Public COA audit
GHK-Cu
Audited September 5, 2026
Several fields check out, but we found issues worth reviewing before you rely on this document.
- Legitimacy
- 92
- Confidence
- 88%
- Panels
- 2/7
- Purity (printed)
- 99.48%
Scored high because the document is mostly consistent but carries soft concerns, limited panel coverage (2/7), and 2 soft concerns. To improve: include identity, purity, and endotoxin at minimum.
Document details
Fields extracted from the certificate — not order or payment data.
- Batch / lot
- APR-1988975
- Identity method
- UPLC/MS (Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry)
- Sample date
- 2026-03-10
- Issue date
- 2026-03-14
Original certificate
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7-panel checklist
Had data + good, had data + bad, reported without pass/fail, or missing. Missing lowers thoroughness — you decide whether that panel matters; PeptIQ’s score still factors coverage.
2 of 7 present · 2 passed · 0 failed · 0 reported · 5 missing
Missing is a thoroughness gap — not automatically bad. PeptIQ’s legitimacy score still weighs panel coverage; you can down-weight panels that don’t matter for your use case.
Identity
Tested · passed · core
Compound identity confirmed (e.g. HPLC, mass spec).
GHK-Cu confirmed by MS, molecular weight ~402.92 g/mol
Purity
Tested · passed · core
Reported purity percentage for the analyte.
99.48%
Heavy metals
Not on this certificate file
Lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, or similar limits.
No evidence on this file. Vendors sometimes publish separate purity and endotoxin reports for the same lot — check the brand page before treating this as “never tested.”
Microbial
Not on this certificate file
Bioburden / microbial limits testing.
No evidence on this file. Vendors sometimes publish separate purity and endotoxin reports for the same lot — check the brand page before treating this as “never tested.”
Endotoxin
Not on this certificate file · core
LAL or chromogenic endotoxin assay.
No evidence on this file. Vendors sometimes publish separate purity and endotoxin reports for the same lot — check the brand page before treating this as “never tested.”
Sterility
Not on this certificate file
Sterility testing where applicable.
No evidence on this file. Vendors sometimes publish separate purity and endotoxin reports for the same lot — check the brand page before treating this as “never tested.”
Residual solvent / water
Not on this certificate file
Residual solvents or water content limits.
No evidence on this file. Vendors sometimes publish separate purity and endotoxin reports for the same lot — check the brand page before treating this as “never tested.”
How to read this
Had data · good
Panel present with a pass (or clear acceptance).
Had data · bad
Panel present with a fail — a concrete quality signal.
Had data · unclear
Value reported without an explicit pass/fail mark.
Missing on this file
Not on this certificate file. Lowers file thoroughness; a sibling endotoxin/purity report for the same lot may still exist. PeptIQ’s score still factors coverage.
Findings
Evidence-linked observations from this audit.
High purity confirmed
UPLC purity of 99.48% is excellent and typical for research-grade peptides. Chromatogram shows clean single peak.
Identity confirmed by UPLC/MS
Mass spectrometry data shows expected molecular ion peaks consistent with GHK-Cu (C14H23CuN6O4, ~402.92 g/mol). PubChem CID 71587328 referenced.
Lot number clearly stated
Lot APR-1988975 from American peptide research client.
Dates are reasonable
Received 2026-03-10, analyzed 2026-03-14 (4-day turnaround is normal). Both dates are before today (2026-09-05).
Lab verification not independently confirmed
Horizon Analytical is stated with contact email and verification URL. QR code present for validation. However, independent verification of this specific lab's existence and reputation was not performed in this audit.
Purity/identity report file
This certificate file looks like a purity/identity report. Many vendors publish a separate endotoxin report for the same lot — missing endotoxin on this file alone does not prove the lot was never tested.
Professional presentation
Document has professional layout with clear branding, signature from Aleksey Yevtodiyenko PhD (Research and Formulation Chemist), and includes raw chromatographic data (UPLC and MS spectra).
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