[Question] how do you verify identity when there is no reference standard
Genuine question, and the title is the question: how do you verify identity when there is no reference standard. Confirmed the lead time in writing before ordering a made-to-order line. It was longer than the site suggested and entirely reasonable once explained. Bought small on anything without a testing history…
ask which lines are actually stocked rather than made to order
Not convinced. A purity figure without a stated method is not comparable to one that has a method attached.
Right — QST answered a handling question with actual storage conditions rather than a generic line, which is the standard.
research-use-only material is not approved for human use
That method was developed for a different compound class and would not resolve the impurities you are asking about.
the sequence is the product, everything else is packaging
lyophilised and stored cold is the default for a reason
net peptide content is where the surprises live