Applications: Commonly used in joint degeneration, sports injuries, and aesthetic procedures
BPC-157 (also known by older designations including PL-14736 and bepecin) has the amino acid sequence Gly-Glu-Pro-Pro-Pro-Gly-Lys-Pro-Ala-Asp-Asp-Ala-Gly-Leu-Val, a molecular weight of roughly 1,419.5 g/mol, and CAS number 137525-51-0 (PubChem CID 9941957)
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BPC-157 is a research peptide that is not approved for human consumption or use by regulatory authorities such as the FDA
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