Bacteriostatic Water vs Epitalon
Bacteriostatic Water and Epitalon are both studied in longevity research, but they are different classes of compound with different reported research applications.
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what each one is
Bacteriostatic Water
Sterile preserved laboratory diluent
Bacteriostatic water is not a peptide but a laboratory reagent: sterile water containing 0.9% benzyl alcohol as a bacteriostatic preservative. The benzyl alcohol inhibits the growth of common contaminating organisms, which allows a sealed vial to be accessed more than once over the course of a study without the reagent itself becoming a source of microbial contamination.
full Bacteriostatic Water profile →Epitalon
Synthetic tetrapeptide
Epitalon is a synthetic tetrapeptide with the sequence alanyl-glutamyl-aspartyl-glycine (Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly), developed as a short synthetic analog of a peptide fraction isolated from the pineal gland. It is a small, water-soluble peptide and one of the most frequently cited reference compounds in pineal-peptide and cellular-aging research literature.
full Epitalon profile →where the research differs
Both compounds are supplied strictly for laboratory research use only. Reported research contexts for each:
Bacteriostatic Water
- Reconstitution of lyophilized research compounds
- Preparation of stock and working dilutions in the laboratory
- Multi-access vial workflows requiring a preserved diluent
- Solvent control and vehicle conditions in research protocols
- Peptide-solubility and stability studies
Epitalon
- Telomerase-expression research models
- Pineal-peptide and circadian-signaling research
- Chromatin and gene-regulation studies
- Cellular-senescence and replicative-aging research models
- Short-peptide stability and synthesis research
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build a stack with both →frequently asked
What is bacteriostatic water?
It is sterile water containing 0.9% benzyl alcohol as a bacteriostatic preservative. Verve supplies it as a laboratory reagent for research use only, not for human or veterinary use.
What is it used for in research?
It is used as a diluent for reconstituting lyophilized research compounds and for preparing working dilutions from stock solutions in a laboratory setting.
What is Epitalon?
Epitalon is a synthetic tetrapeptide (Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly) based on a peptide fraction identified in the pineal gland. Verve supplies it as a research compound for laboratory use only, not for human or veterinary use.
What is Epitalon studied for in research?
In in-vitro and pre-clinical research it is used as a reference compound in telomerase-expression, gene-regulation, cellular-senescence, and pineal-peptide signaling models. Verve makes no claims about use in humans or animals.
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