Longevity & Mitochondrial
Mitochondrial-derived peptides and telomere/ageing research compounds.
4 compounds
Longevity
Early humanEpitalon
Epithalon · Epithalone
Pineal-derived tetrapeptide studied for telomerase activation and circadian regulation.
- Dose
- 5–10 mg
- Frequency
- Once daily during a course
- Half-life
- —
Longevity
Animal onlyHumanin
HN · MT-RNR2 peptide
First mitochondrial-derived peptide discovered, studied for cytoprotection and metabolism.
- Dose
- 0.5–2 mg
- Frequency
- 3x per week
- Half-life
- —
Longevity
Animal onlyMOTS-c
MOTSc · Mitochondrial-derived peptide MOTS-c
Mitochondrial-encoded peptide studied for insulin sensitivity and exercise capacity.
- Dose
- 2.5–10 mg
- Frequency
- 3x per week
- Half-life
- —
Longevity
Human trialsSS-31
Elamipretide · MTP-131
Cardiolipin-binding mitochondrial peptide, FDA-approved as elamipretide for Barth syndrome.
- Dose
- 5–40 mg
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Half-life
- 2 h