Cartalax 20mg (10 Vials / Kit)

Cartalax at a glance

Cartalax is a tripeptide made of alanine, glutamic acid and aspartic acid. It belongs to the family of short bioregulator peptides developed in St. Petersburg under Vladimir Khavinson, a program that assigns each sequence to a target tissue based on earlier work with extracts from that tissue. Cartalax is the member associated with cartilage, so its literature concerns joint aging and the biology of the cartilage matrix. Listings are supplied as freeze-dried powder.

Price and availability

This is Uther Peptide‘s kit of 10 vials at 20mg each (200 mg in total), dispatched from China. The price is $150.00, or $0.75 per milligram of peptide. Across 4 brands listing Cartalax here, the middle half of prices falls between $0.461 and $0.55 per mg; this kit is above the typical range. As with every order here, the brand is paid only after you confirm delivery.

What it is studied for

No surface receptor has been identified for Cartalax. Like related short peptides, it is hypothesized to enter cells and act on chromatin, nudging the expression of genes involved in chondrocyte division and the production of matrix proteins such as collagen. Some cartilage-cell studies also report lower markers of inflammation and of cellular aging. These observations fit the proposed mechanism but do not prove it, and the pathway has not been mapped in independent laboratories.

Research and regulatory status

Evidence comes from chondrocyte cultures and small animal studies related to osteoarthritis and cartilage wear, largely published by the originating research network. The scale of this work is modest, independent replication is scarce, and there are no controlled human trials. Cartalax has no approval as a medicine. Its value for now is as a tool for researchers exploring the short-peptide hypothesis in connective tissue.

Checking the lab data

Tripeptides offer few analytical handles, so identity confirmation matters most. The certificate should include mass spectrometry matching Ala-Glu-Asp, and preferably sequence confirmation, because a reordered chain such as Glu-Ala-Asp would weigh exactly the same. HPLC purity with the chromatogram, measured content per vial and a description of a white freeze-dried powder are the other essentials. Testing lab, method and batch number should all be stated.

This listing has an independent lab report attached; the testing panel above summarises what the tested sample contained against its label.

Listing details

Compound

Cartalax

Synonyms

AED peptide (Ala-Glu-Asp)

Class

Synthetic tripeptide bioregulator

Format

Lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder

Vial strength

20mg

Vials per kit

10

Total content

200 mg

Price per mg

$0.75

Sold by

Uther Peptide

Ships from

China

Lab report

Independent report attached

Storage and preparation

Freeze-dried peptide keeps best sealed, cold and dark. Once it has been dissolved, refrigerate it, avoid repeated warming and follow the stability limits in your study protocol.

Concentration arithmetic: one 20 mg vial dissolved in 2 mL gives 10 mg/mL, or 20 mg/mL in 1 mL. The Research Lab calculator in your dashboard handles any other volume.

Buyer questions

Supplied for laboratory research only. Not for human or veterinary use, and not a substitute for any prescription medicine. Nothing on this page is medical advice.