Prism Labs

Research library

The research library

A closer look at every compound.

Where the research began. What the records tell us. How to understand the material in front of you.

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45 articles · Research context, clearly explained

Compounds

Research article 1: Sermorelin

The first 29 of human GHRH’s 44 amino acids, with nothing added.

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Compounds

Research article 2: TIRZ (GLP-2)

A lipid-linked peptide built to act on two related hormone receptors at once.

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Compounds

Research article 3: Melanotan II (MT-2)

Part of the hormone α-MSH, rebuilt in 1989 as a cyclic seven-residue peptide to study melanocortin receptors.

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Compounds

Research article 4: AOD-9604

The last 15 amino acids of human growth hormone, plus one tyrosine.

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Blends

Research article 5: Klow-80

A four-peptide blend, taken apart component by component.

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Compounds

Research article 6: Semax

A seven-residue analogue of an ACTH fragment, with more than two decades of research behind it.

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Compounds

Research article 7: Selank

A seven-residue analogue of tuftsin, from the same research tradition as its sister peptide.

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Compounds

Research article 8: DSIP

A nine-residue peptide first isolated in 1977, still an unresolved riddle.

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Compounds

Research article 9: GHK-Cu

A copper-binding tripeptide first reported in human plasma in 1973.

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Compounds

Research article 10: BPC-157

A fifteen-residue fragment first described in gastric-juice research in the early 1990s.

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Compounds

Research article 11: MOTS-c

A peptide encoded in mitochondrial DNA, first described in 2015.

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Compounds

Research article 12: SS-31

A cell-permeable tetrapeptide designed to reach the inner mitochondrial membrane.

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Compounds

Research article 13: TB-500

A trade name for peptides based on thymosin beta-4, the actin-binding protein found in most cells.

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Compounds

Research article 14: KPV

Three amino acids from the tail of α-MSH, studied as a peptide in their own right.

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Compounds

Research article 15: NAD+

A coenzyme found in every living cell, handled in the lab like a peptide.

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Compounds

Research article 16: Glutathione

Three amino acids with an unusual bond, and the most abundant small thiol inside cells.

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Compounds

Research article 17: Epitalon

Four amino acids, designed in St. Petersburg from the composition of a pineal-gland extract.

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Compounds

Research article 18: Thymosin Alpha-1

A 28-residue peptide first sequenced from calf thymus in 1977.

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Compounds

Research article 19: PT-141

A cyclic melanocortin peptide, one chemical group away from the compound it came from.

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Compounds

Research article 20: 5-amino-1MQ

A small molecule, not a peptide, built to block one enzyme in nicotinamide metabolism.

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Compounds

Research article 21: Ipamorelin

A five-residue peptide described in 1998 as the first selective growth hormone secretagogue.

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Compounds

Research article 22: Tesamorelin

All 44 amino acids of human GHRH, plus one small chemical cap.

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Compounds

Research article 23: RETA (GLP-3)

A large synthetic peptide built to act on several hormone receptors at once.

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Blends

Research article 24: Glow-70

Three peptides in one vial, taken apart component by component.

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Blends

Research article 25: CJC / Ipamorelin (No DAC)

Two peptides, two receptors, one vial, and what “No DAC” means.

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Lab essentials

Research article 26: Prism H2O

Sterile water with one added ingredient, and why that ingredient matters in the lab.

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Comparisons

Research article 27: CJC-1295 with DAC vs without

One added chemical group changes how long the peptide stays in the blood.

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Comparisons

Research article 28: Semax vs Selank

Two seven-residue peptides with the same tail and different parents.

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Comparisons

Research article 29: BPC-157 vs TB-500

Two unrelated peptides that keep turning up in the same studies.

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Comparisons

Research article 30: Klow vs Glow

Two blends that share three peptides. One extra ingredient makes the difference.

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Comparisons

Research article 31: Tesamorelin vs Sermorelin

One keeps the whole hormone and protects its start. The other keeps only the first 29 amino acids.

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Comparisons

Research article 32: Bacteriostatic vs sterile water

Same water, one preservative apart. That difference decides how many times a vial can be used.

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Comparisons

Research article 33: Nasal spray vs vial

One arrives as powder, the other ready to use. How the two formats differ in the lab.

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Guides

Research article 34: What our lab reports show

Purity and measured content across every report we have published.

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Guides

Research article 35: Where to buy peptides

Eight checks that separate a documented supplier from a risky one.

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Guides

Research article 36: How to read a peptide COA

Three results, three different questions. Read them separately.

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Guides

Research article 37: How to store peptides

What water, heat, light and repeated freezing do to a peptide, and how to limit each.

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Guides

Research article 38: How to reconstitute peptides

Seven steps from dry powder to a clear, labeled vial, plus the concentration math.

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Research article 39: What are research peptides?

What the RUO label means, where it comes from, and what it does not promise.

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Research article 40: How long bacteriostatic water lasts

Unopened, opened and mixed: three different clocks.

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Guides

Research article 41: What the HHS peptide policy changed

Six peptides, prescription compounding only, and no FDA approval.

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Guides

Research article 42: What are peptides?

Short chains of amino acids, and why one word covers so many different products.

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Guides

Research article 43: How much water each vial needs

Every vial in our catalog, with the volume and the concentration it gives.

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Guides

Research article 44: Do peptides need ice during shipping?

Why dry vials travel without cold packs, and what to do when yours arrive.

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Guides

Research article 45: Blend vs separate vials

What you gain and give up with one vial, with the prices side by side.

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