Identification of Peptide AEDG in the Polypeptide Complex of the Pineal Gland

Khavinson VK, Kopylov AT, Vaskovsky BV, Ryzhak GA, Lin'kova NS · 2017 · Bull Exp Biol Med 164(1):41-43. PMID 29124531

Analytical / composition studyEnglish abstractSource linked

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What does this source report?

Mass spectrometry/HPLC and selective reaction monitoring identified AEDG in the pineal complex. This supplies a molecular link to the synthetic tetrapeptide.

Population and setting: Pineal polypeptide-complex composition
Evidence type: Analytical / composition study
Preparation: See the original report; formulation details require verification.
Source language: English
Title provenance: Title as recorded in the linked source or index. A separate original-language title has not been transcribed unless shown above.

What are the limitations?

Detection in an extract does not prove that this peptide accounts for all extract effects.
Composition analysis does not establish clinical equivalence.

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Indexed abstract and citation checked via Europe PMC / PubMed; full methods and risk of bias not appraised.

Recorded source-check date: 2026-09-29. This date does not imply a completed systematic review.

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DOI: 10.1007/s10517-017-3922-8

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Original source: Khavinson VK, Kopylov AT, Vaskovsky BV, Ryzhak GA, Lin'kova NS. Identification of Peptide AEDG in the Polypeptide Complex of the Pineal Gland Bull Exp Biol Med 164(1):41-43. PMID 29124531 2017.

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Related compound profiles

Epitalon

AEDG was detected in pineal complex, but the long-term Epithalamin patient studies concern the extract. Synthetic-peptide effects require their own evidence.

Epithalamin

A pineal-gland tissue extract containing a mixture of peptides. Human aging and melatonin studies of this preparation must be distinguished from research on synthetic Epitalon (AEDG).

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