Bioactivity | Copper tripeptide (GHK-Cu) is a tripeptide. During wound healing, copper tripeptide may be freed from existing extracellular proteins via proteolysis and serves as a chemoattractant for inflammatory and endothelial cells. Copper tripeptide has been shown to increase messenger RNA production for collagen, elastin, proteoglycans, and glycosaminoglycans in fibroblasts. Copper tripeptide is a natural modulator of multiple cllular pathways in skin regeneration[1]. | ||||||
Invitro | Copper tripeptide (1 nM; 0-96 hours) affects irradiated fibroblasts such that their population-doubling times approximated that of controls[1].Copper tripeptide (1 nM; 0-120 hours) significantly produces more basic fibroblast growth factors than normal controls at a 24-hour interval of irradiated fibroblasts[1]. | ||||||
Name | Copper tripeptide | ||||||
CAS | 89030-95-5 | ||||||
Formula | C14H21CuN6O4 | ||||||
Molar Mass | 400.90 | ||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||
Storage | Sealed storage, away from moisture and light
*In solvent : -80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month (sealed storage, away from moisture and light) |