What is Epithalon? Tetrapeptide research

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Epithalon is a synthetic tetrapeptide with the sequence Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly. Published papers also spell it epitalon. Both names refer to the same short sequence, which is discussed as a fragment related to epithalamin, a pineal polypeptide preparation. This page is a research guide. The catalogue SKU, price, and Canada fulfilment sit on the Epithalon 10 mg product page. A published lot, when listed, sits on the Epithalon certificate anchor.

Structure

Laboratory descriptions of this material usually focus on four points:

• A four-residue sequence, Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly, that can be synthesized and checked by mass spectrometry

• The epitalon spelling used in much of the pineal-peptide literature, versus the catalogue spelling epithalon

• Relationship to epithalamin as a historical source mixture, not as a substitute for a defined synthetic lot

• Identity and chromatographic purity on the Certificate of Analysis for the vial in hand

Exact sequence notation on a lot report outranks a general article. Do not treat a neighbouring peptide’s certificate as documentation for this SKU.

Mechanisms discussed in research settings

Papers place the tetrapeptide in cellular-aging and pineal-related models, including:

• Telomerase expression and telomere-length readouts in cell-culture systems

• Markers tied to circadian and pineal signalling in controlled models

• Oxidative-stress enzyme measurements reported alongside those assays

• Comparisons with other short peptides that appear in the same longevity literature, without ranking them

Those results stay inside the model that produced them. A mechanism note is not a use instruction, and it is not evidence that the solid changes human aging.

What this guide is not

It is not a ranked longevity list. For the multi-compound roundup, see Longevity peptides under study, 2026. Mitochondrial SKUs as a group are listed under Mitochondrial Research Peptides Canada.

Documentation and RUO

Identity and purity are analytical questions. How to read a peptide Certificate of Analysis explains HPLC versus mass spectrometry.

Research use only. Not for human or veterinary use.