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A lot record worth keeping.

An original worksheet for organizing the documents, identifiers and unresolved questions associated with a research-material lot.

Updated · 2 min read · AI-assisted editorial draft
Qualified author and scientific reviewer: pending. This is not an expert-reviewed release.

Keep the material and its paperwork connected.

A record is easier to review when the product name, supplier's lot identifier and laboratory sample identifier can be traced across the documents. Lot-specific analytical information matters: Bachem, for example, identifies peptide content as a lot-specific value. A general marketing statement should not be substituted for that record.

Sources: Bachem: peptide content and concentration

Use this blank worksheet.

The fields are deliberately blank. They are not test results, an approval certificate or evidence that a supplier has passed a quality assessment. Download the worksheet below and adapt it to your institution's recordkeeping requirements.

FieldWhat to record
Supplier and productExact supplied name and catalog identifier
Lot and sampleSupplier lot plus testing-laboratory sample identifier
Document sourceOriginal URL or authorized file; date obtained
Methods and resultsReported methods, units and stated limitations
Document versionIssue date, revision and any replacement notice
Open questionsMissing or inconsistent information; owner of follow-up
Review recordReviewer name, date and disposition

Make discrepancies visible.

Examples of questions worth recording include a product name that differs between files, an unexplained sample code, missing units or a document covering a different lot. A discrepancy is a reason to seek clarification, not automatic proof of fraud.

Record the question, preserve the received version and save the supplier's response alongside it. Do not silently replace an old file in a way that erases the review history.

A COA does not answer every question.

Analytical services measure different properties. GenScript lists distinct methods for peptide content and endotoxin analysis, among others. A test that is absent from a document should remain “not documented,” rather than being assumed to have passed.

Sources: GenScript: AccuPep quality-control methods

How this applies to Lotreva.

Lotreva is in development. The current storefront's example lot record is a demonstration, not a released product COA. This worksheet is available for planning; it does not establish released inventory, verified testing or purchasing availability.

Download the blank worksheet (CSV)