If you are a vegetarian, include wheat germ, soybeans, fortified bread, cereals, and grains, or take a daily B12 supplement
Why It Works: Delivers copper as a cofactor for lysyl oxidase and lysyl hydroxylase, enzymes needed to cross-link and stabilize new collagen Upregulates COL1A1 and COL1A2 collagen gene transcription along with elastin, decorin, and glycosaminoglycan production while modulating matrix metalloproteinase activity for balanced remodeling Promotes angiogenesis and fibroblast proliferation
Reconstitution and storage Most peptides arrive as lyophilized (freeze-dried) powders requiring reconstitution before use: Bacteriostatic water is the standard diluent, containing a preservative that prevents bacterial growth
Copper Peptide GHK-Cu, GHK Copper, and Copper-Binding Peptide GHK copper and GHK-Cu usually point to the copper complex of glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine, while GHK alone refers to the peptide without necessarily specifying copper complexation [1], [9]