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VIP Reconstitution Calculator

Vasoactive intestinal peptide, a 28-amino-acid neuropeptide studied across vascular and neurological research. This page works out concentration, volume per measured amount, syringe units and preparations per vial for a reconstituted VIP preparation, plus the mass-to-molar conversions for its stated molecular weight. Everything runs in your browser; plan entries stay in this browser, with optional device-local saving and calendar export.

Also referenced as: Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide

Neuropeptide hormoneMW ~3326 g/molt½ ~1-2 minutes (native VIP, plasma)
For research and educational purposes only. This is a unit-conversion tool for laboratory reference. It is not medical advice, not a dosing recommendation, and not an instruction for human use.

01 / Vial & administration

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mL

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Final solution volume (optional)
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02 / Calculated draw

Arithmetic from your entries. Confirm the product, concentration and syringe with your pharmacist or clinician before administration.

Concentration
Amount per administration
Volume per administration
U-100 syringe marking
Whole administrations per vial
Remainder per vial

Enter the vial, water and administration amounts to calculate.

Syringe capacity

Whole administrations exclude dead space, handling losses and expiry. A calculated quantity is not a guarantee of usable supply. No rounding to a nearby syringe mark is performed.

Protocol schedule

Schedule an existing prescribed or approved protocol. This tool cannot determine how often you can safely take a peptide. Frequency, dose, reconstitution, storage and discard instructions must come from the product label and your clinician or pharmacist.

03 / Timing

04 / Your calendar

Complete your calculation and timing to build a schedule.

Calculations stay in this browser. Saving is optional and device-local. Calendar export creates a file; import it into your calendar and configure reminders there. PeptiDex does not send notifications.

Date & timeAmountDrawVial

Measurement reference: FDA guidance on concentration, syringe size and mg/mL/unit conversion errors.

A separate worked example, step by step

This separate arithmetic example uses a 5 mg vial, 2 mL of bacteriostatic water, and a 250 mcg target amount. They are not a property of VIP and not an amount anyone should draw — these figures only illustrate the arithmetic.

  1. Concentration. 5 mg ÷ 2 mL = 2.5 mg/mL (2,500 mcg/mL), which for VIP is approximately 0.7517 mM at its stated molecular weight.
  2. Per syringe unit. A U-100 syringe divides 1 mL into 100 units, so one unit holds 2,500 mcg ÷ 100 = 25 mcg.
  3. Volume for the 250 mcg target. 250 mcg ÷ 2,500 mcg/mL = 0.1 mL, or 10 units on that syringe.
  4. Preparations per vial. 5,000 mcg ÷ 250 mcg = 20 preparations.

Arithmetic on a laboratory preparation, shown as a unit-conversion reference. Not medical advice, not a dosing recommendation, not an instruction for human use. The full derivation, and why the diluent volume is a choice rather than a constant, is on the main reconstitution calculator.

Mass and molar equivalents for VIP

Derived from the molecular weight recorded on the VIP entry: ~3326 g/mol — the entry states this as an approximate figure, so the equivalents below are approximate too. Concentration in molar units is what an in-vitro protocol is usually specified in.

Mass to molar conversions for VIP at its stated molecular weight.
QuantityMolar equivalent
1 mg of VIP300.7 nmol (0.3007 µmol)
1 mcg of VIP0.3007 nmol
A 1 mg/mL solution0.3007 mM (300.7 µM)

Molar amount = mass ÷ molecular weight. Figures are shown to four significant digits and are a unit conversion, not a measurement.

Reconstitution recorded for VIP

Supplied lyophilized; reconstituted in sterile water or buffer for research use and kept cold due to rapid degradation.

Quoted from the VIP entry. Amounts reported in the research literature for this compound are documented on that entry, under the disclaimer they belong with — they are not reproduced next to a calculator. Read the full VIP entry.

Handling questions for VIP

How is VIP handled and stored?

VIP is typically supplied as a lyophilized powder, reconstituted before use, and is sensitive to degradation. Lyophilized peptide is kept frozen and protected from light; reconstituted solution is refrigerated and used quickly given the peptide's instability. A COA with HPLC purity and mass-spec identity is standard to expect.

Answers are published on the VIP entry. Educational summaries of research-literature context, not medical advice.

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