Function
Matrixyl is a Matrikine.
This Peptide is a widely used cosmetic peptide with evidence of stimulating extracellular matrix synthesis and reducing wrinkle appearance in skin-care formulations48
Peptide record
Matrixyl
Peptide record
Matrixyl
Mechanism
Matrixyl is a palmitoylated pentapeptide, Pal-Lys-Thr-Thr-Lys-Ser (Pal-KTTKS), that acts as a matrikine, signaling to dermal fibroblasts to increase production of collagen, elastin, fibronectin, and other ECM components4858
Matrixyl is a Matrix remodeling modulator.
Receptor
Not clearly established in the current dataset.
Length
5 amino acids
Organism or Origin
Synthetic lipopeptide derived from a collagen I C-terminal fragment sequence5158
Gene
Not assigned in the current dataset.
Sequence
Lysine, Threonine, Threonine, Lysine, Serine
5 residuesapprox. 545.64 Dacharge +2 / -0 / net +2basic 2 • polar 3
Sequence-derived properties
Sequence-derived properties are omitted because the stored sequence includes non-residue terminal modifiers.
Sources
- 48Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 - R&D PEPTIDE.ONE, https://rnd.peptide.one/product/palmitoyl-pentapeptide-4-pal-lys-thr-thr-lys-ser/
- 51[PDF] Acetyl tetrapeptide-5 - SkinMiles, https://skinmiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Matriskin-Ingredients.pdf
- 58[PDF] Safety Assessment of Myristoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl ..., https://www.cir-safety.org/sites/default/files/Pentapeptide%20Ingredients.pdf
Related articles
No related articles are linked to this peptide yet.
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