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Peptides A–Z
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Follistatin (FST)
Human trialGrowth · FST
Follistatin is an endogenous glycosylated binding protein (~35 kDa, considerably larger than typical peptides) that binds and neut…
FOXO4-DRI
Animal modelResearch other · FOXO4-D-Retro-Inverso
Synthetic peptide with D-Retro-Inverso structure (all amino acids as D-form, sequence reversed), developed in 2017 as an experimen…
G3
GHK-Cu
Human trialCosmetic · Copper Tripeptide-1
Endogenous tripeptide (glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine) that chelates copper(II) ions. Studied in skin models and small human trials on…
GHRP-2
Human trialGrowth · Pralmorelin
Synthetic hexapeptide of the GH secretagogue family. Approved in Japan as GHRP Kaken as a diagnostic test for GH deficiency. Not a…
GHRP-6
Human trialGrowth · Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide 6
Synthetic hexapeptide that founded the class of growth-hormone-releasing peptides (GHRPs). Cyril Bowers identified GHRP-6 in the l…
H2
Hexarelin
Human trialGrowth · HEX
Synthetic hexapeptide of the growth-hormone secretagogue (GHRP) family. In the 1990s investigated as an acromegaly diagnostic and …
Humanin
Human trialResearch other · HN
Humanin is a 24-amino-acid mitochondrial-encoded peptide (mitochondrial-derived peptide, MDP) whose open reading frame lies within…
I2
IGF-1 LR3
Animal modelGrowth · Long R3 IGF-1
Synthetic analogue of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) carrying an arginine substitution at position 3 and a 13-amino-acid N-t…
Ipamorelin
Human RCTGrowth · NNC 26-0161
Synthetic pentapeptide and selective growth-hormone secretagogue. Developed at Novo Nordisk in the 1990s as a pentapeptide GHRP su…
K1
M2
MGF (Mechano Growth Factor)
Animal modelGrowth · IGF-1 Ec
Synthetic peptide corresponding to the C-terminal E-domain of the IGF-1 splice variant IGF-1Ec. Described in preclinical studies a…
MOTS-c
Human trialResearch other · Mitochondrial ORF of the 12S rRNA type-c
MOTS-c is a 16-amino-acid mitochondrial-encoded peptide (mitochondrial-derived peptide, MDP) whose open reading frame lies within …
S2
Selank
Human trialResearch other · TP-7
Synthetic heptapeptide derived from natural tuftsin. Approved as an anxiolytic (Selank) in Russia and some CIS states. Western pha…
Semax
Human trialResearch other · MEHFPGP
Synthetic heptapeptide derived from the N-terminal fragment of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH 4-10). Approved in Russia for isc…
T2
TB-500
Animal modelHealing · Thymosin Beta-4 Fragment
Synthetic fragment of the endogenous protein Thymosin Beta-4, specifically the actin-binding sequence. Preclinical models investig…
Thymosin Beta-4
Human trialHealing · TB4
Thymosin Beta-4 (Tβ4) is an endogenous 43-amino-acid peptide regarded as the principal intracellular actin-sequestering factor, in…