How Serial Dilution Works Reconstitute the peptide at a high concentration (e.g., 2 mg/mL) Take an aliquot and dilute 1:1 with bacteriostatic water 1 mg/mL Take an aliquot from the 1 mg/mL solution and dilute 1:1 0.5 mg/mL Continue as needed for the research protocol Important : Each dilution step must use sterile equipment and fresh bacteriostatic water
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Balances concentration with syringe precision | | 50mg | 5mL | 10mg/mL | 0.5mL (50 units) | 1.0mL (100 units) | Lower concentration improves measurement accuracy but uses solution faster | | 100mg | 2mL | 50mg/mL | 0.1mL (10 units) | 0.2mL (20 units) | Higher vial amount extends total doses but requires same precision as 50mg/1mL | | 100mg | 4mL | 25mg/mL | 0.2mL (20 units) | 0.4mL (40 units) | Optimal for multi-week protocols
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Short-term temperature excursions (under 6 hours at temperatures below 25C) for unopened vials are unlikely to compromise sterility, but repeated warm-up cycles degrade benzyl alcohol progressively
