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Epitalon

Synthetic peptide

  • FormulaC14H22N4O9
  • Molecular weight390.35 g/mol
  • CAS number307297-39-8
  • PubMed results63

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Identification

Field of researchAnti-ageing research
FormulaC14H22N4O9
Molecular weight390.35 g/mol
CAS number307297-39-8, 64082-79-7
Also known asEpithalon, Epithalone, Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly, AE-0 peptide, O65P17785G, alanyl-glutamyl-aspartyl-glycine, RefChem:921052, Epithalamin, Epithalamine, Epithalon?
PubChemCID 219042

Summary

Epitalon is a synthetic peptide, telomerase activator, and putative anti-aging compound, which was identified as the putative active component of a bovine pineal gland extract known as epithalamin.

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Published research

Titles are shown as published. Listing a paper is not an endorsement of its findings, and many papers on research peptides are laboratory or animal studies: the type of study is shown when PubMed records it.

  1. Overview of Epitalon-Highly Bioactive Pineal Tetrapeptide with Promising PropertiesReviewAraj SK, Brzezik J, Mądra-Gackowska K et al. · Int J Mol Sci, 2025 · PMID 40141333 · DOI
  2. Peptides and AgeingReviewKhavinson VKh · Neuro Endocrinol Lett, 2002 · PMID 12374906
  3. Therapeutic peptides in gerontology: mechanisms and applications for healthy agingReviewMavrych V, Shypilova I, Bolgova O · Front Aging, 2026 · PMID 42021992 · DOI
  4. Epitalon increases telomere length in human cell lines through telomerase upregulation or ALT activityResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tAl-Dulaimi S, Thomas R, Matta S et al. · Biogerontology, 2025 · PMID 40908429 · DOI
  5. The Antioxidant Tetrapeptide Epitalon Enhances Delayed Wound Healing in an in Vitro Model of Diabetic RetinopathyResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tGatta M, Dovizio M, Milillo C et al. · Stem Cell Rev Rep, 2025 · PMID 40493162 · DOI
  6. Epitalon protects against post-ovulatory aging-related damage of mouse oocytes in vitroResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tYue X, Liu SL, Guo JN et al. · Aging (Albany NY), 2022 · PMID 35413689 · DOI
  7. Effect of the synthetic pineal peptide epitalon on spontaneous carcinogenesis in female C3H/He miceResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tKossoy G, Anisimov VN, Ben-Hur H et al. · In Vivo, 2006 · PMID 16634527
  8. Epitalon influences pineal secretion in stress-exposed rats in the daytimeSibarov DA, Kovalenko RI, Malinin VV et al. · Neuro Endocrinol Lett, 2002 · PMID 12500171

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Data provenance

DataSourceRecord
Chemical identity and structurePubChemCID 219042
Published literaturePubMedSearch on PubMed
Summary sentenceWikipediaEpitalon

Data retrieved 2026-10-08. See About for the sources. How the data is collected and checked: Methods.