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Experimental • Not FDA-approved

AEDG tetrapeptide cell research

Epithalon (Epitalon)

Epithalon, also spelled epitalon, is a short AEDG peptide studied in cultured cells for telomere- and telomerase-related measurements. Those laboratory findings do not show human life extension.

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Compound typeSynthetic four-amino-acid peptide
Evidence baseHuman cell cultures and preclinical studies
Regulatory contextInvestigational / Not FDA-approved
Page purposeResearch and calculation

Compound calculator

Epithalon (Epitalon) reconstitution calculator

Enter the values printed on your vial and the liquid volume you added to calculate concentration, liquid volume, and the corresponding mark on a U-100 syringe scale.

Selected peptide or compoundEpithalon (Epitalon)
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Enter the three required values to see the mathematical result.

This calculator performs arithmetic using values you enter. It does not select or recommend an amount, schedule, treatment, preparation method, or method of administration.

Research overview

What is Epithalon (Epitalon)?

Epithalon refers in the research literature to the four-residue Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly (AEDG) peptide. It is not the same as the three-residue AED peptide associated with Cartalax. Spelling and salt-form differences across catalogs warrant exact identity confirmation rather than relying on a common name.

What has research examined?

An older laboratory study reported telomerase expression/activity and telomere elongation after adding Epithalon to cultured human fetal fibroblasts. A later cell-line experiment examined normal and breast-cancer cell lines, finding telomere-related changes in some studied conditions. Neither measured survival, aging outcomes, or clinical benefit in people. FDA has flagged potential immunogenicity and peptide-impurity concerns for compounded epitalon and states that it has not identified safety information for the proposed route.

Important limitation

Telomere changes in cell culture are not a validated longevity therapy; telomerase biology in cancer cells also makes simplistic anti-aging interpretation inappropriate. FDA safety information is insufficient, and neither study validates a supplier’s vial, preparation, or use.

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Calculation boundary

The calculator performs concentration arithmetic only when a user enters a mass and liquid volume. It does not verify identity, formulation, purity, sterility, stability, compatibility, biological-unit equivalence, or whether reconstitution applies to a particular product. Do not convert IU or other biological units to mg without an authoritative, exact-product relationship.

For research purposes only. This page is educational and is not medical or veterinary advice or a recommendation to purchase, prepare, administer, or use any product.