The mitochondrial-derived peptide MOTS-c is a regulator of plasma metabolites and enhances insulin sensitivity

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• MOTS-c

  Mitochondrial-derived 16-residue peptide studied in metabolic-homeostasis and exercise-physiology research.
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• Epitalon — identity, chemistry and what the literature examined
  A four-residue peptide at 390 g/mol, among the smallest compounds in the research market. CAS, formula, sequence, and what the published work actually studied.
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• Semax — an ACTH fragment with a Pro-Gly-Pro tail
  Semax is ACTH (4-7) with a proline-glycine-proline tail attached. That tail is a design decision shared with Selank, and it explains both compounds.
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• Dihexa — why it is not really a peptide
  Dihexa is an angiotensin IV analog built with non-amino-acid components. Peptide COA conventions apply to it only partly, and that trips people up.
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• Has my peptide gone bad? What you can and cannot tell
  Some degradation is visible and some is completely invisible. What appearance actually tells you about a vial, and where looking stops working.
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