Copper Peptide (Prezatide Copper Acetate)

Prezatide Copper Acetate is a tripeptide-copper complex, most commonly represented by the sequence Gly-His-Lys bound to a copper ion. Copper peptides are proposed to enhance wound healing, collagen synthesis, and angiogenesis through modulation of matrix metalloproteinases and growth factor activity.

The copper moiety is thought to play a critical role in stabilizing the peptide and serving as a cofactor for lysyl oxidase, an enzyme essential for collagen and elastin cross-linking..

Copper Peptide (Prezatide Copper Acetate) is in the research phase with limited clinical data in humans. Current evidence is primarily derived from preclinical (animal or in vitro) studies.