AOD-9604
Growth hormone peptide fragment studied for fat-cell signaling without growth effects.
WHAT IS IT?
AOD-9604 is a small fragment of human growth hormone. It's built to copy just the fat-breakdown part of growth hormone, without triggering growth-related effects.
WHY ARE PEOPLE INTERESTED?
It interests researchers studying fat-cell biology — how stored fat gets released, and whether that signal can be separated from growth effects.
WHAT HAS RESEARCH SHOWN?
Cell and animal studies showed fat-cell activity without raising blood sugar or triggering growth pathways. Human evidence for any benefit is limited and not established.
Distinguishes established clinical findings from early human trials, animal experiments, or laboratory cell culture findings. No human dosing, injection instructions, or treatment recommendations are provided.
FDA STATUS
AOD-9604 is not FDA-approved as a medicine. It holds a 'generally recognized as safe' food-related status for a narrow research context only.
BBOHC LABS research reagents are non-clinical materials. An FDA approval for a finished medicine containing the same active ingredient does not imply that BBOHC's investigational research vial is FDA-approved.
Known risks & handling
Low-toxicity profile in cell studies. Handle per standard biosafety procedures.
Supporting references
- Heffernan M et al. Effects of human GH fragment AOD9604 on lipid metabolism. Endocrinology. 2001.
Specific citations are provided for literature context. Product purity & lot verification documentation available on request.
Research use only
This material is not intended for human, veterinary, or consumer use and is not represented as a drug, supplement, or therapeutic product. No pricing, add-to-cart, or checkout is available. All requests are reviewed manually by a BBOHC representative; submission of an inquiry is not an accepted order.
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Draft — pending verification
- Molecular weight
- 1815.10 g/mol
- CAS number
- 221231-10-3
- Molecular formula
- C₇₈H₁₂₃N₂₃O₂₃S₂
- Package size
- 2 mg / 5 mg (research grade)
- Lot number
- LOT-BBOHC-AOD-2026Apending
- Verified purity
- Specification pending — analytical CoA available on requestpending
- Appearance
- Lyophilized white powder.pending
Available documents
- Certificate of Analysis (draft)
- Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
Lot traceability
CoA on request
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