Counter-ion (%)8.211.44
Peptide content (%w/w)86.882.16
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, 8 d) → laboratory (hand-carried, 5 d) → assay.
Assay date
13 Jun 2025
Submitted to the index
14 Jun 2025
Laboratory
PeptideMeter, Tallinn, Estonia
Method basis
28 min gradient · high-resolution MS
Verification status
METHOD LIMITED
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.

Expanded uncertainty on a well-resolved main peak is about ±0.48 pp at 95 % confidence. 99.68 % should be read as a band, and the band is still comfortably above the class specification.
buyer_sourced
Provenance and purity together are what make a figure like this usable. An independently purchased vial at 99.68 % is worth several supplier-selected ones.
nmr_qnmr
Mass at -0.5 ppm establishes identity but not content. Absolute content needs a standard or an orthogonal quantitative method, and neither is a mass spectrometer.
label_claim
A retail vial is also a test of the label. Declared claim 20 mg against what the gravimetry recovers is a question only a purchased vial can answer honestly.
Section 7

Related records

Same batch — lot AMB-2411-X6617 n=8

ReportLotLabQuarterPurity %Water %Recovery %ProvenanceFlagsResult
AX-2025-019331AMB-2411-X6617PeptideMeter2025-Q299.896.0694.5Buyer-sourced0FAIL
AX-2025-019332AMB-2411-X6617Janoshik2025-Q299.935.3395.3Buyer-sourced0FAIL
AX-2025-019333AMB-2411-X6617Janoshik2025-Q299.906.3799.6Buyer-sourced0FAIL
AX-2025-019334AMB-2411-X6617Janoshik2025-Q299.895.64102.7Laboratory-retained0FAIL
AX-2025-019336AMB-2411-X6617Janoshik2025-Q299.935.87Buyer-sourced1FAIL
AX-2025-019337AMB-2411-X6617VendorInvestigate2025-Q299.936.1296.9Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2025-019338AMB-2411-X6617Janoshik2025-Q299.935.29Buyer-sourced1FAIL
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 AMB records in the index.
ReportCompoundLotLabQuarterPurity %Water %Recovery %ProvenanceFlagsResult
AX-2026-042002SemaglutideAMB-2607-N6274VendorInvestigate2026-Q398.236.3797.1Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-042012GHRP-6AMB-2603-S5667Janoshik2026-Q399.375.9088.8Laboratory-retained1MARGINAL
AX-2026-041974TirzepatideAMB-2603-C5112Nordanalyt2026-Q398.203.41Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-041975TirzepatideAMB-2603-C5112Medutest2026-Q397.883.45106.9Laboratory-retained0PASS
AX-2026-042005SemaglutideAMB-2607-N6274PeptideMeter2026-Q398.096.4898.6Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-042008EpitalonAMB-2602-Y6433Janoshik2026-Q399.308.75105.1Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-042021TB-500AMB-2602-P5987VendorInvestigate2026-Q399.864.79101.4Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-042015GHRP-6AMB-2603-S5667Janoshik2026-Q399.546.4497.1Buyer-sourced0PASS