Selank identity: TKPRPGP, CAS 129954-34-3 and the TP-7 development code
Selank appears in the record under several labels. TP-7 is the development code, used in older Russian-language papers that never print the name; TKPRPGP is the sequence shorthand. Names are ambiguous and identifiers are not, so a certificate of analysis should be checked against CAS Registry Number 129954-34-3, PubChem CID 11765600 and UNII TS9JR8EP1G, with molecular formula C33H57N11O9 and a molecular weight of 751.88 Da.
Two practical consequences follow from the sequence itself. Selank contains no methionine, so mass-spectrometry identity confirmation should show no +16 Da oxidation satellite — if one is present, something other than simple methionine oxidation needs explaining. And there is no tryptophan, tyrosine or phenylalanine in the sequence, so Selank has almost no usable absorbance near 280 nm; concentration has to be established gravimetrically against a certified peptide content or by another analytical route, rather than by the standard spectrophotometric method.
Synthetic peptides of this kind are also isolated as acetate or trifluoroacetate salts, so the counter-ion contributes to the gross weight of powder in the vial and net peptide content should be stated separately on the certificate.



