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Sermorelin

also known as GRF (1-29)

approved gh-secretagogue endocrine modified — mass check n/a
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
236 heavy atoms · 484 bonds · drag to pan, scroll to zoom C149N44O42S1

Skeletal structure drawn from the computed atomic coordinates in PubChem CID 16132413. Carbons are implicit vertices; hydrogens on carbon are suppressed, as in any structural formula. Nothing here is estimated — every atom sits where PubChem placed it.

Research reference only. The observations below are recorded in the cited literature. Nothing here is advice or a recommendation, and no dosing information is published on this site.

Sequence

YADAIFTNSYRKVLGQLSARKLLQDIMSR

Tyr-Ala-Asp-Ala-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asn-Ser-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Val-Leu-Gly-Gln-Leu-Ser-Ala-Arg-Lys-Leu-Leu-Gln-Asp-Ile-Met-Ser-Arg

1. Tyr — Tyrosine · aromatic · hydropathy -1.3 · charge 0Y12. Ala — Alanine · hydrophobic · hydropathy 1.8 · charge 0A3. Asp — Aspartic acid · negative · hydropathy -3.5 · charge −1D4. Ala — Alanine · hydrophobic · hydropathy 1.8 · charge 0A5. Ile — Isoleucine · hydrophobic · hydropathy 4.5 · charge 0I6. Phe — Phenylalanine · aromatic · hydropathy 2.8 · charge 0F67. Thr — Threonine · polar · hydropathy -0.7 · charge 0T8. Asn — Asparagine · polar · hydropathy -3.5 · charge 0N9. Ser — Serine · polar · hydropathy -0.8 · charge 0S10. Tyr — Tyrosine · aromatic · hydropathy -1.3 · charge 0Y11. Arg — Arginine · positive · hydropathy -4.5 · charge +1R1112. Lys — Lysine · positive · hydropathy -3.9 · charge +1K13. Val — Valine · hydrophobic · hydropathy 4.2 · charge 0V14. Leu — Leucine · hydrophobic · hydropathy 3.8 · charge 0L15. Gly — Glycine · glycine · hydropathy -0.4 · charge 0G16. Gln — Glutamine · polar · hydropathy -3.5 · charge 0Q1617. Leu — Leucine · hydrophobic · hydropathy 3.8 · charge 0L18. Ser — Serine · polar · hydropathy -0.8 · charge 0S19. Ala — Alanine · hydrophobic · hydropathy 1.8 · charge 0A20. Arg — Arginine · positive · hydropathy -4.5 · charge +1R21. Lys — Lysine · positive · hydropathy -3.9 · charge +1K2122. Leu — Leucine · hydrophobic · hydropathy 3.8 · charge 0L23. Leu — Leucine · hydrophobic · hydropathy 3.8 · charge 0L24. Gln — Glutamine · polar · hydropathy -3.5 · charge 0Q25. Asp — Aspartic acid · negative · hydropathy -3.5 · charge −1D26. Ile — Isoleucine · hydrophobic · hydropathy 4.5 · charge 0I2627. Met — Methionine · hydrophobic · hydropathy 1.9 · charge 0M28. Ser — Serine · polar · hydropathy -0.8 · charge 0S29. Arg — Arginine · positive · hydropathy -4.5 · charge +1R29

Modified molecule. C-terminal amide.

Backbone carries modifications, so computed backbone mass is not comparable to the reported mass of the complete molecule.

Molecular data

Chemical fields come from the PubChem compound record; computed values are derived from the sequence shown above.
molecular formulaC149H246N44O42S
molecular weight3357.9 Da (PubChem)
computed backbone mass3358.91 Da
length29 residues
net charge (pH 7.4)+3
mean hydropathy-0.22
half-lifenot characterised
delivery routesubcutaneous
PubChem CID16132413
PDBnot characterised
UniProt parentP01286

Mechanism

The N-terminal 29 residues of GHRH — the shortest fully active fragment.

Reported targets: GHRHR

Experimental structure

No experimental structure of this peptide is deposited in the PDB. Nothing is rendered here — a predicted fold would not be a structure, and this site does not draw one.

