Peptide Database

GHK-Cu (Copper Peptide)

A naturally-occurring tripeptide-copper complex with characterized topical effects on skin, but speculative claims when used by injection.

IGF-1 LR3

A potent IGF-1 analog with documented cancer-promotion concerns when used chronically off-label for muscle growth.

Vosoritide

A C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) analog approved for height growth in children with achondroplasia. FDA-approved 2021 (Voxzogo) and EMA-approved same year. Phase 3 trials showed…

Elamipretide

A mitochondria-targeting tetrapeptide that became the first FDA-approved mitochondrial-targeted therapeutic when it received accelerated approval as Forzinity in September 2025 for Barth syndrome — an…

Abaloparatide

A synthetic analog of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) approved as an anabolic (bone-building) therapy for severe osteoporosis.

Icatibant

A synthetic decapeptide bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist for on-demand treatment of acute HAE attacks.

Octreotide

A synthetic somatostatin analog that has been a workhorse of endocrine and oncology practice since the 1980s.

Lutetium-177 dotatate

A peptide-receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) — somatostatin analog conjugated to a beta-emitting radionuclide. Marketed as Lutathera. FDA-approved 2018 based on the Phase 3 NETTER-1 trial…