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Synthetic peptides are built one amino acid at a time. When one synthesis step is incomplete, the result may be a closely related molecule that is almost the target peptide, except one amino acid is missing or the chain stopped too early.

Those variants are often described as deletion sequences, truncated sequences, or synthesis-related peptide impurities. They matter because they can sit close to the desired peptide in size, charge, hydrophobicity, and chromatographic behavior.

For research-use-only peptide education, deletion sequences are a reminder that peptide quality is not just about whether a vial contains a white lyophilized solid or whether a COA lists a high purity number. The stronger question is whether the batch documentation connects the label, sequence, identity confirmation, impurity profile, and method context into one coherent quality picture.