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Is 98.4% a realistic purity ceiling for ecnoglutide given its chain length?

Asked 16 Feb 2025Modified 17 months agoViewed 34k times
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For reference: 98.4% · ecnoglutide.

I would like the arithmetic checked rather than the conclusion asserted.

I have deliberately not used an online calculator because I want to be able to check the result.

What is the general form of this calculation?

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4Worth adding that the method section is where the answer usually is. – charge_state_3 7 months ago
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