Metabolic research
AOD-9604
AOD-9604 is a 16-residue modified fragment of human growth hormone, Tyr added to hGH residues 177–191, with a disulfide between Cys7 and Cys14. VaultLabs supplies a 5 mg lyophilized vial. It is not full-length growth hormone, the development programme did not produce an approved medicine, and this page does not give use instructions.
Research use only. For in vitro research use only. Not for human or animal consumption. Not for human consumption, medical use, or personal application.
Reviewed by VaultLabs Research Editorial Desk · Last updated 2026-10-20
Key facts
- Sequence YLRIVQCRSVEGSCGF with a Cys7–Cys14 disulfide.
- CAS 221231-10-3. Formula C78H123N23O23S2. Molecular weight 1815.1 g/mol.
- Not full-length human growth hormone.
- Catalogue fill is 5 mg.
- Analytical papers describe detection of the peptide. They are not a VaultLabs lot result.
- Supplied for laboratory research. Not for human use.
- Chemical name
- AOD-9604 (Tyr-hGH 177-191)
- Sequence
- YLRIVQCRSVEGSCGF
- CAS number
- 221231-10-3
- Molecular formula
- C78H123N23O23S2
- Molecular weight
- 1815.1 g/mol
- Catalog strength
- 5 mg vial
What AOD-9604 is
AOD-9604 is the fragment, not the hormone. A vendor sheet that prints a different CAS, including a string with an extra digit, is not the registry number used here. This page uses CAS 221231-10-3, the sequence above, and formula C78H123N23O23S2. The peptide is also named in anti-doping analytical literature. That fact is a reason to keep the research-use boundary tight. It is not guidance.
AOD-9604 is a 16-residue modified fragment of human growth hormone, Tyr added to hGH residues 177–191, with a disulfide between Cys7 and Cys14. VaultLabs supplies a 5 mg lyophilized vial. It is not full-length growth hormone, the development programme did not produce an approved medicine, and this page does not give use instructions.
How VaultLabs catalogues it
One fill: AOD-9604 5mg. It is not tesamorelin and not a growth-hormone secretagogue blend. The monograph is /compounds/aod-9604. Lot paperwork is requested when it is not already on the batch page.
Do not substitute a full-length growth-hormone reference, or any other fragment, because the mass and the disulfide pattern will not match the method. Write AOD-9604 and 5 mg on the order.
Lots and receiving
Each sealed unit carries its own lot number. The current catalogue certificate for that lot is published on the batch page and states purity of at least 99.8 percent on the same VaultLabs template used for the rest of the lyophilized catalogue. A certificate for one fill does not qualify another fill. A certificate for a blend does not qualify a single-sequence vial that happens to share part of a name. Do not copy a purity figure from a different product, from a photograph of another vial, or from a paper into the receiving file. Match the printed name, the nominal mass and the lot number on the vial to the published record. If those three do not agree, hold the unit and ask for the document that belongs to that unit before it leaves quarantine. Enter the printed lot at batch verification.
Storage and research-use boundary
Keep the sealed lyophilized vial at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius, protected from light and from moisture, until it is opened under the laboratory's own procedure. Allow the closed vial to reach room temperature before the seal is broken, so water from humid coastal air does not condense on the dry cake. Bacteriostatic water and sterile water are separate catalogue lines. They are not packed inside the peptide box, because the receiving laboratory chooses the medium in its own procedure. VaultLabs does not publish a preparation method on this page. After the seal is opened, solution age, container and freeze cycles are controlled by the laboratory, not by the catalogue page.
The material is supplied for in vitro laboratory research only. It is not for human or animal consumption. It is not an approved medicine, not a finished cosmetic, and not a personal-use item. Papers cited on the compound monograph describe other people's experiments. Those papers are not a description of what this vial will do, and they are not instructions for any person or animal. A buyer who needs a registered medicine should use a licensed pharmacy channel. This page exists so a procurement officer in the UAE can identify the catalogue line, the fill, the price band and the paperwork before raising an order.
Research interest areas
Sequence YLRIVQCRSVEGSCGF with a Cys7–Cys14 disulfide.
CAS 221231-10-3. Formula C78H123N23O23S2. Molecular weight 1815.1 g/mol.
Not full-length human growth hormone.
Catalogue fill is 5 mg.
Storage information
2–8 °C (lyophilized, sealed)
2–8 °C sealed lyophilized storage, protected from light and humidity.
Stability notes
Keep the sealed lyophilized vial at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius, protected from light and from moisture, until it is opened under the laboratory's own procedure. Allow the closed vial to reach room temperature before the seal is broken, so water from humid coastal air does not condense on the dry cake. Bacteriostatic water and sterile water are separate catalogue lines. They are not packed inside the peptide box, because the receiving laboratory chooses the medium in its own procedure. VaultLabs does not publish a preparation method on this page. After the seal is opened, solution age, container and freeze cycles are controlled by the laboratory, not by the catalogue page.
Selected literature
Named papers behind the statements on this page. Each entry resolves on PubMed and through its DOI, so you can read the source rather than take our summary of it. Inclusion describes the research record and is not a claim about this material’s suitability for any use.
Detection and in vitro metabolism of AOD9604.
Cox HD, et al. · Drug Testing and Analysis · 2015
Analytical detection paper. Cited for identity context. Not a VaultLabs assay and not a use instruction.
Identification and characterization of peptide drugs in unknown pharmaceutical preparations seized by the Belgian authorities: case report on AOD9604.
Vanhee C, et al. · Drug Testing and Analysis · 2014
Case report on identification of AOD9604 in seized preparations. Shows why the printed identity has to match the vial.
Databases and verification
Registry and database entries for independent identity checks. These are standing searches rather than fixed records, so they stay current as new work is indexed.
- AOD-9604 on PubChem — PubChem
- AOD-9604 literature search — PubMed
- CAS Common Chemistry — 221231-10-3 — CAS