Mechanism of Action 5-Amino-1MQ exerts its metabolic effects primarily through competitive inhibition of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT), an enzyme belonging to the methyltransferase superfamily that is expressed in multiple tissues including liver, adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, kidney, and brain, with particularly high expression in visceral (abdominal) adipose tissue - the fat depot most strongly associated with metabolic disease
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At the same time, copper itself is a required cofactor for several angiogenic enzymes and transcriptional programs, and the GHK peptide appears to deliver copper in a biologically functional form at sites of cellular injury
Less commonly used as standalone injection
Younger people can also become deficient, particularly if they don't eat a balanced, nutrient-rich diet