Copper(I) reduces hydrogen peroxide to a hydroxyl radical and hydroxide, becoming copper(II); cellular reductants return it to copper(I); the cycle repeats. A few free ions can generate many radicals. This is why copper is both essential and tightly controlled, why Wilson disease is damaging, and why copper sulfate is an irritant.
Iron does the same chemistry, and the two metals are controlled by parallel systems.
Occupying the coordination sphere blocks access of peroxide to the metal and shifts the redox potential so that cycling is slower. Not all complexes are equally protective — some chelators enhance Fenton chemistry — but the nitrogen-rich square-planar environment of GHK-Cu is of the kind that suppresses it. The free peptide, meanwhile, can bind stray copper and so act as a chelator; the complex can release copper at low pH, which is the acid limit described on the coordination pages.
This is the chemical basis of the claim, made in the Pickart literature, that the complex has antioxidant rather than pro-oxidant behaviour.
Because every statement about a copper peptide depends on whether the copper stays bound, and this is the chemistry behind that question. It describes chemistry and no use of the pack.
GHK-Cu is supplied by REVIVE LAB UAE for laboratory research use only, with identity by mass spectrometry and purity by HPLC for the batch. It is not for human or veterinary use, and no dosing, administration or protocol guidance is provided.
| Format | Strength | Price | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHK-Cu Pack | 50 mg | AED 425 | In stock |
Delivery is AED 40 flat and free on orders over AED 700. Payment is cash on delivery anywhere in the UAE, or USDT (TRC20) in advance, which takes 5% off the order total.
Copper(I) reduces hydrogen peroxide to a hydroxyl radical and hydroxide, becoming copper(II); cellular reductants return it to copper(I); the cycle repeats. A few free ions can generate many radicals. This is why copper is both essential and tightly controlled, why Wilson disease is damaging, and why copper sulfate is an irritant.
No. REVIVE LAB UAE supplies research materials and provides no dosing, administration or protocol guidance of any kind. Every product is sold for laboratory research use only and is not for human or veterinary consumption.
Stock is held in Dubai. An order confirmed before 4 PM Dubai time is dispatched the same working day, reaching Dubai and Abu Dhabi the same day and the remaining emirates within 24 hours. Delivery is AED 40 flat and free over AED 700.
Supplied for laboratory research use only. Not for human or veterinary consumption. REVIVE LAB UAE provides no dosing, administration or protocol guidance.