Natalia Mesonzhnik
Serbia
Short Communication
Mass Spectrometry Characterization of a Novel Insulin Mimetic Peptide s597
Author(s): Natalia Mesonzhnik, Grigory Krotov and Svetlana Appolonova
Natalia Mesonzhnik, Grigory Krotov and Svetlana Appolonova
Novel peptide-based drugs have recently gained high popularity, especially among athletes seeking ways to enhance their performance. Although the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has banned the use of any nonapproved for human therapeutic use pharmacological substances in Sports, a huge variety of such peptides with potential performance-enhancing properties are available for sale in the black market and in illegal online websites. The difficulty of determination of these molecules in biological fluids depending on their low concentrations and their similarity to endogenous compounds has boosted their use not only among athletes, but also in the amateurs’ world.
The goal of this study was to perform the mass spectrometry characterization of a novel s597 peptide drug purchased via an online store. The study was carried out using nanoscale liquid chromatography/quadrupole.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2153-2435.1000549