Metallothionein-Inducing Peptides
Catalog heading for peptides claimed to induce metallothionein; metallothioneins are real proteins but these products lack published identity.
Overview
Metallothioneins are real, cysteine-rich metal-binding proteins that participate in zinc and copper homeostasis and heavy-metal detoxification, and a variety of physiological and pharmacological stimuli can induce their expression. However, no specific peptide product named under a Metallothionein-Inducing heading has a published identity or controlled data demonstrating that it raises metallothionein levels in humans. Such listings are commercial categories whose proposed mechanisms are unverified.