Cortagen

Description

Cortagen — Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly (AEDG) Tetrapeptide

Cortagen is a synthetic short-chain tetrapeptide with the sequence Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly, supplied for in vitro laboratory research only.

Research context

Preclinical literature on this bioregulator peptide class has examined activity in cell-culture models of BDNF expression, synaptic protein turnover, and gene-expression regulation in central nervous system tissue. Investigators use it in in vitro assays of neuronal signalling and transcriptional-regulation designs developed to probe short-peptide/DNA-binding bioregulator mechanisms across cultured neural cell lines. Reported study designs include quantitative PCR analysis of gene-expression profiles, chromatin-binding assays, and immunocytochemical staining of synaptic marker proteins in primary neuronal cultures derived from cortical and hippocampal tissue. As a member of the short-chain bioregulator peptide family, Cortagen is also referenced in comparative literature alongside related tetrapeptide bioregulators investigated for tissue-specific gene-expression effects, with additional study designs pairing chromatographic stability analysis with cultured-tissue gene-expression panels across multiple neural cell-line models.

Specification

• Available sizes: 20mg
• Form: lyophilised powder
• Purity: ≥99% (HPLC)
• Testing: independently lot-tested by Horizon Analytical · Certificate of Analysis per lot

For laboratory research use only. This material is supplied to qualified researchers and institutions for in vitro investigational use. It is not a drug, food, cosmetic or medical device. It is not intended for human or veterinary use, for diagnosis, treatment, cure or prevention of any disease, or for any use outside a controlled laboratory environment. No statement on this site has been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Keep out of reach of children.

Related Research

Compound family: Cartalax, Crystagen, Adamax, ARA-290, DSIP

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