Cartalax 20mg

Cartalax 20mg is a 20mg vial of Cartalax, a tripeptide bioregulator, supplied as freeze-dried powder. It’s intended for lab research only.

What is Cartalax?

Cartalax is the tripeptide Ala-Glu-Asp, one of the short peptides linked in Khavinson’s program to cartilage and connective tissue. Its CAS number is 205640-90-0.

It comes from the bioregulator program led by Vladimir Khavinson at the St. Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology, which proposed that very short peptides can bind DNA and switch particular genes on or off in specific tissues.

How Cartalax acts in the lab

Khavinson’s group proposes that short peptides like this one enter the cell nucleus and bind specific DNA sequences, changing how tightly the chromatin is packed in cartilage and connective tissue cells. Looser chromatin lets nearby genes switch on.

That model is still debated. What the published papers actually report is a change in gene and protein expression in cultured cells, and the mechanism behind it hasn’t been confirmed by independent labs.

Cartalax 20mg specifications

• Compound: Cartalax
• Also known as: Ala-Glu-Asp
• CAS number: 205640-90-0
• Molecular formula: C12H19N3O8
• Molar mass: 333.3 g/mol
• Structure: Ala-Glu-Asp
• Amount: 20mg per vial
• Form: lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder
• Label: compound name and amount printed on every unit
• SKU: CARTA-20
• Use: laboratory research only

What the research says about Cartalax

Published work on it comes almost entirely from Khavinson’s group and other Russian labs, mostly cell culture studies of gene expression in cartilage and fibroblast cells, plus some rodent work.

Independent replication outside Russia is limited, so it’s best treated as an early-stage research peptide.

For the original studies, try this PubMed search from the National Library of Medicine.

How Cartalax compares

Labs choosing Cartalax 20mg usually weigh it against a few close relatives. Cartalax is the tripeptide Ala-Glu-Asp, linked to cartilage and connective tissue, while:

• Pinealon is the tripeptide Glu-Asp-Arg, linked by its developers to brain tissue
• Cortagen is the tetrapeptide Ala-Glu-Asp-Pro, linked to the brain cortex and nerve tissue

These all come from Vladimir Khavinson’s bioregulator program in St. Petersburg. Each short sequence is linked by its developers to one tissue, which is how labs pick between them. See them all on our peptide bioregulators page.

How to reconstitute Cartalax 20mg

The amount of liquid you add sets the concentration. For a vial holding 20mg:

• 1mL of bacteriostatic water gives 20mg/mL
• 2mL of bacteriostatic water gives 10mg/mL
• 3mL of bacteriostatic water gives 6.67mg/mL

Go with whichever number is easiest to work with in your protocol, and label the vial with the concentration and the date you mixed it.

Most labs use sterile bacteriostatic water. We stock bacteriostatic water in 3mL, 10mL and 30mL sizes. Warm the sealed vial to room temperature, add the water slowly along the glass wall and swirl gently until it’s clear. Never shake it.

Storing Cartalax 20mg

The dry powder keeps best cold and dark. A freezer at -20°C is right for long-term storage. After reconstitution, store it in the fridge at 2 to 8°C and finish it within roughly four weeks.

Leave sealed vials sealed until you need them. Dry powder in a closed vial lasts far longer than solution, so there’s no reason to mix more than one at a time.

Cartalax 20mg quality and handling

Peptira labels each Cartalax 20mg vial with the compound and the amount. Labs that file batch documentation should ask our support team about the current batch before ordering.

Many labs run their own identity check when a new batch arrives. For peptides, purity is usually measured by HPLC, which separates a sample into its parts and reports the main compound as a share of the total. Mass spectrometry is often run alongside it to confirm the molecular weight.

Write the order date and the vial details into your lab notes. If a result looks odd later, you can tie it back to the exact material you used.

How many Cartalax 20mg vials do you need?

Work out the total amount before you order. Add up what each arm of the study uses across every time point, then divide by 20mg. Round up by one vial so a spoiled sample or a repeat run doesn’t stall the project.

Mix one vial at a time and keep the rest sealed in the freezer. Dry powder keeps far longer than solution, so there’s no reason to reconstitute everything at the start.

If you order more than one vial, check that the batch numbers match before you start. Running a whole study on one batch removes one variable.

Other anti-aging peptides to look at

• NAD+ 1000mg, a coenzyme
• Epitalon 10mg, a tetrapeptide
• Vilon 20mg, a dipeptide bioregulator
• FOXO4-DRI 10mg, a senolytic peptide
• SS-31 50mg, a mitochondrial peptide

Browse the full anti-aging peptides range, see every vial on our research peptides page or head back to the Peptira home page.

Common questions about Cartalax 20mg

How much is in the Cartalax 20mg vial?

20mg of freeze-dried powder. The amount is printed on the label.

Is Cartalax 20mg in stock?

Yes. Cartalax 20mg is in stock and ready to ship.

Where can I buy Cartalax 20mg?

Right here at Peptira. Add Cartalax 20mg to the cart on this page and it ships free worldwide.

What do I mix Cartalax 20mg with?

Sterile bacteriostatic water is the usual choice. The reconstitution section above shows the concentration for each volume.

How should I store it?

Keep sealed vials in the freezer at -20°C. Once mixed, refrigerate at 2 to 8°C and use within about 28 days.

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For laboratory research use only. Not for human or veterinary use. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.