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Cognitive / Longevity

Epithalon

Epitalon · AEDG

A synthetic pineal tetrapeptide (Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly) derived from the peptide complex epithalamin, studied in aging and longevity research for reported effects on telomerase activity and melatonin/circadian regulation. Preclinical / investigational.

Epithalon
Category
Cognitive / Longevity
Half-life
Not established
Common vial
10, 50, 100 mg
Regulatory
Research only

Tracking and educational reference only, on values you enter or import yourself. Not medical advice or a dosing recommendation.

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Regulatory status

Research only

This substance is sold and handled as a research material and is not approved for human use. There is no approved label, which means there is no agency-reviewed information about how it should be handled, who should avoid it, or what happens alongside other medicines.

Not approved for human use

A regulatory status describes paperwork, not safety. An approved compound can still be wrong for a given person, and an unapproved one is neither thereby dangerous nor thereby fine.

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Half-life

Not established (no published human PK); expected short for a linear tetrapeptide. Half-life is an educational pharmacology figure, drawn from public sources, and is not a schedule or dosing instruction.

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Storage & handling

Lyophilized powder kept frozen or refrigerated and protected from light; reconstituted solutions refrigerated, used within a limited window.

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References

  • Review literature (PMC11943447); no authoritative PK value found

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Common questions

Epithalon, answered plainly.

01What is Epithalon?+

A synthetic pineal tetrapeptide (Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly) derived from the peptide complex epithalamin, studied in aging and longevity research for reported effects on telomerase activity and melatonin/circadian regulation. Preclinical / investigational. It is also referred to as Epitalon, AEDG. It is listed here under Cognitive / Longevity as educational reference, which is not a recommendation to use it.

02Is Epithalon FDA approved?+

Research only. This substance is sold and handled as a research material and is not approved for human use. There is no approved label, which means there is no agency-reviewed information about how it should be handled, who should avoid it, or what happens alongside other medicines.

03What is the half-life of Epithalon?+

Not established (no published human PK); expected short for a linear tetrapeptide. A half-life is an educational pharmacology figure describing how long the body takes to clear half of a substance. It is not a schedule and does not imply one.

04How is Epithalon stored and handled?+

Lyophilized powder kept frozen or refrigerated and protected from light; reconstituted solutions refrigerated, used within a limited window. Storage conditions come from a manufacturer's own label where one exists, and a compound with no approved label has no agency-reviewed handling instructions at all.

05What vial strengths of Epithalon are commonly sold?+

Commonly listed vial strengths are 10, 50, 100 mg. A vial strength is a market fact about how a product is packaged. It is not a dose, and it says nothing about how much of anything belongs in any person.

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Educational reference only, compiled from public sources. Not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or a dosing recommendation, and not a recommendation to use any compound. Many compounds listed are research materials not approved for human use. Consult a qualified professional.