Glutathione (GSH) is a tripeptide molecule made from three amino acids: Cysteine (rate-limiting amino acid-contains sulfur) Glycine Glutamate It exists in two forms: Reduced glutathione (GSH) : Active form, the antioxidant Oxidized glutathione (GSSG) : Inactive form, created when GSH neutralizes free radicals The GSH:GSSG ratio is a critical marker of oxidative stress
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GHK-Cu peptide is a copper-bound form of the tripeptide glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine, also called GHK, Cu-GHK, GHK copper, or copper tripeptide [1], [9]
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2020;232 doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119736
What GHK-Cu Actually Does in the Skin GHK-Cu is a naturally occurring copper-binding tripeptide: glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine complexed with a copper ion