GHK-Cu
Copper Peptide · Copper tripeptide-1
A copper-binding tripeptide (glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine with copper) naturally present in plasma, studied for extracellular-matrix remodeling, collagen and elastin synthesis, and anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity in skin and tissue repair.
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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.
Half-life
Systemic half-life not well characterized; typically studied topically. Half-life is an educational pharmacology figure, drawn from public sources, and is not a schedule or dosing instruction.
Storage & handling
Supplied lyophilized; store cool, reconstitute before use, then refrigerate and protect from light. Topical formulations vary.
References
- Pickart & Margolina (PMC6073405)
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Common questions
GHK-Cu, answered plainly.
01What is GHK-Cu?+
A copper-binding tripeptide (glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine with copper) naturally present in plasma, studied for extracellular-matrix remodeling, collagen and elastin synthesis, and anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity in skin and tissue repair. It is also referred to as Copper Peptide, Copper tripeptide-1. It is listed here under Healing / Recovery as educational reference, which is not a recommendation to use it.
02Is GHK-Cu 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 GHK-Cu?+
Systemic half-life not well characterized; typically studied topically. 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 GHK-Cu stored and handled?+
Supplied lyophilized; store cool, reconstitute before use, then refrigerate and protect from light. Topical formulations vary. 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 GHK-Cu are commonly sold?+
Commonly listed vial strengths are 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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