Skin

GHK Basic.

Available Variants

50 mg

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Research area: Skin

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For research purposes only. Not intended for use in humans or animals.

Skin & anti-aging research

About GHK Basic

GHK Basic is studied in dermatological and anti-aging research, e.g. in relation to skin and pigmentation models. GHK has a high affinity for copper(II) and spontaneously forms GHK-Cu once free copper is available. Without complexed copper, the direct cofactor function for lysyl oxidase is absent. One study nonetheless found that copper-free GHK also increased proliferation markers in keratinocytes.

Research Application

GHK Basic is used to distinguish copper-dependent from copper-independent effects of the tripeptide — for example in comparative designs against GHK-Cu.

Important to know

Claims circulating online are often not backed by valid clinical data. Treat all information as a starting point for your own scientific research, not as usage guidance.

Content 50 mg

Form Lyophilized powder

Category Skin

Purity & Identity see lab reports →

Sequence / Structure Free tripeptide Gly-His-Lys (GHK) without a chelated copper ion — the same amino-acid sequence as GHK-Cu, but not present as a copper complex.

Regulatory Status A freely available, unregulated peptide. Unlike GHK-Cu, no comparable regulatory status exists for the copper-free variant; published data specific to copper-free GHK is considerably more limited.

Sequence and regulatory status data are based on publicly available sources and refer to the compound in general, not to a specific product.

Research Overview

The evidence base for skin and pigmentation peptides is largely based on preclinical and early clinical investigations.

Choi HR, et al. J Pept Sci. 2012;18(11):685–690. PMID 23019153

References without a PMID can be located via the respective publisher. This overview does not claim to be exhaustive.

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