Crystagen

Description

Pure Rawz Crystagen is a tripeptide bioregulator. It’s tested to 99% purity or higher and sold strictly for lab research.

About Crystagen

Crystagen is the tripeptide Pro-Glu-Asp, one of the short peptides Khavinson’s bioregulator program linked to immune tissue.

It comes from the bioregulator program led by Vladimir Khavinson at the St. Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology, which proposed that very short peptides can bind DNA and switch particular genes on or off in specific tissues.

How it acts in research models

Khavinson’s group proposes that these very short peptides enter cells and bind specific DNA sequences or histone proteins, nudging gene expression in the tissue they’re named for. In cell culture that shows up as changes in protein synthesis and cell aging markers.

This model comes mostly from one research group and hasn’t been widely replicated, so measure your own tissue markers and run a vehicle control.

Crystagen research

Published work on it comes almost entirely from Khavinson’s group and other Russian labs, mostly cell culture studies of gene expression in immune tissue cells, plus some rodent work.

Independent replication outside Russia is limited, so it’s best treated as an early-stage research peptide.

The primary literature is on PubMed. Here’s a search to start from.

Choosing your option

It comes in 2 options. Pick one from the dropdown above the cart button:

• 10mg: $38.09
• 20mg: $58.69

How labs use it

Bioregulator peptides are mostly studied in cell culture and in older animals, looking at gene expression, protein synthesis or tissue-specific markers. Most of the published work comes from Vladimir Khavinson’s group in Saint Petersburg.

Because independent replication is limited, labs that work with them tend to include a scrambled-sequence or vehicle control and measure their own markers instead of relying on earlier reports.

Short peptides are cheap to run in parallel, so many labs test two or three related bioregulators side by side in the same cell line.

Crystagen at a glance

• Compound: Crystagen
• Also known as: Pro-Glu-Asp
• Class: tripeptide bioregulator
• Options: 2 sizes and forms
• Purity: 99% or higher, verified by first- and third-party testing
• Use: laboratory research only

Purity and batch testing

Every batch is tested before it goes on sale. Identity is checked by mass spectrometry, and purity by HPLC, with a target of 99% or higher.

Each container is labeled with the product, the amount and the batch number. Email us that number and we’ll send the certificate of analysis for your batch.

How to store Crystagen

Keep the container sealed at room temperature, away from heat, moisture and sunlight. Write the date you opened or mixed it on the label, so anyone else in the lab knows how old it is.

Working with it safely

Handle it the way you’d handle any research chemical: gloves, eye protection and a clean bench. Don’t eat or drink where you work with it.

Keep it out of reach of anyone who isn’t trained, and dispose of used syringes, vials and wipes according to your lab’s waste rules.

Other compounds to look at

• Livagen: Livagen is the tetrapeptide Lys-Glu-Asp-Ala, one of the short peptides Khavinson’s bioregulator program linked to liver tissue and chromatin in lymphocytes.
• Ovagen: Ovagen is the tripeptide Glu-Asp-Leu, one of the short peptides Khavinson’s bioregulator program linked to liver tissue.
• Pinealon: Pinealon is the tripeptide Glu-Asp-Arg from Khavinson’s bioregulator program.
• Thyroidget: Thyroidget is a vendor name for a short synthetic peptide sold for thyroid-related research.
• Cartalax: Cartalax is the tripeptide Ala-Glu-Asp, one of the short peptides linked in Khavinson’s program to cartilage and connective tissue.

For the wider range, visit our bioregulator peptides sections.

How it compares

Vilon: Vilon is the dipeptide Lys-Glu, another of Khavinson’s short bioregulators. It’s linked to the thymus.

Thymulin: Thymulin is a nine-amino-acid thymic hormone that needs zinc to be active. It’s involved in T-cell differentiation.

Crystagen FAQ

How should I store it?

Follow the storage section above. In short: cold and dark for freeze-dried vials, room temperature and dry for capsules, tablets, powders and liquids, unless the label says otherwise.

What forms does it come in?

It comes in 2 sizes, listed in the dropdown on this page.

Is Crystagen in stock?

Yes. It’s in stock and ships from our warehouse after your order clears.

Does it come with a certificate of analysis?

Yes. Every batch is tested, and we’ll email the certificate of analysis for your batch number on request.

Can it be used in people or animals?

No. It’s sold for laboratory research only and isn’t approved for human or veterinary use.

Buy Crystagen online

Order Crystagen now from $38.09. It’s in stock, and checkout takes about two minutes.

Need more for the same project? Have a look at our bioregulator peptides and research peptides.

For laboratory research use only. Not for human or veterinary use. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.