Buy the GHK-Cu and KPV Skin Research Stack in Australia
Buy the GHK-Cu and KPV skin research stack in Australia from Macropus Peptides: two sealed vials, one of the copper tripeptide GHK-Cu and one of the tripeptide KPV, sold at a single price. Dermatology and wound-model laboratories study them together because they reach skin biology from opposite sides. GHK-Cu is linked in cell culture to collagen and matrix production by fibroblasts, while KPV, the C-terminal fragment of alpha-MSH, is studied for its effect on inflammatory signalling. The stack costs less than buying the two priced single vials, and separate vials let each be dissolved at its own strength or used alone as a control. Each vial is lyophilised and labelled with compound, strength, lot and storage temperature, and a certificate of analysis is available per lot. Add bacteriostatic water and your parcel ships from inside Australia to any Australian address. Sold only for in-vitro research to buyers aged 18 and over.
| Kit | Skin research stack GHK-Cu + KPV |
|---|---|
| Amount | stack |
| Form | Research kit |
| Contents | GHK-Cu and KPV in separate vials |
| Category | Kits, stacks and value packs |
| Storage | See label |
| Testing | HPLC purity and mass spectrometry identity, every batch |
| Certificate of analysis | Available for every lot, matched to the lot number on the label |
Buy the Skin Research Stack in Australia
This skin research stack pairs two short peptides that come up again and again in dermal and epithelial cell work: GHK-Cu and KPV. Macropus Peptides ships them as two separate freeze-dried vials under one listing, so a lab can set up matrix and inflammation experiments from a single order.
What is in the GHK-Cu and KPV stack
- A vial of GHK-Cu, the copper complex of glycyl-histidyl-lysine
- A vial of KPV, the tripeptide lysine-proline-valine
- Labels on both giving milligram content, batch code and freezer temperature
GHK-Cu is a three residue peptide that grips a copper(II) ion tightly, which gives the dry powder its distinctive blue colour. Human plasma was where it was first found, in work published in 1973. Its own listing is the GHK-Cu vial.
KPV is the last three amino acids of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone. It keeps much of the parent hormone's anti-inflammatory activity in models without the pigment signalling. Buy it on its own as KPV 10mg.
Why buy the skin research stack: copper peptide plus KPV
The two cover complementary parts of tissue biology. GHK-Cu is studied for building activity: a 1988 FEBS Letters paper reported more collagen made by cultured fibroblasts in its presence, and a 2015 BioMed Research International review mapped its reach across many gene pathways in skin cells. KPV is studied for calming activity: two 2008 papers, in Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, examined its uptake through the PepT1 transporter and its effect on inflammation in mouse colitis models. Studying the pair lets researchers separate matrix effects from inflammatory ones. Records sit in the GHK-Cu research studies and KPV research studies libraries.
Skin research stack specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Kit | Skin research stack GHK-Cu + KPV |
| Amount | stack |
| Form | Research kit |
| Contents | GHK-Cu and KPV in separate vials |
| Category | Kits, stacks and value packs |
| Storage | See label |
Each vial has its own lot, so ask for two certificates, quoting the code on each. Freeze both. Keep them dry. Keep them dark. Copper complexes are best left as powder until the day they are needed.
Skin research stack price in Australia
| Option | Price |
|---|---|
| Skin research stack GHK-Cu + KPV | $187.99 |
This pair costs less than GHK-Cu 50mg and KPV 10mg bought separately at list price. There is no premixed GHK-Cu and KPV vial, so separate vials are the only way to buy both; the GHK-Cu starter kit remains the option for labs wanting the copper peptide with syringes and swabs.
GHK-Cu and KPV stack: bac water maths in Australia
Add bacteriostatic water 10mL, as no diluent is supplied. Put 5 mL of water into a 50mg GHK-Cu vial for a 10 mg per mL stock. Ten milligrams of KPV dissolved to two millilitres is 5 mg per mL. Copper can speed oxidation in solution, so make up only what the protocol needs.
Buy the skin research stack online: status and delivery
No ARTG entry exists for either tripeptide, so our only market for them is in-vitro research. Scheduling is the TGA's call through the Poisons Standard. Orders are posted from Australia nationwide. Both singles belong to our recovery research range, and more combinations are in kits and stacks.
References
- Tripeptide in human serum which prolongs survival of normal liver cells and stimulates growth in neoplastic liver. Nature New Biology. 1973.
- Stimulation of collagen synthesis in fibroblast cultures by the tripeptide-copper complex glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine-Cu2+. FEBS Letters. 1988.
- PepT1-mediated tripeptide KPV uptake reduces intestinal inflammation. Gastroenterology. 2008.
- Melanocortin-derived tripeptide KPV has anti-inflammatory potential in murine models of inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2008.
Scientific content compiled from the peer-reviewed literature above by the Macropus Peptides technical team. Information is provided for research reference only.