AHK-CU

Identity & specification

Amount in vial

Contents

ahk-cu

Purity

>99%

SKU

ahk-cu

5 or more 5%
10 or more 10%
50 or more 20%
100 or more 25%

$40.05 $60.08Price range: $40.05 through $60.08

Purity

≥99%

Storage

Refrigerate 2–8°C

COA

With every order

Use

Research only

For research use only. Not for human or veterinary use, diagnostic procedures, or food applications. Buyer assumes all responsibility for safe handling and lawful use.

Description

Specifications

  • Form: White to slightly blue lyophilized powder
  • Standard vial size: research-grade, typically supplied in mg quantities
  • Purity: ≥99% (HPLC & Mass Spec verified)
  • Sequence: Tripeptide-copper complex, Ala-His-Lys-Cu(II)
  • Storage: Store lyophilized powder at -20°C, protect from light; refrigerate at 2–8°C once reconstituted

Overview

AHK-Cu is a structural analog of GHK-Cu, substituting alanine for glycine in the tripeptide backbone, studied specifically for its melanogenesis-modulating activity in pigmentation research.

Mechanism & Research Findings

Like GHK-Cu, AHK-Cu delivers chelated copper to tissue, but research has focused specifically on its capacity to downregulate tyrosinase activity — the rate-limiting enzyme in melanin synthesis — in melanocyte cell-culture models, distinguishing it from GHK-Cu’s primary focus on collagen/MMP remodeling. This has made AHK-Cu a compound of interest in pigmentation and skin-brightening research pathways.

Research Applications

  • Tyrosinase activity and melanogenesis research
  • Melanocyte cell-culture studies
  • Comparative structure-activity research vs. GHK-Cu

For laboratory research use only. Not for human consumption, diagnostic, or therapeutic use.

Additional information

Dosage

100mg, 50mg

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