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AX-2026-041696

Epitalon · 20 mg declared · Thermo Fisher Scientific (China) Co., Ltd. · lot TFS-{CAT}-9792

FAILMETHOD LIMITED
Report ID
AX-2026-041696
Compound
Epitalon
Compound class
Short bioregulator peptides
Supplier
TFS — Thermo Fisher Scientific (China) Co., Ltd.
Batch / lot
TFS-{CAT}-9792
Declared label claim
20mg
Laboratory
Medutest
Assay date
28 Feb 2026
Submitted
05 Mar 2026
Quarter
2026-Q1
Submitter
ju.coelho
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 nm99.93% area≥ 99.0PASS
Total impuritiesRP-HPLC, sum of reported peaks0.07% area≤ 1.0PASS
Largest single impurityRP-HPLC — diketopiperazine (−18 Da)0.05% area≤ 1.00PASS
Identity — theoretical monoisotopic masscalculated from molecular formula390.1387DaNOT TESTED
Identity — observed monoisotopic massLC-MS, unit resolution (single quadrupole)390.1379DaNOT TESTED
Mass accuracyobserved vs theoretical-2.1ppm± 20PASS
Peptide contentnot ordered on this submissionnot determinedrequired to check label claimNOT TESTED
Water contentKarl Fischer, coulometric, duplicate9.08%≤ 12.0PASS
Counter-ion (acetate)anion-exchange ion chromatography13.74%≤ 10.0FAIL
Residual solvent + inorganic residueestimated — see /methods/residual-solvents-q3c/0.24%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 cake, partial shrinkage from vial wallwhite to off-white intact cakeFAIL
Reconstitution clarityreconstituted per submitter procedureVisible particulates, did not clearclear, no visible particulatesFAIL
pH (reconstituted, 1 mg/mL)potentiometric, two-point calibration5.342.5 – 8.0PASS
Retention time (observed)RP-HPLC, 25 min gradient3.86min3.91 ± 0.20 (normalised)PASS
Peak asymmetry (10 % height)Ph. Eur. 2.2.461.170.80 – 1.50PASS
Plate count, main peakN = 5.54 (t/w½)²70,254≥ 20,000PASS
Resolution to nearest impurityvs aspartimide (−18 Da)1.67no 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.

07321146422196229283 Epitalon3.86 min · 99.93 % 3.99 same trace · ×200 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 70,254, 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 0.05 % impurity against a 99.93 % 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 peak3.864,856,90899.93
2diketopiperazine (−18 Da)3.992,4300.05-18.011
3aspartimide (−18 Da)3.969720.02-18.011
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, unit-resolution instrument. Sticks are placed at m/z = (M + z × 1.007276)/z for the observed neutral mass of 390.1379 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+391.1460391.1452-0.0008100.0
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.

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)99.4399.93divergence -0.50 pp vs batch median
Total impurities (% area)0.570.07
Largest single impurity (% area)0.350.05
Water (%)not stated9.08
Counter-ion (%)not stated13.74
Peptide content (%w/w)not statednot determined
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, 5 d) → laboratory (courier, cold pack, 5 d) → assay.
Assay date
28 Feb 2026
Submitted to the index
05 Mar 2026
Laboratory
Medutest, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Method basis
25 min gradient · unit-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.

diode_array
Photodiode-array spectral homogeneity across the main peak would convert 99.93 % from a good number into a checked one. It is a free measurement on any instrument that already has the detector.
quad_unit
Identity confirmed and purity at 99.93 %. 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.
buyer_sourced
Independently purchased, at the submitter's own cost, forwarded without the supplier's involvement. That is the definition and this record meets it.
coa_template
The document that arrived with this order is on file and its fields are scored on the supplier's documentation rubric. That score describes what a buyer receives, which is the useful version.
Section 7

Related records

Same batch — lot TFS-{CAT}-9792 n=4

ReportLotLabQuarterPurity %Water %Recovery %ProvenanceFlagsResult
AX-2026-041694TFS-{CAT}-9792Medutest2026-Q199.939.6094.3Buyer-sourced0FAIL
AX-2026-041695TFS-{CAT}-9792VendorInvestigate2026-Q199.729.04Buyer-sourced0FAIL
AX-2026-041697TFS-{CAT}-9792Nordanalyt2026-Q199.939.3994.8Buyer-sourced0PASS
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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
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AX-2026-041681CJC-1295 with DACTFS-{CAT}-9675PeptideMeter2026-Q398.823.67Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-041766BPC-157TFS-{CAT}-1156Janoshik2026-Q399.546.34Buyer-sourced1MARGINAL
AX-2026-041682CJC-1295 with DACTFS-{CAT}-9675Nordanalyt2026-Q398.943.24Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-041683CJC-1295 with DACTFS-{CAT}-9675Medutest2026-Q398.683.4697.0Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-041765BPC-157TFS-{CAT}-1156Janoshik2026-Q399.796.01Buyer-sourced0PASS
AX-2026-041680CJC-1295 with DACTFS-{CAT}-9675Medutest2026-Q399.182.85100.4Buyer-sourced0PASS
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