Research library
Plain-language summaries of the published research behind the peptides we supply, with full references, plus practical guides to lab reports, storage and handling. For laboratory research use only.
Buying and lab guides
Buying and lab guidesHow to choose a research peptide supplier in the UK and USA practical checklist for choosing a research peptide supplier: batch lab reports, identity and purity testing, storage, delivery and support.Buying and lab guidesHow to read a peptide certificate of analysis: HPLC, LC-MS, endotoxinA section-by-section guide to a peptide certificate of analysis: HPLC purity, LC-MS identity, content, endotoxin, sterility and heavy metals.Buying and lab guidesHow to store research peptides: temperature, light, moisture and timeHow to store lyophilized and dissolved research peptides: freezer temperatures, light, moisture, freezing and thawing, and which peptides need extra care.Buying and lab guidesHandling lyophilized peptides in the lab: solvents, technique and concentrationsHow to dissolve and handle lyophilized research peptides in the lab: choosing a solvent, sterile technique, working out concentrations and storing solutions.
Tissue research
Tissue researchBPC-157 research overview: origin, mechanisms and what studies reportBPC-157 explained: where the peptide comes from, the tissue-repair and angiogenesis studies behind it, proposed mechanisms and the limits of the evidence.Tissue researchTB-500 and thymosin beta-4: structure, active sites and researchWhat TB-500 is, how it relates to thymosin beta-4, the actin-binding and Ac-SDKP active sites, and the wound and cardiac studies behind the research.Tissue researchBPC-157 vs TB-500: how the two tissue-research peptides compareBPC-157 and TB-500 compared: origin, size, mechanisms, the models each has been studied in, and why researchers often study them side by side.Tissue researchGHK-Cu copper peptide research: skin, connective tissue and gene dataGHK-Cu explained: the natural copper-binding tripeptide, its studied effects on collagen and connective tissue, the gene-expression data and lab handling tips.
Metabolic research
Metabolic researchRetatrutide research: the GIP, GLP-1 and glucagon triple agonistRetatrutide (LY3437943) explained: how the triple GIP, GLP-1 and glucagon agonist works and what phase 2 trials in obesity, diabetes and liver fat reported.Metabolic researchTirzepatide vs semaglutide: molecules, mechanisms and head-to-head trialsTirzepatide and semaglutide compared: how the dual GIP/GLP-1 and GLP-1 agonists are built, and what the STEP, SURMOUNT and SURPASS trials reported.Metabolic researchCagrilintide, eloralintide and amylin analogues: the research so farAmylin biology and the long-acting analogues cagrilintide and eloralintide, including the combination with semaglutide and the latest phase 2 and 3 trials.
Growth hormone research
Neuropeptides
Mitochondria and ageing
Mitochondria and ageingMOTS-c and SS-31: two peptides at the centre of mitochondrial researchMOTS-c, a peptide encoded in mitochondrial DNA, and SS-31 (elamipretide), which binds cardiolipin: how each works and what the key studies reported.Mitochondria and ageingEpithalon research: the pineal tetrapeptide, telomerase and ageing studiesEpithalon (Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly) explained: its pineal origin, the telomerase and mouse lifespan studies, proposed mechanisms and the limits of the evidence.Mitochondria and ageingNAD+ research: the cofactor behind energy metabolism, sirtuins and ageingNAD+ explained: its roles in redox reactions, sirtuins and PARPs, the decline with age, the NR and NMN precursors, and notes for handling NAD+ in the lab.