Pal-AHK is the tripeptide Ala-His-Lys with a palmitoyl group on the N-terminus, without copper.
Pal-AHK testing at Vanguard Laboratory: purity, quantity and identity from $250 per vial, with results in 3 to 5 business days.
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Every package includes purity, quantity, identity and a solubility check. Raw powder purity is $200 for a 50 mg sample.
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Each test can be added to a package or ordered on its own. Results arrive in 3 to 5 business days.
Included in every package
How pure the Pal-AHK is and how much is in the vial: purity in area percent, quantity in mg per vial against the label. Details
Included in every package
Whether the sample contains Pal-AHK, compared with a reference standard. Reported as match or no match. Details
Quoted
Whether the molecular mass matches Pal-AHK, which helps catch look-alike products. Details
$70
How much TFA, acetate or chloride the powder contains. Other salt forms are quoted. Details
$150
Sterility for injectables: 1–10 unopened vials at the same sterility-test price. Bioburden for other forms. Included in Gold and Elite. Details
$200 per vial
Purity and routine identity by retention time and UV spectrum against a reference standard, without quantity: no mg per vial, concentration or label-claim result. 1 vial; 3 to 5 business days. LC-MS is quoted separately. Details
$360 per vial
Screen for semaglutide, tirzepatide and retatrutide without naming the expected peptide. Identity, amount and purity where reportable. Blind GLP-1 panel
Quoted
Which cysteines are paired, by Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry of the digested peptide.
Quoted
Charge, polarity and size variants by ion-exchange, hydrophilic interaction and size-exclusion chromatography, alongside routine HPLC purity.
Quoted
Hydrolysis and amino acid analysis, to confirm composition and net peptide content.
Quoted
D- and L-forms of the amino acids, to check for racemization.
Orders of ten or more samples are 10% off.
palmitoylated linear tripeptide
C31H56N6O5
592.8 g/mol
Monoisotopic 592.43 Da
not found in public records
Modifications: N-terminal palmitoyl group; free C-terminal acid. Formula and weights calculated from the sequence.
Pal-AHK runs on the lab’s peptide purity and quantity method: reversed-phase HPLC on a C18 column with a water and acetonitrile gradient containing 0.1% TFA, and UV detection at 214 to 220 nm. Purity is the main peak’s share of the total peak area, quantity is measured against a reference standard, and identity is confirmed by retention time and UV spectrum against the same standard. LC-MS confirmation of the mass is quoted separately.
In finished creams and serums the peptide is present at low levels and the formula affects extraction, so finished-product assays are quoted; see topicals and cosmetics testing.
Send 1 vial or 50 mg of raw powder per sample; for a solution, tell us the claimed concentration. Results arrive in 3 to 5 business days.
No. Pal-AHK carries a palmitoyl group and no copper, while AHK-Cu is the copper complex of unmodified AHK. They differ in mass and separate by HPLC.
Yes, as a quoted assay. The peptide is extracted from the formula and measured by HPLC, with the result reported as % w/w or ppm against the label.
Formula and weights calculated from the sequence palmitoyl-Ala-His-Lys.
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