Research compound reference

Cagrilintide is a long-acting synthetic analogue of the pancreatic hormone amylin that acts on amylin and calcitonin receptors.

Liraglutide is a synthetic 31-residue GLP-1 analogue in which lysine 26 carries a palmitoyl group through a γ-glutamic acid spacer and lysine 34 is…

Mazdutide (IBI362, LY3305677) is a synthetic peptide analogue of oxyntomodulin that acts on both the GLP-1 receptor and the glucagon receptor.

Retatrutide (LY3437943) is a synthetic 39-residue peptide described in the literature as an agonist of the GIP, GLP-1 and glucagon receptors, often…

Semaglutide is a synthetic 31-residue analogue of human glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) that carries a fatty diacid side chain on lysine 26 and an…

Survodutide (BI 456906) is a synthetic peptide that acts as a dual agonist of the glucagon receptor and the GLP-1 receptor.

Tirzepatide is a synthetic 39-residue peptide based on the sequence of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) that acts as an agonist at…

AOD9604 is a synthetic 16-residue peptide made of the C-terminal fragment 177-191 of human growth hormone with an extra N-terminal tyrosine, closed…

CJC-1295 is a synthetic analogue of GHRH(1-29) with four amino acid substitutions; the version with a drug affinity complex (DAC) carries a reactive…

GHRP-2 (pralmorelin) is a synthetic hexapeptide, D-Ala-D-2Nal-Ala-Trp-D-Phe-Lys-NH2, that acts as a ghrelin-receptor agonist.

GHRP-6 is a synthetic hexapeptide, His-D-Trp-Ala-Trp-D-Phe-Lys-NH2, and one of the first synthetic ghrelin-receptor agonists.

Hexarelin is a synthetic hexapeptide, His-D-2-methyl-Trp-Ala-Trp-D-Phe-Lys-NH2, derived from GHRP-6 and acting at the ghrelin receptor.

IGF-1 LR3 (Long R3 IGF-I) is an 83-residue analogue of human insulin-like growth factor 1 with an Arg3 substitution and a 13-residue N-terminal…

Ipamorelin is a synthetic pentapeptide (Aib-His-D-2Nal-D-Phe-Lys-NH2) that acts as an agonist of the ghrelin receptor, also called the growth…

Sermorelin is the synthetic 29-residue N-terminal fragment of human growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH 1-29 amide), which retains activity at…

Tesamorelin is a synthetic 44-residue analogue of human GHRH (1-44) in which the N-terminus carries a trans-3-hexenoyl group.

AHK-Cu is the copper(II) complex of the tripeptide alanyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine (AHK), an analogue of GHK in which alanine replaces glycine.

GHK-Cu is the copper(II) complex of the tripeptide glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine (GHK), a short peptide first isolated from human plasma that binds…

Cartalax is the name used for the tripeptide Ala-Glu-Asp (AED), one of the short peptide bioregulators described by the Khavinson group.

Epithalon (Epitalon) is the synthetic tetrapeptide Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly, designed on the basis of epithalamin, a polypeptide extract from the pineal gland.

Thymalin is a peptide preparation obtained from thymus tissue.

Thymosin alpha 1 is a 28-residue, N-terminally acetylated peptide that was first isolated from the thymus; the synthetic form is also known as…

Thymosin beta-4 is a 43-residue, N-terminally acetylated peptide and the main G-actin-sequestering peptide in many cells; "TB-500" is the name used…

Thymulin is a nine-residue peptide, pGlu-Ala-Lys-Ser-Gln-Gly-Gly-Ser-Asn, produced by thymic epithelial cells.

ARA290 (cibinetide, pHBSP) is an 11-residue peptide derived from the helix B surface of erythropoietin and described in the literature as lacking…

BPC-157 is a synthetic pentadecapeptide (Gly-Glu-Pro-Pro-Pro-Gly-Lys-Pro-Ala-Asp-Asp-Ala-Gly-Leu-Val) that corresponds to a partial sequence of a…

KPV is the tripeptide Lys-Pro-Val, which corresponds to the C-terminal residues 11-13 of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone.

