Analytical guides and testing transparency

Understand analytical methods and review lot-specific testing evidence.

Methods

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Analytical guide

How to read a peptide Certificate of Analysis

A useful COA identifies the sample or lot, laboratory, analytical date, methods, and reported results. Match the lot on the received vial to the certificate; a catalog-wide purity claim is not a substitute for batch-specific evidence.

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Analytical guide

What HPLC purity does—and does not—show

No. HPLC separates detected components under a stated method and reports relative peak area. It can support a purity assessment, but molecular identity requires separate evidence and the result applies to the analyzed sample, not every batch.

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Analytical guide

Mass spectrometry and peptide identity

Mass spectrometry compares observed mass-to-charge signals with the expected molecular mass. It can support identity, but it does not by itself quantify chromatographic purity, sterility, endotoxin, or net peptide content.

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Editorial boundary

References describe published research, not Astral product performance. Product identity, purity, and other attributes must be evaluated against the released lot certificate. Read the source policy.