5-Amino-1MQ is a small-molecule iodide salt that dissolves in aqueous buffer, and its stock-concentration math uses the salt molecular weight weighed out, not the cation mass.
Because it is a cationic salt rather than a lyophilized peptide, handling differs from the store’s peptide guides. This note covers solubility, stock preparation, and storage of the solid and its solutions.
How does it dissolve?
As a small quaternary-type cation supplied as the iodide salt, 5-Amino-1MQ is water-soluble and is generally reconstituted in aqueous buffer. It does not need the acidic solvent that some basic peptides require; background on why solubility varies is in why some peptides won’t dissolve. General reconstitution technique is in how to reconstitute research materials.
How is stock concentration calculated?
Use the mass of solid actually weighed, which is the iodide salt at 286.11 g/mol. For example, dissolving 10 mg of the salt in 1 mL of buffer gives a 10 mg/mL solution; dividing by 286.11 g/mol gives roughly 35 mM expressed on the salt basis. If a method specifies the cation, convert using the cation weight of 159.21 g/mol. Worked unit conversions are in the mg/mL and molarity calculator and the units primer. Concentrations are always expressed in mg/mL or molarity.
How is it stored?
The solid powder is kept cold, dry, and protected from light; prepared aqueous stocks are aliquoted to limit freeze-thaw cycles. The compound chemistry sits in the 5-Amino-1MQ research profile, the material is the 5-Amino-1MQ listing, and reconstitution solution is a common complementary reagent for preparing aqueous stocks.
Related research guides
- 5-Amino-1MQ: NNMT-Inhibitor Chemistry and In-Vitro Research Profile
- Concentration Calculator: mg/mL and Molarity Explained
- Why Some Peptides Won't Dissolve (and What to Do)
- How to Reconstitute Lyophilized Peptides: A Lab Guide
Research-use note
All materials discussed are supplied for in vitro laboratory research use only, and are not for human or animal use.
