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AX-2024-004369

Retatrutide · 12 mg declared · Qingdao Sigma Chemical Co., Ltd. · lot QSC-2404-P8297

MARGINALVERIFIED
Report ID
AX-2024-004369
Compound
Retatrutide
Compound class
Incretin analogues and co-agonists
Supplier
QSC — Qingdao Sigma Chemical Co., Ltd.
Batch / lot
QSC-2404-P8297
Declared label claim
12mg
Laboratory
PeptideMeter
Assay date
14 Jun 2024
Submitted
04 Jul 2024
Quarter
2024-Q2
Submitter
f.kuipers
Sample provenance
Supplier-supplied
Section 1

Results

Measured against the index acceptance specification for the incretin analogues and co-agonists 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 nm98.63% area≥ 96.5PASS
Total impuritiesRP-HPLC, sum of reported peaks1.37% area≤ 3.5PASS
Largest single impurityRP-HPLC — [D-Aib2]-diastereomer0.94% area≤ 1.00PASS
Identity — theoretical monoisotopic masscalculated from molecular formula4728.4871DaNOT TESTED
Identity — observed monoisotopic massLC-MS, high resolution (ESI-TOF/QTOF)4728.4724DaNOT TESTED
Mass accuracyobserved vs theoretical-3.1ppm± 15PASS
Peptide contentnot ordered on this submissionnot determinedrequired to check label claimNOT TESTED
Water contentKarl Fischer, coulometric, duplicate6.18%≤ 8.0PASS
Counter-ion (TFA)anion-exchange ion chromatography9.54%≤ 12.0PASS
Residual solvent + inorganic residueestimated — see /methods/residual-solvents-q3c/0.24%NOT TESTED
Endotoxinkinetic chromogenic LAL0.47EU/mg≤ 5.0PASS
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 procedureFaint haze, clearing on standingclear, no visible particulatesFAIL
pH (reconstituted, 1 mg/mL)potentiometric, two-point calibration3.182.5 – 8.0PASS
Retention time (observed)RP-HPLC, 28 min gradient19.44min19.44 ± 0.50 (normalised)PASS
Peak asymmetry (10 % height)Ph. Eur. 2.2.461.180.80 – 1.50PASS
Plate count, main peakN = 5.54 (t/w½)²43,809≥ 20,000PASS
Resolution to nearest impurityvs [D-Aib2]-diastereomer0.54no 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.

01130225933894518 Retatrutide19.44 min · 98.63 % 19.2323.29 same trace · ×50 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 43,809, and skew follows the reported asymmetry factor of 1.18. 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 0.94 % impurity against a 98.63 % main peak is a line two pixels tall; the main peak runs off-scale there by design.
#PeakRTArea (µV·s)% areaΔ mass (Da)
1Retatrutide — main peak19.444,793,72498.63
2[D-Aib2]-diastereomer19.2345,6870.940.000
3C18 diacid regioisomer19.9810,6930.220.000
4aspartimide (−18 Da)20.104,8600.10-18.011
5oxidised Trp (+16 Da)18.822,9160.06+15.995
6retatrutide dimer23.291,4580.03+4728.487
7des-Aib20 analogue19.039720.02-85.053
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 4728.4871 Da, computed from C221H342N46O68. All ppm figures on this site are against monoisotopic values — see why that matters.

0255075100550750950115013501550 [M+5H]5+946.70[M+4H]4+1183.13[M+6H]6+789.09 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 4728.4724 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 (%)
7+676.5054676.5033-0.00217.8
6+789.0885789.0860-0.002549.2
5+946.7047946.7018-0.0029100.0
4+1183.12911183.1254-0.003753.4
3+1577.16961577.1647-0.00498.7
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)99.5298.63divergence +0.90 pp vs batch median
Total impurities (% area)not stated1.37
Largest single impurity (% area)not stated0.94
Water (%)5.16.18
Counter-ion (%)5.69.54
Peptide content (%w/w)88.7not determined
Endotoxin (EU/mg)not stated0.47
Method stated on certificateNOno method section — the result cannot be reconciled against any other
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
Supplier-supplied
Evidentiary weight
Weaker evidence. Read with the caveat below.
Chain of custody
Supplier despatch → laboratory direct (courier, cold pack, 6 d) → assay. Submitter did not handle the vial.
Assay date
14 Jun 2024
Submitted to the index
04 Jul 2024
Laboratory
PeptideMeter, Tallinn, Estonia
Method basis
28 min gradient · high-resolution MS
Verification status
VERIFIED
Section 6

Annotations

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Section 7

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