Crystagen is a short peptide bioregulator developed within the Khavinson school of peptide research at the Saint Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology. Classified as a synthetic tripeptide with the sequence Glu-Asp-Pro (EDP), Crystagen was developed to investigate how minimal peptide sequences interact with thymus tissue and immune-cell research models. Its compact structure positions Crystagen as a useful research compound for studying tissue-specific peptide signaling in laboratory contexts.
At the cellular and molecular level, Crystagen is studied for its proposed ability to engage with chromatin structure and modulate transcriptional activity within thymic-cell and lymphocyte cell models. Research observations within the Khavinson framework suggest that short bioregulator peptides interact with specific DNA regions to influence the expression of genes associated with thymic hormone synthesis, immune-cell maturation, and lymphocyte chromatin organization. These observations are consistent with the broader proposition that short peptides act as gene-expression regulators within tissues from which their parent peptide complexes were originally extracted.
Research interest in Crystagen centers on thymus-tissue gene expression studies, immune-cell maturation research models, and lymphocyte signaling investigations. Comparative work on tissue-specific bioregulators positions Crystagen alongside other immune-targeted oligopeptides used to explore peptidergic regulation of thymic biology in cell-culture and animal research models (Khavinson V.K., Anisimov V.N., 2009, Advances in Gerontology). Additional reports within the Khavinson tradition describe how the EDP sequence influences gene-expression activation in immune research models, supporting continued laboratory investigation of Crystagen in thymic and immune-system biology research.
The peptide is supplied as a lyophilized powder to ensure optimal stability during storage and handling.
See also: Thymogen, Vilon 20 mg, and Cortagen 20 mg.
Specifications
- Purity: 99%
- Quantity: 20 mg
- Molecular Formula: C₁₄H₁₁N₃O₈
- Molecular Weight: ~359.34 g/mol






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