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Bibliothèque des molécules

Each molecule explained clearly and without jargon: understandable for a beginner, useful for an experienced reader, quick to review for a professional.

Available fact sheets

Sheets are grouped by editorial selection, so you can enter through the theme that interests you rather than an alphabetical list.

Understanding metabolism

The molecules studied around appetite, satiety and energy use.

Metabolic regulation

Retatrutide

Also known as Reta, R3

Why is this molecule so widely discussed? Triple GLP-1 / GIP / glucagon agonism and metabolic research.

~7 min readUnderstand this molecule

Metabolic regulation

Cagrilintide

Also known as AM833, Cagri, Analogue d'amyline

Another satiety pathway: amylin, its AMY1-3 receptors and a logic different from GLP-1.

~8 min readExplore the research

Metabolism & cellular energy

5-Amino-1MQ

Also known as 5-amino-1-méthylquinolinium, 5A1MQ, NNMTi

Blocking an enzyme rather than mimicking a hormone: NNMT, methylation and energy metabolism.

~9 min readExplore the mechanisms

Exploring cognition

Neuropeptides and preparations studied in the field of brain signalling.

Cognition & Neuroscience

Semax

Also known as ACTH(4-10) Pro-Gly-Pro, Heptapeptide MEHFPGP

A neuroactive peptide studied around cognition, stress and brain signalling.

~6 min readExplore the research

Cognition & Neuroscience

Selank

Also known as TP-7, Analogue de tuftsine

At the crossroads of immunity and neurobiology: research centred on anxiety and emotional balance.

~6 min readSee why it intrigues

Cognition & Neuroscience

Delta Sleep-Inducing Peptide (DSIP)

Also known as DSIP, Nonapeptide WAGGDASGE

A peptide discovered in 1977, still without an identified receptor: one of the open files of sleep research.

~6 min readSee why it intrigues

Cognition & Neuroscience

Cerebrolysin

Also known as Préparation peptidique neurotrophique

A peptide preparation with an old clinical corpus, studied in stroke, dementia and head trauma.

~7 min readUnderstand this molecule

Repair and regeneration

Work concerning tissues, the extracellular matrix and recovery.

Repair & Recovery

GHK-Cu

Also known as Glycyl-L-Histidyl-L-Lysine cuivré, Tripeptide-1 cuivré

A peptide naturally present in the body, at the crossroads of skin, tissue repair and cell signalling.

~6 min readSee why it intrigues

Repair & Recovery

ARA-290

Also known as Cibinetide, Peptide dérivé de l'érythropoïétine

The tissue effects of EPO, without its action on red blood cells: a dissociation that intrigues research.

~6 min readExplore the mechanisms

Repair & Recovery

Glow70

Also known as Complexe GHK-Cu / BPC-157 / TB-500

Three peptides documented separately, brought together in one complex: what that changes when reading the data.

~6 min readUnderstand this complex

Repair & Recovery

Klow80

Also known as Complexe GHK-Cu / KPV / BPC-157 / TB-500

Four repair peptides in a single vial: documented separately, to be read with method.

~7 min readUnderstand this complex

Hormonal axes

The molecules studied upstream of or within hormonal regulation.

Hormonal Health & Reproduction

Kisspeptin-10 (Metastin 45-54)

Also known as KP-10, Métastine 45-54

From a metastasis-suppressor gene to the conductor of the hormonal axis: an unexpected scientific story.

~6 min readExplore the research

Hormonal Health & Reproduction

Gonadotrophine chorionique humaine (hCG)

Also known as Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, Choriogonadotropine

A hormone described for nearly a century, a potent LH analogue, with a well-established regulatory status.

~6 min readUnderstand this molecule

Hormonal Health & Reproduction

Bremelanotide (PT-141)

Also known as PT-141, Vyleesi®

An analogue designed for pigmentation, which became a case study on the central circuits of desire.

~6 min readSee why it intrigues

Skin and pigmentation

Pigmentation, skin matrix and cosmetic research.

Melanotan-I (afamelanotide)

Also known as MT-1, Afamelanotide, Scenesse®, [Nle4, D-Phe7]-α-MSH

The regulatory exception of its family: a selective analogue, a reference for the study of melanogenesis.

~6 min readUnderstand this molecule

Melanotan-II (MT-II)

Also known as MT-2, Melanotan-II

A non-selective analogue: what the simultaneous activation of several melanocortin receptors reveals.

~6 min readExplore the mechanisms

Cosmetic research

AHK-Cu

Also known as Tripeptide AHK, Complexe cuivré Ala-His-Lys

The discreet cousin of GHK-Cu, studied around the hair follicle and the skin matrix.

~4 min readExplore the research

Cosmetic research

SNAP-8

Also known as Acétyl octapeptide-3, Argireline®-8

A topical approach inspired by the biology of the SNARE complex, studied in cosmetology.

~4 min readExplore the mechanisms

Cosmetic research

Hyaluronic Acid

Also known as Hyaluronane, HA

The reference for skin hydration, explained by its biology rather than its reputation.

~4 min readUnderstand this molecule

Upcoming fact sheets

Other molecules will progressively join the library, with the same educational care.

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