AssayIndex
Content & mass

Mass balance

Water + counter-ion + residual + total peptide content = 100 % of cake mass. Exhaustive and mutually exclusive. The index closes it on every record where the terms exist.

Related terms

Rule AX-R07
Declared water, counter-ion, peptide content and residual do not account for 100 % of mass. Usually an unstated reporting basis.
see also Mass balance
Residual solvent
Process solvent remaining in the product. DMF, DMSO, acetonitrile and dichloromethane are the usual candidates in peptide synthesis. Controlled by ICH Q3C.

Where this term appears

The glossary exists to make record pages readable without a chemistry degree. Every technical term on a report resolves here.