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Laboratory reference

Research protocol library

Practical laboratory workflows for every reference material in our catalog: preparation math, assay selection, controls, handling, storage and documentation.

For laboratory research use only. Material is supplied as a research reference standard and is not approved by Health Canada. These protocols are compiled from published literature and supplier documentation as reference information, not medical advice, and they are not clinical protocols. Anyone with a health condition or on medication should speak to a physician first.

Multi-compound protocols

Six phased protocols pairing compounds that are commonly run together, each with its components, phases and handling notes.

Single-compound protocols

One page per reference material: target, diluent, reconstitution concentrations computed for the vial size we ship, working range, stability and handling.

18 protocols

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Metabolic

Retatrutide

Triple agonist at GLP-1R, GIPR and GCGR. The gGlu-C20 fatty-diacid arm drives albumin binding, which is what separates its kinetics from the native ligands.

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Healing

BPC-157

A 15-residue partial sequence (GEPPPGKPADDAGLV) of a protein found in gastric juice. Preclinical work centres on angiogenesis, fibroblast migration and the nitric-oxide pathway.

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Growth Axis

Ipamorelin

Selective GHS-R1a (ghrelin receptor) agonist, a pentapeptide. Its experimental signature is receptor selectivity: published work reports little ACTH or cortisol release relative to earlier secretagogues.

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Growth Axis

CJC-1295 No DAC

GHRH-receptor agonist based on GHRH(1-29), supplied without the drug-affinity complex. The no-DAC form is the short-acting analog.

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Longevity

MOTS-c

A 16-residue mitochondrial-derived peptide encoded within 12S rRNA and translated in the cytoplasm. Published work links it to AMPK signalling and metabolic homeostasis.

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Reconstitution

Bacteriostatic Water

Sterile water containing 0.9% benzyl alcohol as a bacteriostatic preservative. A diluent, not a test article.

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Healing

KPV

Lys-Pro-Val, the C-terminal tripeptide of alpha-MSH. Studied for anti-inflammatory signalling independent of pigmentation pathways.

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Healing

TB-500

Thymosin beta-4 related material, studied for actin sequestration, cell migration and angiogenesis. Structurally unrelated to BPC-157 despite the two being routinely discussed together.

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Researcher organizing samples for a receptor assay
Growth Axis

Tesamorelin

Stabilized GHRH(1-44) analog carrying a trans-3-hexenoyl modification that resists DPP-4 cleavage. Same receptor as CJC-1295, different backbone and different stabilization strategy.

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Longevity

NAD+

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, a redox coenzyme and the substrate consumed by sirtuins, PARPs and CD38. Not a peptide.

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Longevity

SS-31

Mitochondria-targeting tetrapeptide (elamipretide) that binds cardiolipin on the inner mitochondrial membrane. The alternating aromatic-cationic motif is what drives the mitochondrial localization.

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Cosmetic

GHK-Cu

Copper(II)-binding tripeptide (Gly-His-Lys). Studied as a copper shuttle and in extracellular-matrix remodelling and fibroblast-signalling models.

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Wellness

PT-141

Melanocortin-receptor agonist (bremelanotide) with activity at MC3R and MC4R. Central-nervous-system signalling, mechanistically distinct from peripheral nitric-oxide/cGMP pathways.

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Longevity

Thymosin Alpha-1

28-residue immunomodulatory peptide, N-terminally acetylated. Studied in Toll-like-receptor and T-cell maturation signalling.

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Wellness

HCG

Human chorionic gonadotropin, a heterodimeric glycoprotein hormone (alpha and beta subunits with attached carbohydrate). Acts at the LH/CG receptor. Reference standard for endocrine and receptor-binding work.

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Neuro

Semax

Heptapeptide ACTH(4-10) analog with a C-terminal Pro-Gly-Pro extension. Studied in BDNF/TrkB and neurotrophic signalling models.

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Neuro

Selank

Tuftsin-family heptapeptide with a Pro-Gly-Pro extension. Studied in GABAergic, enkephalin and neuroimmune signalling models.

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Metabolic

Tirzepatide

Dual agonist at GIPR and GLP-1R, 39 residues with a C20 fatty-diacid arm. No glucagon-receptor arm, which is the design difference from retatrutide.

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