Research Guides

Compound Profiles

Identity, structure and analytical expectations for individual research peptides.

Compound Profiles

BPC-157: A Compound Profile for the Lab

A factual reference profile of BPC-157 for laboratory teams: chemical identity, sequence, physical form, storage and handling basics, what to check on the analytical report, and the formats we carry.

7 min read

Compound Profiles

Carnosine: A Compound Profile for the Lab

A factual reference profile of carnosine for laboratory teams: the dipeptide discovered in 1900, the enzyme that makes it, the serum enzyme that breaks it down, the chemical properties researchers study, and what to check when sourcing or handling it.

4 min read

Compound Profiles

Epitalon: A Compound Profile for the Lab

A factual reference profile of Epitalon (Epithalon, AEDG) for laboratory teams: what the tetrapeptide is, how its sequence relates to a pineal extract, how concentrated its research literature is in a few groups, identity data, storage and report checks.

5 min read

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GHK-Cu: A Compound Profile for the Lab

A factual reference profile of GHK-Cu for laboratory teams: what the copper complex is, how the tripeptide was first identified, identity data, physical form, storage and what to confirm on the analytical report.

4 min read

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Glutathione: A Compound Profile for the Lab

A factual reference profile of reduced glutathione (GSH) for laboratory teams: the unusual γ-linked tripeptide, how cells synthesize it, the GSH/GSSG redox couple, why oxidation during sample preparation is a documented analytical artifact, identity data, storage and report checks.

5 min read

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Humanin: A Compound Profile for the Lab

A factual reference profile of humanin for laboratory teams: how a cDNA screen led to a 24-residue peptide, how it relates to other mitochondria-derived peptides, what cell studies have examined, and what to check when sourcing any research peptide of this kind.

5 min read

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Kisspeptin-10: A Compound Profile for the Lab

A factual reference profile of kisspeptin-10 for laboratory teams: how a gene named for melanoma research turned out to encode a family of RF-amide peptides, how the receptor was renamed, what receptor-signaling studies have examined, and what to check when sourcing the fragment.

4 min read

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KPV: A Compound Profile for the Lab

A factual reference profile of KPV for laboratory teams: where the tripeptide sits inside α-MSH, what cell and animal studies have examined, identity data, physical form, storage and what to confirm on the analytical report.

5 min read

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LL-37: A Compound Profile for the Lab

A factual reference profile of LL-37 for laboratory teams: how the only human cathelicidin is processed into a 37-residue peptide, how the molecule was discovered in the 1990s, what in-vitro antimicrobial work has examined, and what to check when sourcing it.

5 min read

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MOTS-c: A Compound Profile for the Lab

A factual reference profile of MOTS-c for laboratory teams: how a peptide came to be found inside mitochondrial DNA, what cell and mouse studies have examined, identity data, storage and what to confirm on the analytical report.

4 min read

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Semax and Selank: Two Heptapeptides, One Shared Tail

A side-by-side reference for Semax and Selank: where each sequence comes from, the Pro-Gly-Pro extension they share, identity data for each, and what to confirm on the analytical report.

4 min read

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SS-31 (Elamipretide): A Compound Profile for the Lab

A factual reference profile of SS-31 (elamipretide) for laboratory teams: the Szeto-Schiller peptide class, how it interacts with mitochondrial membranes in biophysical and animal-model studies, identity data, storage and what to confirm on the analytical report.

5 min read

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TB-500 and Thymosin Beta-4: One Name, Two Molecules?

A reference profile for laboratory teams on thymosin beta-4 and the name TB-500: the 43-residue protein, the short acetylated fragment that doping-control papers call TB-500, why the two are not interchangeable, and what to confirm on an analytical report.

6 min read

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Thymosin Alpha-1: A Compound Profile for the Lab

A factual reference profile of thymosin alpha-1 for laboratory teams: how the 28-residue peptide was isolated and sequenced, how it is made, what dendritic-cell and animal studies have examined, identity data, storage and report checks.

5 min read

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Thymulin: A Compound Profile for the Lab

A factual reference profile of thymulin for laboratory teams: the nine-residue thymic peptide formerly called serum thymic factor, why its activity depends on bound zinc, what NMR and antibody studies showed about the zinc complex, and why metal content belongs on its analytical report.

4 min read