Name: AHK-CU Raws 10g
Brand: Uther Peptide
SKU: UP-AHK-CU-RAWS-10G
Price: 300.00 USD
Availability: InStock

What is AHK-Cu?

AHK-Cu pairs a short three-amino-acid backbone with a bound copper ion, coordinated mainly through the histidine imidazole ring. This copper-peptide architecture places it in the same broad family as the better-known GHK-Cu, though the two are distinct molecules with different sequences and reported activity profiles.

How it is understood to work

The bound copper ion gives the complex redox activity, allowing it to participate in electron-transfer reactions relevant to oxidative signaling. In cell and tissue models, AHK-Cu has been associated with upregulation of collagen and elastin gene expression and with cues that influence dermal fibroblast and hair-follicle cell behavior.

Research status

Research on AHK-Cu spans in vitro fibroblast assays, skin-equivalent models, and early work on hair-follicle activity, alongside broader interest in wound-healing and anti-inflammatory pathways. Evidence is concentrated at the cell-culture and animal-model stage; there are no approved drug products built on this exact peptide.

This listing: Uther Peptide AHK-Cu

Brand: Uther Peptide

Lab testing

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Specifications

Compound: AHK-Cu
Also known as: Copper Tripeptide-3, Alanyl-Histidyl-Lysine-Copper
Class: Copper-binding tripeptide complex
Form: Raw powder (bulk, not in vials)
Molecular formula: C₁₅H₂₄ClCuN₆O₄
Molecular weight: 451.39 g/mol
Stated purity: 99%
Sequence: Ala-His-Lys-Cu

Handling & storage

Supplied as a raw powder rather than a pre-filled vial kit; copper-peptide complexes are characteristically blue in solution, and the dry powder should be kept sealed, cool, and away from moisture to prevent premature complex degradation.

Questions

How is AHK-Cu different from GHK-Cu?

Both are copper-binding tripeptides used in skin research, but they have different amino-acid sequences (Ala-His-Lys vs Gly-His-Lys) and are studied as distinct molecules with their own, only partially overlapping, activity data.

Why is this sold as a raw powder rather than a vial kit?

Raw powder format is intended for external or formulation-based laboratory work rather than reconstitution into an injectable-style research solution, so it is packaged and priced differently from the lyophilized single-peptide vials.

For laboratory research use only. Not for human or veterinary use. Nothing on this page is medical advice.