Compound reference
MOTS-c
Mitochondrial-derived peptide · Updated
A mitochondrial-derived peptide — one of a small group encoded in mitochondrial rather than nuclear DNA.
Identity
- Sequence
- Pending
- Molecular formula
- Pending
- Molecular weight
- Pending
- CAS number
- Pending
Marked pending rather than filled in from a secondary source. These figures will be published when they come from our own analysis, so that this page and the certificates agree.
Published research areas
Fields in which this compound appears in the published literature. These describe where the research sits, not what it concluded.
- Cellular metabolism
- The main body of published work, examining metabolic regulation in cell and animal models.
- Mitochondrial signalling
- Studied as part of the wider question of how mitochondria communicate with the rest of the cell.
- Aging research models
- Investigated in laboratory models examining metabolic changes associated with age.
What the analysis should cover
- Identity by mass spectrometry.
- Purity by HPLC with the chromatogram reproduced.
- Net peptide content, since metabolic assay work frequently depends on a known input mass.
- Salt form and residual counterion.
How to read a certificate of analysis covers what each of these measurements establishes.
Handling and stability
- Supplied freeze-dried and sealed.
- Residual moisture is the best single predictor of how long sealed material keeps.
- Stored cold, dry and dark in the container as supplied.
Why peptides ship freeze-dried sets out the reasoning behind these conditions.
Supplied by us
MOTS-c is a mitochondrial-derived peptide, studied in cellular metabolism research. Ships freeze-dried in a sealed 10mg vial, with the analysis for its lot.
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