Acetic Acid 10mL

Acetic acid 10mL is a 10mL vial of dilute acetic acid for dissolving peptides that won’t go into plain water. It costs $15.00, and it ships free worldwide.

Most freeze-dried peptides dissolve easily in bacteriostatic water. A few don’t, mostly the longer or more water-repelling sequences, and a weak acid is the usual fix.

What acetic acid does in peptide work

Acetic acid is the acid in vinegar. In dilute form it lowers the pH of the solution, which adds positive charges to basic amino acids in the peptide chain. Those charges help the chain interact with water instead of clumping, so it dissolves.

It’s also the solvent named in many peptide supplier guides for compounds like IGF-1 LR3, which is why labs keep a vial on hand next to their water.

When to use acetic acid

• When a peptide stays cloudy or leaves flakes after gentle swirling in bacteriostatic water
• When the protocol or the peptide’s data sheet names a dilute acid as the solvent
• For basic, positively charged peptides such as IGF-1 LR3 1mg

If a peptide dissolves well in water, there’s no reason to use acid. Keep to the solvent your protocol names, because changing it changes the conditions of the experiment.

How to use it

Let the peptide vial reach room temperature, then add a small volume of acetic acid slowly down the glass wall and swirl gently until the powder dissolves. Some labs dissolve in a small amount of acid first and then dilute with water or buffer to the final volume.

Write the solvent and the final concentration on the label. A vial mixed in acid behaves differently from one mixed in water, so the label should say which is which.

Acetic acid 10mL specifications

• Contents: dilute acetic acid solution
• Volume: 10mL vial
• Closure: rubber stopper
• SKU: AA-10
• Use: laboratory research only

Storing acetic acid

Keep the vial sealed at room temperature, away from heat. After the first puncture, wipe the stopper with alcohol before every draw and use a fresh sterile syringe.

Background reading

Peptide solubility depends on the charge of the chain at a given pH. For more on that, see this PubMed search on peptide solubility.

Adding Acetic acid 10mL to a peptide order

Most labs add Acetic acid 10mL to the same order as their peptide vials. Shipping is free on every order, so there’s no extra cost to bundling supplies, and everything arrives in one box ready for the same bench session.

A good rule is to order supplies for the whole study at the start. Count the vials you’ll reconstitute or store, add one or two spares, and you won’t stop halfway through a protocol to wait for a delivery.

Handling Acetic acid 10mL the right way

Work on a clean surface, wipe stoppers and caps with alcohol before every use, and use a fresh sterile syringe for each draw. Small habits like these do more to protect a study than any single product.

Keep a simple log next to your notes with the date each item was opened and what it was used for. When a result looks odd, that log is the quickest way to rule supplies in or out.

Shipping and delivery

Peptira ships Acetic acid 10mL free to the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and the rest of the world, with no minimum order. Orders are packed with care so vials and cases arrive intact.

Enter code PEPTIRA10 at checkout for 10% off the whole order, including supplies, and pay with crypto for an extra discount on top.

Why buy Acetic acid 10mL from Peptira?

Peptira stocks the supplies that go with its peptides, so the water, vials, sprayers and cases in your cart are chosen to fit the vials you’re ordering. You get one supplier, one delivery and one support team to ask if anything about Acetic acid 10mL isn’t clear.

Every item is in stock and ships quickly. If you need a quantity bigger than the cart allows, email our support team and we’ll sort out a larger order.

Other Peptira lab supplies

• Bacteriostatic Water 10mL
• Bacteriostatic Water 3mL
• Bacteriostatic Water 30mL (H)
• Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS) 3mL
• Deionized Water 10mL
• Sterile Empty Vial 10mL

See the full range on our peptide lab supplies page, browse our research peptides or go back to the Peptira home page.

Acetic acid 10mL FAQ

Do I need acetic acid for every peptide?

No. Most peptides dissolve in bacteriostatic water. Acetic acid is for the few that don’t.

How much is in the vial?

10mL.

Is acetic acid in stock?

Yes. It’s in stock and ready to ship.

Can it be used in people or animals?

No. It’s sold for laboratory research only.

Buy Acetic acid 10mL online

Acetic acid 10mL is in stock at $15.00. Add it to the cart, enter code PEPTIRA10 at checkout for 10% off, and shipping is free worldwide. Paying with crypto at checkout takes a little more off.

Need more for the same project? See the rest of our peptide lab supplies, or go back to the Peptira home page.

For laboratory research use only. Not for human or veterinary use. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.