Put another way, reputation is a prior. An independent result on your own vial is the evidence.
The pre-order sequence: request a lot-specific certificate for the exact line, check that it names a lot code rather than a batch family, check that it carries the column, gradient and detection wavelength, and check the analysis date is recent relative to the lot.
The single most informative free test is asking for the certificate of the lot they intend to ship and then confirming, on arrival, that the code on the glass matches it. A supplier who can do that has a traceability system; one who cannot does not.
Published inter-laboratory comparisons of peptide purity routinely find spreads of half a per cent to a per cent on identical material, which sets a realistic expectation for agreement.
Ask for the lot-specific certificate before ordering. It is free and it is decisive.
5Worth flagging that comparing across laboratories is comparing laboratories, not suppliers. – tobias_maartens 9 months ago add a comment