Reconstituting MOTS-c is the same arithmetic as any peptide: your vial mg and the bacteriostatic water you add set the concentration, and the concentration sets the units to draw. This is a mixing-math explainer only — not a dose recommendation, and not medical advice.
Step 1 — concentration. Divide the vial’s milligrams by the millilitres of water you add:
vial mg ÷ water mL = mg per mL
Step 2 — units. On a U-100 insulin syringe, 100 units = 1 mL. So the volume for your intended amount, in units, is:
(desired mg ÷ mg per mL) × 100 = units to draw
Say a 10 mg vial with 2 mL of bacteriostatic water:
Change the water and the units change: more water = a weaker mix and more units for the same amount; less water = stronger and fewer units.
Add bacteriostatic water to the powder vial. The vial mg divided by the mL of water gives the concentration (mg/mL); that concentration sets how many units to draw for a given amount.
There is no single right amount — it is a choice that sets concentration. More water makes a weaker mix (more units per amount); less water makes it stronger. Whole numbers like 1 or 2 mL keep the math easy.
No. MOTS-c is a research peptide and is not FDA-approved. This page covers mixing math only, not a recommendation to use it.
It depends entirely on your vial’s concentration — the same amount is a different number of units depending on how much water you added. Use the concentration to convert, or the free calculator.
Most people use a U-100 insulin syringe, where 100 units equals 1 mL. Read the unit marks, not millilitres, and double-check every draw.