Online, it is typically sold as a research peptide in lyophilized powder form
However, despite its promising mechanisms, AOD-9604 is not FDA-approved for medical use
The diet dose is only 250 IU per day
Also, the cyanocobalamin medication is approved for use in humans as well and has some slight differences in ingredients compared to the 100mL bottle of injectable B-12, which could affect cost
In recent years independent testing of consumer peptides bought online has repeatedly found a significant proportion failing basic quality checks, with live bacteria, heavy metals and bacterial endotoxin (which can cause serious illness and even death) being present in samples
The mobile phase consisted of water, 0.1% formic acid and methanol at a flow rate of 1 mL/min