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Dermal & Extracellular Matrix
Copper Chelation Dynamics & Fibroblast Procollagen Remodeling
Analytical laboratory profiles of copper-binding tripeptides studied for coordinate complex formation, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) homeostasis, decorin synthesis, and dermal fibroblast motility.
Signaling Focus: Copper (Cu2+) coordination geometry, TGF-beta signaling modulation, procollagen Type I and III transcription, MMP regulation.
1 Compound Monograph Indexed
Reagents in this Signaling Category
Human Trial DataCAS 49557-75-7
GHK-Cu
Copper Tripeptide-1 Complex (Gly-His-Lys:Cu2+)
C14H24CuN6O4403.92 g/molDermal & Extracellular Matrix
GHK-Cu is a naturally occurring tripeptide-copper coordinate complex identified in human plasma. Investigated in UK cosmetic chemistry and cellular biology laboratories for its regulation of matrix metalloproteinases, decorin, and collagen I/III biosynthesis.
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