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Definition and context
The amount attributed to the peptide on a defined analytical basis.
What to check
Water, counterions and other components affect the relationship between weighed mass and peptide content.
Interpretation
Adding excipient mass does not increase peptide content.
Sources and verification scope
Therapeutic peptides: current applications and future directions ↗
Wang et al. · Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
Source details (original language)
- Scope
- Review of therapeutic peptide development
- Document section
- Introduction; production, modification and applications
- Limitations
- Historical review, not validation of products or batches. More than 80 approved drugs is a 2022 literature statement.
- Claim verification date
- 2026-09-09
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Assay
Determination of quantity or activity using a defined procedure.
Read details →Counterion
An ion associated with a species of opposite charge.
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