MOTS-c is a 16 amino acid peptide encoded by a short reading frame inside the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene, which makes it one of the mitochondrial-derived peptides. It was discovered in Pinchas Cohen's laboratory at the University of Southern California and first published in 2015.
Research so far has been in cell culture and animal models of muscle metabolism. It has not been studied in human clinical trials.
Technical details
| Sequence | MRWQEMGYIFYPRKLR |
|---|---|
| Formula | C101H152N28O22S2 |
| Molecular weight | 2174.6 g/mol |
| CAS | 1627580-64-6 |
| PubChem CID | 146675088 |
| Form | Freeze-dried powder, 40 mg per vial |
| Research to date | Cell and animal studies; no human clinical trials |
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Storage
Store the sealed vial in a freezer at around -20 °C, away from light and moisture.
For laboratory research use only. Not for human or veterinary use, and not for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
