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21For peptides the conditions must be gentle enough to avoid decomposition. Aggressive drying can cause loss of mass through degradation rather than through evaporation, which inflates the figure and damages the sample; vacuum drying at moderate temperature is the usual compromise.{{r|usp1503}}21For peptides the conditions must be gentle enough to avoid decomposition. Aggressive drying can cause loss of mass through degradation rather than through evaporation, which inflates the figure and damages the sample; vacuum drying at moderate temperature is the usual compromise.{{r|usp1503}}
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+23== Why the distinction from water matters ==
+24Peptide content is calculated by subtracting the non-peptide fractions — water, counterion, residual solvent, inorganic salt — from unity. Each must be determined by a method specific to it, or the subtraction double-counts or under-counts.{{r|usp1503}}
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+26| Determination | What it captures |
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+28| Loss on drying | Water plus all volatiles, together |
+29| [[Karl Fischer titration]] | Water only |
+30| [[Residual solvent]], by gas chromatography | Named organic solvents, individually |
+31| Counterion assay | [[Trifluoroacetate counterion]] or acetate content |
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23== References ==33== References ==
24{{reflist}}34{{reflist}}