What does GHK-Cu stand for?
GHK is the amino-acid chain glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine, a three-part peptide that holds copper. Cu stands for the copper in that complex. This site's GHK-Cu profile lists the chemical name Copper Tripeptide-1, another name of copper peptide, and molecular weights of 340.38 daltons for the peptide alone and 402.92 daltons with the copper. A 1988 paper on skin cells cited on that page spells the complex as glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine-Cu2+. The letters are short for the chain, not a brand. On their own, they say nothing about whether a cream, a capsule, or a shot has been tested.
Copper peptides for skin and hair: what real people saw
Copper peptides for skin and hair: what real people saw
Studies in people from the compound pages this answer belongs to
- GHK-Cu
- Enhanced healing of ulcers in patients with diabetes by topical treatment with glycyl-l-histidyl-l-lysine copper 1994 PMID 17147644
- A prospective randomized evaluator-blinded trial of two potential wound healing agents for the treatment of venous stasis ulcers 1992 PMID 1495150
- Effects of topical copper tripeptide complex on CO2 laser-resurfaced skin 2006 PMID 16847171
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