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Metabolic research peptides

Incretin mimetics, amylin analogues, AMPK activators and lipotropics — the thirteen compounds Amino Club supplies for energy balance and adipose research, and what separates them.

What metabolic research peptides are

Metabolic research peptides are sequences studied for their effect on energy balance, appetite signalling, glucose handling and fat metabolism. They are not a single chemical class. The group spans incretin mimetics that act at the GLP-1 and glucagon receptor families, amylin analogues that signal satiety through a different pathway entirely, small molecules such as AICAR that act on the AMPK energy sensor, and lipotropic agents that are studied in the context of fat mobilisation rather than receptor signalling.

What holds the group together is the research question rather than the structure. A laboratory working on energy expenditure, adipose signalling or incretin pharmacology will usually be drawing from several of these classes at once, which is why the Amino Club peptides catalogue groups them together instead of splitting them by sequence length or receptor family.

The metabolic compounds in the Amino Club catalogue

Thirteen compounds sit in this group. The incretin side covers GLP-1 (SM), GLP-2 (TR) and GLP-3 (RT), which represent single, dual and triple receptor agonism respectively, alongside Mazdutide and Survodutide as glucagon-receptor co-agonists.

The amylin pathway is represented by Cagrilintide, and by the combined Cagrilintide + Semaglutide preparation for work on dual-pathway satiety signalling. AOD-9604 is the C-terminal growth hormone fragment studied without the growth-promoting activity of the full sequence, and Adipotide is a proapoptotic peptide investigated for its action on adipose vasculature.

On the small-molecule and cofactor side the catalogue holds 5-Amino-1MQ, an NNMT inhibitor, AICAR as an AMPK activator, and L-Carnitine and Lipo-C for fatty-acid transport work. The full group, with current strengths and pricing, is on the metabolic category page.

Purity, presentation and handling

Every compound in this group is specified at 99% purity or better by HPLC, with identity confirmed by mass spectrometry, and is released against the Certificate of Analysis for its own batch rather than a generic specification sheet. The batch number on the certificate matches the number printed on the vial, so material on the bench can always be traced to the results for the batch it came from. The lab testing page sets out the release process step by step.

The incretin and amylin compounds are supplied lyophilised, which is the stable form for transit and storage. Reconstitution and post-reconstitution stability vary considerably across this group — the small molecules behave nothing like the 30-plus residue incretin sequences — so handling notes sit on each individual product page rather than as one blanket instruction. Bacteriostatic and sterile water for reconstitution are listed under lab supplies.

Compound guides in this group

Individual guides to the compounds in this group.

Cagrilintide — an amylin analogue, reaching appetite through a non-incretin receptor family.
Mazdutide — a dual GLP-1 and glucagon agonist built on the oxyntomodulin scaffold.
Survodutide — the other glucagon and GLP-1 dual agonist, with a liver-focused evidence base.
AOD-9604 — the growth hormone fragment that failed its clinical endpoint.
5-Amino-1MQ — an NNMT inhibitor, reaching NAD+ by stopping its precursor being wasted.
AICAR — the standard laboratory AMPK activator, and its documented limitations.
Adipotide — a targeting peptide fused to a cell-killing sequence.
L-Carnitine — the carrier that moves long-chain fat into mitochondria.
Single vs dual vs triple agonists — what each added receptor contributes, and what it costs in interpretability.

Research use only

All metabolic research peptides listed here are laboratory reference materials. They are not medicines, not supplements, and not for human or veterinary use, and no dosing guidance or administration protocol is provided for any of them. The full terms are set out in the research use policy.