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Follistatin 344 — Research Overview Chemical Name: Follistatin isoform FS344 (alternatively spliced cDNA encoding the FS315 circulating protein after signal peptide cleavage) Also Known As: FS344, Follistatin-344, FS315 (the mature circulating protein produced from FS344 transcript) Structure: 344-amino acid glycoprotein precursor; after post-translational removal of the 29-amino acid signal peptide the mature circulating isoform is […]

GHK-Cu — Research Overview Chemical Name: Glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine copper (II) complex Also Known As: GHK-Cu, Copper peptide, Copper tripeptide, GHK copper Sequence: Gly-His-Lys complexed with copper (II) ion Molecular Weight: Approximately 340 daltons as the free tripeptide, 403 daltons as the copper complex Discovery: First isolated from human plasma albumin fraction in 1973 by Dr. Loren

Tesamorelin — Research Overview Chemical Name: Trans-3-hexenoic acid-GRF (1-44) amide Also Known As: TH9507, Tesamorelin acetate Brand Names: EGRIFTA SV (original formulation), EGRIFTA WR (F8 formulation, approved March 2025) Developer: Theratechnologies Inc. Structure: Synthetic 44-amino acid analog of the complete human growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH 1-44) sequence, with a trans-3-hexenoic acid (hexenoyl) moiety attached to

Epithalon — Research Overview Chemical Name: Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly (AEDG tetrapeptide) Also Known As: Epitalon, Epithalone, AEDG peptide Molecular Weight: 390.35 g/mol Molecular Formula: C14H22N4O9 Structure: Synthetic tetrapeptide of four amino acids — alanine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, and glycine — bound through alpha-peptide bonds Origin: Synthesized based on the amino acid composition of Epithalamin, a polypeptide

DSIP — Research Overview Chemical Name: Delta Sleep-Inducing Peptide Sequence: Trp-Ala-Gly-Gly-Asp-Ala-Ser-Gly-Glu (nonapeptide) Molecular Weight: 850 daltons Discovery: First isolated from rabbit cerebral venous blood in 1977 by the Schoenenberger-Monnier group in Basel, Switzerland Distribution: Found in both free and bound forms in the hypothalamus, limbic system, and pituitary as well as peripheral organs, tissues, gut

Chemical Name: Modified GRF 1-29, tetrasubstituted hGRF(1-29) Also Known As: Mod GRF 1-29, Modified GRF, CJC-1295 without DAC Molecular Formula: C152H252N44O42 Molecular Weight: 3368.7 g/mol Structure: Synthetic 29-amino acid analog of the N-terminal bioactive region of human growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH 1-44), incorporating four targeted amino acid substitutions at positions 2, 8, 15, and 27

Cagrilintide — Research Overview Chemical Name: AM833 Also Known As: Cagrilintide, CagriSema (when co-administered with semaglutide) Developer: Novo Nordisk Structure: Long-acting acylated synthetic amylin analog with high homology to natural human amylin Target: Amylin receptors 1 and 3 (AMY1R and AMY3R) — heterodimeric complexes formed by the calcitonin receptor and receptor activity modifying proteins 1

BPC-157 — Research Overview Chemical Name: Gly-Glu-Pro-Pro-Pro-Gly-Lys-Pro-Ala-Asp-Asp-Ala-Gly-Leu-Val Also Known As: Body Protection Compound-157, Gastric Pentadecapeptide, Bepecin, PL 14736, PLD-116 Molecular Weight: 1419 Da Structure: Synthetic 15 amino acid pentadecapeptide derived from a protein found in human gastric juice. Sequence has no known homology to other known peptides. Category: Gastroprotective and cytoprotective research peptide Research Use

ARA-290 — Research Overview Chemical Name: Helix B surface peptide of erythropoietin (11-amino acid sequence) Also Known As: ARA290, pHBSP (peptide Helix B Surface Peptide) Structure: Synthetic 11-amino acid peptide modeled from the three-dimensional tertiary structure of Helix B of the erythropoietin molecule Target: Innate Repair Receptor (IRR) — a heteromeric complex formed by the

AOD-9604 — Research Overview Chemical Name: Tyr-hGH (177-191), modified C-terminal fragment of human growth hormone Also Known As: AOD9604, Anti-Obesity Drug 9604, HGH Fragment 176-191 analog Developer: Metabolic Pharmaceuticals, Australia. Research originated at Monash University, Melbourne. Structure: 15 amino acid synthetic peptide derived from the C-terminal region of human growth hormone with an added tyrosine