AHK-Cu

Copper Peptide

Copper complex of L-alanyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine. The cited evidence concerns isolated human hair follicles and cultured cells, not controlled topical treatment in people or systemic injection.

Pharmacokinetic model

A route-level PK model for ahk-cu is being prepared from published data. Dosing references, studies, and documented interactions are below; the app catalog is updated as models are validated.

Key facts

Category
Copper Peptide
Suggested cadence
once daily

Research behind this entry

  1. The effect of tripeptide-copper complex on human hair growth in vitro Pyo HK, Yoo HG, Won CH, Lee SH, Kang YJ, Eun HC, Cho KH, Kim KH · Archives of Pharmacal Research, 2007 DOI

    AHK-Cu stimulated elongation of isolated human hair follicles ex vivo and affected cultured dermal papilla cells. This is not a clinical trial and does not establish topical hair-growth efficacy or dosing.

1 published study referenced in the app, each with a plain-language summary.