LL-37 is the 37-residue C-terminal fragment of the human cathelicidin hCAP18 and the only cathelicidin-derived peptide in humans; it forms an…

Adamax is a research peptide described in public sources as a synthetic analogue of Semax.

Dihexa (N-hexanoic-Tyr-Ile-(6) aminohexanoic amide) is a synthetic peptide-like analogue of angiotensin IV that has been described as acting through…

Gonadorelin is the synthetic form of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH, LHRH), a decapeptide with the sequence…

Kisspeptin-10 is a ten-residue peptide amide (Tyr-Asn-Trp-Asn-Ser-Phe-Gly-Leu-Arg-Phe-NH2) that is the C-terminal fragment 45-54 of the kisspeptin…

Oxytocin is a nine-residue peptide hormone, Cys-Tyr-Ile-Gln-Asn-Cys-Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2, with a disulfide bridge between the two cysteine residues.

PE-22-28 is a seven-residue peptide (Gly-Val-Ser-Trp-Gly-Leu-Arg) that is described as a short peptide related to spadin, a sortilin-derived peptide…

Selank is a synthetic heptapeptide (Thr-Lys-Pro-Arg-Pro-Gly-Pro) that is an analogue of the immunomodulatory peptide tuftsin.

Semax is a synthetic heptapeptide (Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro) that is an analogue of the adrenocorticotropic hormone fragment ACTH(4-10) with a…

Melanotan I (afamelanotide) is a 13-residue linear analogue of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, [Nle4, D-Phe7]-α-MSH, with an N-terminal acetyl…

Melanotan II is a synthetic cyclic heptapeptide analogue of α-MSH, Ac-Nle-cyclo[Asp-His-D-Phe-Arg-Trp-Lys]-NH2, that is a non-selective melanocortin…

PT-141 (bremelanotide) is a synthetic cyclic heptapeptide agonist of melanocortin receptors, Ac-Nle-cyclo[Asp-His-D-Phe-Arg-Trp-Lys]-OH.

MOTS-c is a 16-residue peptide (MRWQEMGYIFYPRKLR) encoded by a short open reading frame within the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene.

SS-31 (elamipretide) is a synthetic tetrapeptide, D-Arg-Dmt-Lys-Phe-NH2, from the Szeto-Schiller peptide family that is designed to concentrate in…

5-Amino-1MQ (5-amino-1-methylquinolinium) is a small-molecule compound used as a tool inhibitor of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT).

Glutathione (GSH) is the tripeptide γ-L-glutamyl-L-cysteinylglycine, the most abundant low-molecular-weight thiol in animal cells.

L-carnitine is a quaternary ammonium compound (formula C7H15NO3) that transports long-chain fatty acids into mitochondria as part of the carnitine…

NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is a small-molecule coenzyme found in all living cells; it carries electrons in redox reactions and is…

SLU-PP-332 is a synthetic small-molecule agonist of the estrogen-related receptors (ERRα, ERRβ and ERRγ), described in the literature as an exercise…

GLOW is a pre-mixed three-peptide research blend with 70 mg of material per vial: 50 mg GHK-Cu, 10 mg BPC-157 and 10 mg TB-500, according to the…

Klow is a pre-mixed four-peptide research blend with 80 mg of material per vial: 50 mg GHK-Cu, 10 mg BPC-157, 10 mg TB-500 and 10 mg KPV, according…

Lemon Bottle is described by the manufacturer as a three-component research formulation of riboflavin, bromelain and lecithin, listed at 10 mL per…

Lipo-C is a name used for lipotropic research blends.

Lipo-C with B12 (MIC) is described by the manufacturer as a methionine, inositol and choline blend with vitamin B12; these four ingredients are…