Peptide LibraryKPV calculator
KPV is a three-amino-acid fragment of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone with no established human dose: no human trial is registered or indexed, and most of the animal work delivered it inside a hydrogel or nanoparticle rather than as a free peptide. It is sold as capsules as well as vials; this page covers the vials, mostly 10 mg, and shows the arithmetic only.
Full research profile: KPV. For any other concentration, use the insulin syringe units converter.
For research use only. Not medical advice. This page does arithmetic; it does not recommend an amount.
KPV reconstitution chart
Concentration and micrograms per mark on a U-100 insulin syringe, by vial size and water added. The peptide amount never changes; only how concentrated it is.
| Vial | + 1 mL water | + 2 mL water | + 3 mL water |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 mg | 5 mg/mL · 50 mcg per unit | 2.5 mg/mL · 25 mcg per unit | 1.67 mg/mL · 16.7 mcg per unit |
| 10 mg | 10 mg/mL · 100 mcg per unit | 5 mg/mL · 50 mcg per unit | 3.33 mg/mL · 33.3 mcg per unit |
Most-listed KPV vial sizes across vendors we track: 10 mg (32 vendors), 5 mg (4 vendors), 30 mg (3 vendors), 11 mg (1 vendor). Compare prices.
Why there is no dose table
No human dose of KPV is established by a published trial, so this page shows concentrations only. The dosage section of the KPV profile lists what the literature does and does not report, with sources.
Common questions
How much bacteriostatic water do you add to a 10 mg KPV vial?
There is no single correct volume: the amount of peptide is fixed and the water only sets the concentration. For 10 mg, 1 mL gives 10 mg/mL (100 mcg per unit), 2 mL gives 5 mg/mL (50 mcg per unit) and 3 mL gives 3.33 mg/mL (33.3 mcg per unit). More water makes each syringe mark hold less, which makes small amounts easier to measure accurately.
What dose does the KPV calculator use?
None. No human dose of KPV is established, so the calculator does not suggest one. It converts a vial size, a water volume and an amount you enter into a volume and syringe units; the tables on this page show concentrations only.
What does one unit on an insulin syringe mean?
A unit is a volume mark, not an amount of drug. On a U-100 syringe 100 units fill 1 mL, so 10 units is always 0.1 mL; how much peptide those 10 units hold depends only on the concentration you mixed. U-40 syringes use 40 marks per mL, so the same volume reads as a different number of units.