Lexicon

Peptide knowledge

Factual profiles of every reference compound in our catalogue – structure, properties and research context.

Growth hormone fragment (176–191)

AOD-9604

AOD-9604 is a modified fragment of the C-terminal region of human growth hormone with an added N-terminal tyrosine.

Synthetic pentadecapeptide

BPC-157

BPC-157 is a 15-amino-acid peptide fragment derived from a protein described in gastric juice. It is among the most frequently studied peptides in preclinical models.

C62H98N16O221419,5 g/mol

GHRH analogue with DAC

CJC-1295 DAC

CJC-1295 is a modified analogue of growth hormone-releasing hormone. The DAC group (drug affinity complex) enables covalent binding to albumin.

C165H271N47O463647,2 g/mol

Synthetic tetrapeptide

Epitalon

Epitalon (Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly) is a short synthetic peptide described in connection with pineal gland extracts.

C14H22N4O9390,3 g/mol

Copper tripeptide complex

GHK-Cu

GHK-Cu is a complex of the tripeptide glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine with copper(II). The tripeptide was originally described in human plasma.

C14H24CuN6O4403,9 g/mol

Ghrelin receptor agonist (pentapeptide)

Ipamorelin

Ipamorelin is a synthetic pentapeptide and selective agonist of the ghrelin receptor (GHS-R1a).

C38H49N9O5711,9 g/mol

Mitochondria-derived peptide

MOTS-c

MOTS-c is a 16-amino-acid peptide encoded in the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene – one of the first described mitochondrial signalling peptides.

C101H152N28O22S22174,6 g/mol

Coenzyme (dinucleotide)

NAD+

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a central redox coenzyme of all living cells and a substrate of sirtuins and PARP enzymes. Not a peptide, but a common reference compound.

C21H27N7O14P2663,4 g/mol

Triple agonist GIP/GLP-1/glucagon

Retatrutide

Retatrutide is an investigational peptide binding three receptors of the incretin and glucagon system simultaneously.

C221H342N46O684731,3 g/mol

Tuftsin analogue

Selank

Selank is a synthetic heptapeptide based on the endogenous tetrapeptide tuftsin, extended with Pro-Gly-Pro for stabilisation.

C33H57N11O9751,9 g/mol

GLP-1 receptor agonist (analogue)

Semaglutide

Semaglutide is an acylated analogue of glucagon-like peptide-1. Its fatty-acid side chain mediates albumin binding and an extended half-life.

C187H291N45O594113,6 g/mol

ACTH(4–10) analogue

Semax

Semax is a heptapeptide derived from fragment 4–7 of adrenocorticotropic hormone, extended by the sequence Pro-Gly-Pro.

C37H51N9O10S813,9 g/mol

Thymosin β4 fragment

TB-500

TB-500 refers to a synthetic peptide mimicking the active region of thymosin β4 – a protein involved in regulating actin in the cytoskeleton.

C212H350N56O78S4963 g/mol

Stabilised GHRH analogue

Tesamorelin

Tesamorelin consists of the 44 amino acids of human GHRH with an N-terminal trans-3-hexenoyl group for stabilisation.

C221H366N72O67S5135,9 g/mol

Dual GIP/GLP-1 agonist

Tirzepatide

Tirzepatide is a synthetic 39-amino-acid peptide binding GIP and GLP-1 receptors. It serves as a reference for studies on multi-agonist incretins.

C225H348N48O684813,5 g/mol

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