Yes, but monitor skin condition and adjust concentration as needed
Researchers who leave reconstituted peptides at room temperature, expose vials to light, or use products beyond their shelf life may attribute poor results to the peptide when the actual problem is product degradation
Free radicals are highly reactive molecules with unpaired electrons, making them unstable and seeking to pair with other molecules, which can cause damage to cellular structures such as lipids, proteins, and DNA
The growth hormone receptor antagonist pegvisomant blocks both mammary gland development and MCF-7 breast cancer xenograft growth
This apparent loss of reactive species production ex vivo is further supported by our observation that the antioxidant BHA, used as a positive control, did not enhance antibiotic killing in these conditions (Extended Data Fig