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What AHK-Cu is
AHK-Cu is a small copper-carrying peptide (alanine-histidine-lysine), a relative of the better-known GHK-Cu. It is supplied as an analytical-grade reference material for laboratory research.
What it does — in plain terms
Like its cousin GHK-Cu, AHK-Cu is a copper peptide — and copper is a mineral the body relies on for building and repair. In research it's looked at mostly around skin and hair follicles: studies explore whether it can support the tiny structures where hair grows and help with skin repair. It's less studied than GHK-Cu, so much of the interest is in how the two compare.
Here's where AHK-Cu actually shows up in the published research:
- Hair-follicle biology
- Skin repair
- How copper peptides signal to cells
Plain-language explanations describe what researchers study — not what any product does for a person, and not medical advice. Every material here is sold for laboratory research use only and is not for human or animal use.
Reconstitution reference
Standard laboratory reconstitution volumes for AHK-Cu, from the VNG Reconstitution Sheet. See the full reconstitution guide for the method and concentration math.
| Product | Vial | Bacteriostatic water | Resulting concentration |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHK-Cu | 50 mg | 1.5 mL | ~33.3 mg/mL |
| AHK-Cu | 100 mg | 3 mL | ~33.3 mg/mL |
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