Kisspeptin-10: a guide for research labs

Kisspeptins are a family of peptides encoded by the KISS1 gene. The gene’s product is cut into fragments named for their length: kisspeptin-54, -14, -13 and -10. The fragments share the same C-terminal sequence and bind the same receptor, KISS1R, which was first called GPR54.

Kisspeptin-10 is the last ten residues of that sequence, and the shortest of the fragments.

Kisspeptin-10, KP-10 and metastin 45–54 name the same peptide. A listing that says only “kisspeptin” does not say which fragment it is: the sequence, the molecular formula or the molecular weight does.

The identifiers our listing records are on its product page, beside the batch record.

• A lot number that matches the one on the vial label. A certificate for another batch says little about yours.

• The laboratory’s name, and the date it ran the test.

• A purity figure, with the technique that produced it.

• A test of which compound is in the vial, such as mass spectrometry, where the laboratory ran one. A purity figure says how much of the sample is one compound, not which compound it is.

• The amount measured in the vial, against the amount on the label.

• The compound named as Kisspeptin-10, or by one of the names above, not only as “kisspeptin”.

We supply Kisspeptin-10 from Calgary, Alberta, as a laboratory reagent for in-vitro research. Each pack size has its own page, with its price in Canadian dollars, whether it can be ordered now, and the batch record behind it. When a pack size is out of stock, its page offers one email when it can be ordered again.

• Kiss Peptin 10mg

Each batch is tested by an independent laboratory before it is released, and its record stays public on the lab reports page. A batch that did not pass is on the same page, marked rejected with the reason, and is never sold.