Analytical characterization study· 2015
Identification of the small research tetra peptide Epitalon, assumed to be a potential treatment for cancer, old age and Retinitis Pigmentosa in two illegal pharmaceutical preparations
Vanhee C; Moens G; Van Hoeck E; Deconinck E; De Beer JO
Drug testing and analysis
- DOI
- 10.1002/dta.1771
- PubMed
- 25535022
- Evidence level
- analytical
- Verification
- rejected
Summary
Vanhee et al. 2015 analytical/forensic paper (Drug Testing and Analysis) identifying the tetrapeptide Epitalon in two seized illegal pharmaceutical preparations; no biological, mechanistic, or clinical data on Epitalon itself.
Limitations
PubMed record supplies no abstract text (title-plus-DOI only); the paper's purpose is analytical identification of an illicit substance in seized products; it makes no claim about Epitalon biology or clinical use.