Tissue Repair & Regeneration

Cartalax

A cartilage-support peptide positioned for joint-comfort research.

Last updated 12 August 2026

Studied forJoint comfort · Cartilage symptom support · Less stiffness

Evidence on file1 human observational study · 1 citation not yet graded

Strongest sourcePeptide Regulation of Gene Expression: A Systematic Review. (human observational study)

Mechanism

May normalize gene-expression patterns in chondrocytes.

Reported effects

What sources associate with this compound. Reported categories, not outcomes we have graded — each would need its own citation and rung.

Joint comfort
Cartilage symptom support
Less stiffness

Dosing on file unverified

2 mg daily, cycled 4–8 weeks

Carried from a source that labels it unverified, and reproduced with that label attached. A record of what is reported, not a recommendation. No citation on this page establishes it.

Reconstitution

Vial	Diluent	Concentration	Typical dose	Draw
10 mg	2 mL	5000 mcg/mL	2000 mcg	40 units

mass ÷ diluent = concentration; dose ÷ concentration = volume; volume × the syringe factor = units on the barrel (100 for U-100, 40 for U-40). Run your own numbers.

Literature on file 2

human observational
Peptide Regulation of Gene Expression: A Systematic Review. graded on: a synthesis of human studies — “Systematic Review”

Not graded

1 citation whose study design could not be read from the title. Left ungraded rather than guessed at.

not graded
Transport of Biologically Active Ultrashort Peptides Using POT and LAT Carriers.

Identity

Space-filling 3D model of Cartalax, carbon grey, nitrogen blue, oxygen red — Built from the SMILES on this record — the atoms, bonds and stereochemistry are exact. The shape is **one computed low-energy pose**, not a measured structure: a flexible peptide in solution has no single conformation. The skeletal formula below claims connectivity and nothing more, which is what we actually know.

2D chemical structure of Cartalax — Built from the SMILES on this record — the atoms, bonds and stereochemistry are exact. The shape is **one computed low-energy pose**, not a measured structure: a flexible peptide in solution has no single conformation. The skeletal formula below claims connectivity and nothing more, which is what we actually know.

Molecular weight: 333.29
Molecular formula: C12H19N3O8
CAS number: 85806-95-7
PubChem CID: 87815447
InChI key: KXEVYGKATAMXJJ-ACZMJKKPSA-N
Sequence: AED
SMILES: C[C@@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(=O)O)C(=O)O)N
InChI: InChI=1S/C12H19N3O8/c1-5(13)10(20)14-6(2-3-8(16)17)11(21)15-7(12(22)23)4-9(18)19/h5-7H,2-4,13H2,1H3,(H,14,20)(H,15,21)(H,16,17)(H,18,19)(H,22,23)/t5-,6-,7-/m0/s1

Also called

Cartalax

Not on file 0

All 8 tracked fields hold a value on this record: molecular weight and formula, CAS number, PubChem CID, amino-acid sequence, SMILES, InChI and InChI key.

Counted from the record itself, not from what a source said it was missing. 136 of 185 records still have at least one empty.

Listed prices 1

What 1 shop we track listed for Cartalax, read from their own public catalogues on 2026-08-12. We take no commission on these and they are not ranked by any payment — how vendors are scored.

Listed in CAD
Vendor	Size	Price	Per mg
Core Peptides Canada	20 mg	$77.68 CAD	$3.88/mg

Prices are the vendor's own listing, reproduced with the date we read it — never converted between currencies, and compared per milligram only where the vendor states the vial size.