[4] [6] The direct delivery of ascorbic acid into the bloodstream allows for supraphysiological concentrations, which could have distinct biological effects, such as pro-oxidant activity in the presence of transition metals or selective cytotoxicity against certain malignant cells, although these applications remain under investigation and are not universally accepted as standard of care
Wohlfart S, Gelperina S, Kreuter J
For most healthy people, peptide supplements aren't likely to cause serious side effects
Ishida J, Saitoh M, Ebner N, et al
However, mutation of the active cysteine residue induces a significant loss of catalytic efficiency as well as GSH binding affinity at the G-site 19,20,21
Loren Pickart, who isolated GHK-CU in 1973, shows that the peptide increases production of Type I and Type III collagen while simultaneously upregulating matrix metalloproteinases, the enzymes that break down old, damaged collagen