Amino Axiom is a free research information and tracking platform that sits alongside the vendor network this brand belongs to. Its price comparison feature lists live per-compound price tables across every vendor the platform tracks. Each compound gets its own table, and each row in that table is one vendor's listing for it. The tables are at https://www.aminoaxiom.com/prices.
This FAQ covers what those tables show and how a researcher working with small molecules can read them. The focus is on interpreting a listing, not on any use of the material. Everything here is for research purposes only.
Why would a small-molecule researcher compare prices at all?
Research materials are procured under budgets, and a project that needs several compounds across several months has to plan for them. A table that puts every tracked vendor side by side removes the slow part of that planning, which is opening a dozen storefronts and copying numbers into a spreadsheet by hand.
There is a second reason that matters more for instrument-grade work. A price is only meaningful relative to what is being sold. Two listings for the same compound can differ in quantity, form and documentation. A comparison table makes those differences visible in one view, so the price is read as one attribute among several rather than as the whole story.
What does a price table actually show?
Each compound page carries a table with one row per vendor. The columns a researcher will care about are the vendor name, the listed quantity, the listed price, and a derived price per unit of quantity so that rows of different sizes can be compared on the same basis. Where a vendor lists several sizes of the same compound, each size appears as its own row.
The table is a snapshot of what the vendors display publicly. It does not negotiate, verify or guarantee anything. The platform makes no claim beyond what the listings visibly say, and neither does this article.
What do the catalog facts look like side by side?
Price tables are easier to read when the row labels are unambiguous. This worked example lists the identifiers the brand's catalog records for its three small-molecule compounds, so a researcher can confirm that every vendor row refers to the same material before comparing numbers. No prices are shown here; the live figures are on the Axiom tables.
The molecular weights differ by more than a factor of two across the set, which is why a per-unit price on a mass basis and a price on a molar basis can rank vendors differently. As of October 2026, the table above reflects the catalog entries, and any vendor row whose stated weight or CAS number disagrees with it describes a different form and should be set aside or queried.
How do you read a table for AICAR?
AICAR is a cell-permeable nucleotide analog studied in AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway models. It is a long-established tool compound, so it tends to appear on many vendor lists, and its table is usually one of the longer ones.
A few habits help with a long table:
Sort or scan by price per unit, not by headline price. A small vial with a low headline number can cost more per unit than a larger one.
Check that every row is for the same form. A free-form listing and a salt-form listing are different materials with different molecular weights.
Note the spread. A wide gap between the lowest and highest rows for a mature compound is a prompt to read the lower listing's documentation more carefully, not a reason to ignore it.
The table is the starting point. It answers who lists the compound and at what number. It does not answer whether a given lot matches its label, which is a question for the batch documentation.
How do you read a table for SLU-PP-332?
SLU-PP-332 is a synthetic small molecule studied in connection with the estrogen-related receptor (ERR) family of nuclear receptors. It is a newer research compound than AICAR, and the shape of its table reflects that: fewer vendors, and often less uniformity between rows.
Fewer rows changes how the table should be read. With only a handful of vendors, one outlier moves the apparent average a lot. A researcher is better served by reading each row individually than by trusting a summary figure. It is also worth checking whether the listings share a single upstream source, because several storefronts can sell the same underlying material, and a comparison across them says little about independent quality.
For newer compounds the more informative column is often the one that is missing. If a vendor lists a price but nothing about analytical documentation, that absence is data. Compare it against the checklist in the brand's article on research compound sourcing documentation.
How do you read a table for 5-Amino-1MQ?
5-Amino-1MQ is a small-molecule inhibitor studied against nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) in cell-based metabolic models. Its table sits between the other two in maturity. It is listed widely enough to compare, but not so widely that every row is a mature, standardized product.
One specific thing to watch for with a compound like this is naming. Small molecules in this class circulate under several names and salt forms. Before comparing prices across rows, confirm that the rows describe the same chemical form. A cheaper row for a different salt is not a cheaper listing of the same material, and the molecular weight difference alone changes any per-mole calculation a researcher might do.
What does price per unit not tell you?
Price per unit is a useful normalizer, and it is also easy to over-read. It does not reflect:
Purity or identity. Those come from the lot's HPLC and mass-spectrometry records. See the brand's article on interpreting mass spec data for how those records are read.
Endotoxin or contaminant testing. A separate set of tests, covered in the article on endotoxin testing.
Shipping, handling and payment terms. These vary by vendor and sit outside the table.
Stock state. A listing may be displayed but unavailable.
Treating the table as a procurement-planning aid and not as a quality ranking keeps it in the role it can actually fill.
How often does the data change, and how should a researcher record it?
The tables are described as live, which means the numbers a researcher saw last week may not match today's. For a project file this has a practical consequence: record the date alongside any figure taken from a table. A price without a date cannot be audited later, and a budget line built on an undated number is hard to defend in a review.
A simple convention works well. Note the compound, the vendor, the listed quantity, the listed price and the date viewed, then link to the page. When the project later asks why one vendor was chosen over another, the record answers the question without anyone reconstructing it from memory.
What are the limits of a price comparison?
Three limits are worth stating plainly:
It is a secondary source. The tables reflect what vendors publish. They do not confirm that a vendor can fulfil an order.
It cannot assess the material. Only the lot's own documentation and independent analysis can do that.
It shows a moment in time. Prices, sizes and availability change.
Used within those limits, the tables are a fast way to see the market for a compound. Used beyond them, they become a source of false confidence.
Where do the other Amino Axiom features fit?
Price comparison is one feature of the platform. The vendor directory, vendor status tracker, compare tool, glossary and compound library are separate features, and this post covers only price comparison. Researchers who want to browse the tables directly can start from the Amino Axiom homepage or go straight to the price comparison tables.
This article is provided for educational and research-information purposes only. The compounds discussed are research chemicals intended for laboratory research use only. They are not drugs, supplements, or food products, and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Valitec Peptides does not supply products for human or animal use. Amino Axiom is an independent platform and this article makes no claims about its accuracy beyond what its tables visibly display.
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Common questions
Axiom's price comparison shows one table per compound, with each row giving a vendor's listed quantity, listed price and a derived price per unit of quantity. The tables are a snapshot of what vendors publish. They do not verify, negotiate or guarantee anything. For research purposes only.
Compare the derived price per unit rather than the headline price, and only across rows that describe the same chemical form. A small vial with a low headline number can cost more per unit than a larger one, and a different salt form has a different molecular weight.
No, a price table says nothing about quality in either direction. Purity and identity come from each lot's HPLC and mass-spectrometry records, and contaminant testing is a separate set of analyses. A wide price spread is a prompt to read the lower listing's documentation more carefully.
Record the compound, vendor, listed quantity, listed price, the date viewed and a link to the page. The tables are described as live, so an undated number cannot be audited later. A dated record lets a project show why one vendor was chosen over another.
Newer research compounds have shorter supplier histories, so fewer vendors list them and one outlier moves the apparent average a lot. Several storefronts may also resell one upstream source. Reading each row individually, and checking its documentation, is more informative than trusting a summary figure.
