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Also known as: Pepaxto Melflufen was an FDA-approved peptide-drug conjugate for a blood cancer called multiple myeloma. 📖 Read the

Melanotan II is a synthetic peptide that activates melanocortin receptors throughout the body—darkening skin, suppressing appetite, and enhancing sexual arou…

Also known as: Afamelanotide precursor analog Melanotan I is a synthetic version of alpha-MSH—your body’s natural tanning signal—designed to darken

Also known as: MCH MCH is the neuropeptide that controls REM sleep—the stage where you dream. 📖 Read the full

Also known as: Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 The original palmitoylated matrikine peptide. Largest clinical study in the Cluster G group — 93

Combination of palmitoyl tripeptide-1 (collagen-stimulating matrikine) and palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7 (anti-inflammatory). Small manufacturer-associated clinical trials support modest wrinkle-reducing effects at 2–5%

Magainins are antimicrobial peptides discovered in 1987 from the skin of the African clawed frog. 📖 Read the full Magainins

Also known as: Lutetium Lu 177 dotatate Lutathera is an FDA-approved radioactive peptide drug that delivers targeted radiation directly to

Also known as: Cathelicidin, human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide The only human cathelicidin, studied for antimicrobial activity and wound healing. Preclinical

Livagen (Lys-Glu-Asp-Ala) is a synthetic tetrapeptide developed by Vladimir Khavinson’s bioregulatory peptide research program in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is