MOTS-c and somatropin: two metabolic research materials, two kinds of evidence

Published 9 October 2026 · REVIVE LAB UAE Research Desk · 5 min read
Somatropin is a thoroughly characterised recombinant protein with decades of analytical and clinical literature. MOTS-c is a 16-residue mitochondrial-derived peptide described in 2015, with a preclinical and cell-based literature. Both appear in metabolic research; they are not equivalent in how well they are understood.

Where each sits in the evidence

Somatropin has a documented sequence, structure, degradation profile and reference preparations, and a clinical literature in its licensed indications. Research use concerns the growth-hormone axis, IGF-1 induction and body-composition models.

MOTS-c was described by Lee, Cohen and colleagues in Cell Metabolism in 2015, from a short open reading frame in the mitochondrial 12S rRNA region. Work since examines metabolic regulation, the folate-methionine cycle and AMPK. It is preclinical throughout.

Why they get mentioned together anyway

Both are examined in metabolic models, so a researcher surveying that area meets both. That is a reason to read them in the same sitting, not a reason to treat them as alternatives.

They differ in kind as well as in evidence — one is a 191-residue folded protein, the other a 16-residue peptide. They do not even present the same handling problem: somatropin can unfold and aggregate; MOTS-c cannot.

What ships

The MOTS-c Pack holds a 10 mg vial with a 3 mL bacteriostatic water vial under one batch record; a pre-filled pen is also stocked. The HGH Somatropin Pack holds two 72 IU vials — 144 IU, 48 mg — and no water.

Both are supplied for laboratory research use only. REVIVE LAB UAE provides no dosing, administration or protocol guidance.

What it costs

FormatStrengthPriceAvailability
MOTS-c Pack10 mgAED 800In stock
MOTS-c Pen10 mgAED 900In 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

Where each sits in the evidence?

Somatropin has a documented sequence, structure, degradation profile and reference preparations, and a clinical literature in its licensed indications. Research use concerns the growth-hormone axis, IGF-1 induction and body-composition models.

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.

MOTS-c 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.