The pharmacopoeial test list for the protein, and what each line is for

Published 26 October 2026 · REVIVE LAB UAE Research Desk · 5 min read
The European and United States pharmacopoeial monographs for somatropin require identity by peptide mapping against a reference, purity by reversed-phase chromatography with a limit on related proteins, size-exclusion chromatography with a limit on dimer and higher aggregates, charged variants by isoelectric focusing or capillary electrophoresis, limits on host-cell protein and DNA, bacterial endotoxin, and a potency assay. Each test addresses a different way a lot could fall short, and together they define what the name somatropin means for a batch.

Identity and purity

Peptide mapping cleaves the protein with trypsin and compares the fragment pattern with the reference; a single substitution or modification shifts a peak. Reversed-phase chromatography quantifies oxidised, deamidated, clipped and extended forms against the main peak. Size exclusion quantifies aggregates. Charge-based methods quantify deamidation directly. No single method covers all of these.

Intact mass, now common, supplements rather than replaces the map.

Process impurities and safety tests

Host-cell protein by immunoassay and residual DNA by amplification or dye, because the protein was made in cells. Endotoxin by the limulus assay. Sterility for the finished product. These lines distinguish a recombinant protein certificate from a synthetic peptide certificate.

Water content and the content of excipients complete the list for a lyophilised product.

Potency

Historically the body-weight-gain assay in hypophysectomised rats; now generally a cell-based proliferation assay against the international standard. It confirms the protein is folded and active, which the chemical tests imply but do not prove. A research-grade certificate reports which of these tests were performed on the lot.

Somatropin is supplied by REVIVE LAB UAE for laboratory research use only, with identity and purity documented for the batch. It is not for human or veterinary use, and no dosing, administration or protocol guidance is provided.

What it costs

FormatStrengthPriceAvailability
HGH Somatropin Pack24 mg (72 IU)AED 850In stock

Delivery is AED 40 flat and free on orders over AED 700. Payment is cash on delivery anywhere in the UAE, or USDT (TRC20) in advance, which takes 5% off the order total.

Frequently asked

Identity and purity?

Peptide mapping cleaves the protein with trypsin and compares the fragment pattern with the reference; a single substitution or modification shifts a peak. Reversed-phase chromatography quantifies oxidised, deamidated, clipped and extended forms against the main peak. Size exclusion quantifies aggregates. Charge-based methods quantify deamidation directly. No single method covers all of these.

Does REVIVE LAB UAE provide dosing guidance?

No. REVIVE LAB UAE supplies research materials and provides no dosing, administration or protocol guidance of any kind. Every product is sold for laboratory research use only and is not for human or veterinary consumption.

How fast is delivery in the UAE?

Stock is held in Dubai. An order confirmed before 4 PM Dubai time is dispatched the same working day, reaching Dubai and Abu Dhabi the same day and the remaining emirates within 24 hours. Delivery is AED 40 flat and free over AED 700.

HGH Somatropin Pack — in stock, dispatched from Dubai
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Supplied for laboratory research use only. Not for human or veterinary consumption. REVIVE LAB UAE provides no dosing, administration or protocol guidance.