AssayIndex
Cross-section

Thymosin α1 impurity profile

Every named species the index has reported alongside Thymosin α1, how often, at what level, and what its presence implies about the synthesis or the handling. Reporting threshold is 0.05 % area; anything below it is invisible to this page and is silently added to the main peak.

24 recordsmedian 99.11 %spec 97.5 %
Median total impurities 0.89% n=24
Median largest single 0.49% n=24
Worst single observed 1.24% n=24
Named species observed 4 / 4 n=4
Named speciesΔRT (min)Δ mass (Da)Seen inMedian % areaMax % area
des-acetyl Tα1 (−42 Da)-0.68-42.011100%0.201.24
deamidated Asn (+1 Da)-0.34+0.984100%0.191.09
truncated (1-24)-1.24-487.229100%0.150.44
aspartimide (−18 Da)+0.42-18.011100%0.251.19

des-acetyl Tα1 (−42 Da)

Retention offset from the main peak
-0.68 min on RG-2
Mass difference
-42.011 Da
Reported in
24 of 24 records (100 %)
Level when reported
median 0.20 %, max 1.24 %
Resolution requirement
Baseline-resolved on the reference method.

deamidated Asn (+1 Da)

Retention offset from the main peak
-0.34 min on RG-2
Mass difference
+0.984 Da
Reported in
24 of 24 records (100 %)
Level when reported
median 0.19 %, max 1.09 %
Resolution requirement
Baseline-resolved on the reference method.

truncated (1-24)

Retention offset from the main peak
-1.24 min on RG-2
Mass difference
-487.229 Da
Reported in
24 of 24 records (100 %)
Level when reported
median 0.15 %, max 0.44 %
Resolution requirement
Baseline-resolved on the reference method.

aspartimide (−18 Da)

Retention offset from the main peak
+0.42 min on RG-2
Mass difference
-18.011 Da
Reported in
24 of 24 records (100 %)
Level when reported
median 0.25 %, max 1.19 %
Resolution requirement
Baseline-resolved on the reference method.

Degradation pathways

Degradants are a handling finding rather than a synthesis finding. A lot that shipped clean and arrived oxidised tells you about the courier, not the chemist.

  • N-terminal acetyl loss
  • Asn deamidation
  • aspartimide at Asp-Gly