What the supplied diluent is, chemically, next to the metal

Published 24 October 2026 · REVIVE LAB UAE Research Desk · 5 min read
Sterile water is a neutral solvent that stabilises the charged complex and does not compete for copper. Benzyl alcohol at 0.9 per cent has no chelating group and leaves the coordination alone. Neither constituent is a buffer, so the pH of a solution made with the diluent is set by the complex and its counterion. The diluent is chemically inert toward the copper centre and is a known, documented reagent.

Water

The solvent the complex was characterised in. It hydrates the charged lysine and the metal centre and holds the complex in solution without displacing any donor atom. Water can occupy the labile fourth coordination position, which is normal and reversible.

Sterile water for injection grade carries no metals or chelators of its own.

Benzyl alcohol

An aromatic alcohol with a single hydroxyl and no arrangement of donor atoms that could bind copper. It does not react with peptide bonds under ordinary conditions. It absorbs in the ultraviolet, which an analytical method accounts for, and it is a chemical present in any resulting solution, which a vehicle control reproduces.

Its job is bacteriostasis, and that is all it does here.

What follows

The supplied diluent and the copper complex are compatible as chemicals. That is a statement about the two materials, not about volumes, concentrations or any procedure.

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.

What it costs

FormatStrengthPriceAvailability
GHK-Cu Pack50 mgAED 425In 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.

Frequently asked

Water?

The solvent the complex was characterised in. It hydrates the charged lysine and the metal centre and holds the complex in solution without displacing any donor atom. Water can occupy the labile fourth coordination position, which is normal and reversible.

Does REVIVE LAB UAE provide dosing guidance?

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.

How fast is delivery in the UAE?

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.

GHK-Cu Pack — in stock, dispatched from Dubai
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Supplied for laboratory research use only. Not for human or veterinary consumption. REVIVE LAB UAE provides no dosing, administration or protocol guidance.