Blend identity: Tesamorelin (GHRH analog, CAS 211924-15-1) and Ipamorelin (GHS,

Blend identity: Tesamorelin (GHRH analog, CAS 211924-15-1) and Ipamorelin (GHS,

One catalog SKU can still be two chemicals. Tesamorelin / ipamorelin on this site is a blend listing: two CAS numbers, two sequences, two intact masses, one vial name. A blend is not a third registry number. If the lot paper names only one mass, it has not identified the listing.

This article is laboratory chemical identity. It does not discuss growth-hormone protocols, body composition, or stacking. Tesamorelin exists as a licensed human drug (Egrifta) in some markets. This RUO listing is not that product. Ipamorelin is a pentapeptide secretagogue analogue from the chemical literature; citing a 1998 selectivity paper is not a dosing guide.

Laboratory scientist inspecting glass vials while matching label sequence to lot documentation

Laboratory scientist inspecting glass vials while matching label sequence to lot documentation

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  1. Tesamorelin identity
  2. Ipamorelin identity
  3. A blend COA must identify both masses
  4. Do not invent a mix ratio
  5. Licensed drug versus RUO listing
  6. References

Tesamorelin identity

Tesamorelin is trans-3-hexenoyl-GHRH(1-44)-NH2: a 44-residue growth-hormone-releasing hormone analogue with an N-terminal trans-3-hexenoyl modification and a C-terminal amide. PubChem indexes tesamorelin as CID 16137828 with formula C221H366N72O67S and molecular weight 5136 g/mol. The public CAS is 218949-48-5.1

FieldTesamorelin (public listing)
CAS218949-48-5
PubChem CID16137828
Descriptiontrans-3-hexenoyl-GHRH(1-44)-NH2
FormulaC221H366N72O67S
MW~5136 Da
Licensed drug name (not this listing)Egrifta

Unmodified GHRH(1-44) is a different molecule: it lacks the hexenoyl cap. A COA that reports a GHRH mass without the acyl modification is not tesamorelin. The C-terminal amide is likewise identity. This RUO SKU is not a finished-drug equivalent of Egrifta, does not inherit that specification, and is not sold as a lipodystrophy product.

Ipamorelin identity

Ipamorelin is a pentapeptide: Aib-His-D-2-Nal-D-Phe-Lys-NH2. PubChem lists CID 9831659, formula C38H49N9O5, molecular weight 711.9 g/mol, CAS 170851-70-4.2 Two residues are D-amino acids and one is aminoisobutyric acid (Aib). A lot synthesized from all-L residues, or with a free C-terminus, is not ipamorelin.

FieldIpamorelin (public listing)
CAS170851-70-4
PubChem CID9831659
Sequence (common notation)Aib-His-D-2-Nal-D-Phe-Lys-NH2
FormulaC38H49N9O5
MW711.9 g/mol

Raun and colleagues described ipamorelin as a selective growth-hormone secretagogue in European Journal of Endocrinology in 1998.3 The citation is chemistry and in-vitro/in-vivo selectivity in laboratory models, not a human protocol and not a reason to buy a blend. This catalog does not sell ipamorelin as a GH secretagogue product for people.

A blend COA must identify both masses

Two peptides in one vial means two theoretical masses and two observed ions (or a documented method that resolves both). A single HPLC area% for “the blend” is not identity of either component. A single CAS typed on the label is a category error. There is no third CAS that means “tesamorelin mixed with ipamorelin.”

Minimum lot paper for this SKU:

  • Tesamorelin: sequence/modification line, theoretical ~5136 Da, observed mass.
  • Ipamorelin: Aib / D-2-Nal / D-Phe / amide stated, theoretical 711.9 Da class, observed mass.
  • HPLC that can be read for each named peak, with method ID — not a single invented house %.
  • Component amounts if the work is quantitative. Those amounts are lot data.

Do not invent a mix ratio

This article will not print a milligram:milligram ratio, a percent of vial, or a “typical” fill. If a lot document states a ratio, that ratio belongs to that lot. If it does not, the honest line is “COA on request,” not a blog number. Catalogs that invent 10 mg / 10 mg (or any other pair) without lot paper are writing fiction.

Salt forms differ. Tesamorelin and ipamorelin will not necessarily share a counter-ion or a net peptide content. Weighing arithmetic for a blend is two NPC figures, not one. See HPLC area% vs net peptide content.

Licensed drug versus RUO listing

Egrifta is a tesamorelin product for a licensed indication in some jurisdictions. An RUO blend vial that also contains ipamorelin is not Egrifta, is not a generic of Egrifta, and is not a clinical substitute. Ipamorelin does not become a drug by sitting in the same cake. Keep the names on the PO: two CAS numbers, RUO, laboratory use.

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Catalog product pack image for Tesamorelin / Ipamorelin: Two CAS Numbers on One Vial — research use only

Catalog product pack image for Tesamorelin / Ipamorelin: Two CAS Numbers on One Vial — research use only

Tesamorelin / ipamorelin listing

Two named molecules, two CAS numbers. Research use only. Not Egrifta. Lot paper must show both masses. No ratio invented here.

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References

  1. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 16137828, Tesamorelin. Formula C221H366N72O67S; MW 5136 g/mol; CAS 218949-48-5. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/16137828
  2. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for Ipamorelin, CID 9831659. Formula C38H49N9O5; MW 711.9 g/mol; CAS 170851-70-4. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9831659
  3. Raun K, Hansen BS, Johansen NL, et al. Ipamorelin, the first selective growth hormone secretagogue. Eur J Endocrinol. 1998;139:552-561. Cited for chemistry/selectivity in laboratory work, not as a protocol. https://doi.org/10.1530/eje.0.1390552