Helical wheel

1. Tyr — Tyrosine · aromaticY2. Ala — Alanine · hydrophobicA3. Asp — Aspartic acid · negativeD4. Ala — Alanine · hydrophobicA5. Ile — Isoleucine · hydrophobicI6. Phe — Phenylalanine · aromaticF7. Thr — Threonine · polarT8. Asn — Asparagine · polarN9. Ser — Serine · polarS10. Tyr — Tyrosine · aromaticY11. Arg — Arginine · positiveR12. Lys — Lysine · positiveK13. Val — Valine · hydrophobicV14. Leu — Leucine · hydrophobicL15. Gly — Glycine · glycineG16. Gln — Glutamine · polarQ17. Leu — Leucine · hydrophobicL18. Ser — Serine · polarS

Residues projected at 100° per turn, the standard α-helix rotation. Shown because helicity in this peptide is described in the cited literature.

Position in the parent protein

exact match at residues 32–60 of Somatoliberin (108 aa)

…FVILTLSNSSHCSPPPPLTLRMRRYADAIFTNSYRKVLGQLSARKLLQDIMSRQQGESNQERGARARLGRQVDSMWA…

Parent sequence from UniProt P01286. Residues 1-29 of GHRH.

Reported effects

Each row is an outcome described in the literature indexed for this peptide. Reported in the cited work — not a claim, not a recommendation.

Reported observations and the corpus they are drawn from.
reported outcomewhere it appears
GH releaseCationic exchange SPE combined with triple quadrupole UHPLC-MS/MS for detect… Analytical biochemistry 2023
IGF-1 elevationAnalysis of growth hormone releasing hormone and its analogs in urine using … Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis 2026

Registered trials

Records from ClinicalTrials.gov. Listed for reference — this project sponsors no trial and is not involved in any of them.
NCTtitlestatusphase
NCT01237041Free Fatty Acids, Body Weight, and Growth Hormones Secretion in ChildrenTERMINATEDPHASE1, PHASE2
NCT01264497Safety Study of TH9507 in Subjects With Stable, Type 2 DiabetesCOMPLETEDPHASE2
NCT03226821Body Composition and Adipose Tissue in HIVTERMINATEDPHASE4
NCT00507104Pituitary Functions After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)COMPLETED
NCT01632592Abdominal Obesity, Cardiovascular Inflammation, and Effects of Growth Hormone Releasing HormWITHDRAWNNA

Literature (8)

Cationic exchange SPE combined with triple quadrupole UHPLC-MS/MS for detection of GHRHs in urine samples — Analytical biochemistry 2023

abstract not reproduced — this record is not open-access, so it is linked rather than copied.

publisher record ↗ · PMID 37806509 · DOI 10.1016/j.ab.2023.115336

Analysis of growth hormone releasing hormone and its analogs in urine using nano liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole/orbitrap mass spectrometry — Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis 2026

abstract not reproduced — this record is not open-access, so it is linked rather than copied.

publisher record ↗ · PMID 41138283 · DOI 10.1016/j.jpba.2025.117207

Anterior cervical osteophyte-related dysphagia in a long-term growth hormone user: a case report — Frontiers in surgery 2026

abstract not reproduced — this record is not open-access, so it is linked rather than copied.

publisher record ↗ · PMID 42465868 · DOI 10.3389/fsurg.2026.1859548

Therapeutic Peptides in Orthopaedics: Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions — Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews 2026

Therapeutic peptides are emerging as promising adjuncts in the management of orthopaedic injuries, grounded in their ability to modulate molecular signaling networks central to cellular medicine. By acting on key pathways such as PI3K/Akt, mTOR, MAPK, TGF-β, and AMPK, peptides exert influence over tissue regeneration, inflammation resolution, and neuromuscular recovery. Wound-healing peptides such as BPC-157, TB-500, and GHK-Cu promote angiogenesis, integrin-mediated extracellular matrix remodeling, and fibroblast activation, whereas growth hormone secretagogues like ipamorelin, CJC-1295, tesamorelin, sermorelin, and AOD-9604 activate IGF-1 signaling and satellite cell repair. Recovery-enhancing agents such as epithalon, delta sleep-inducing peptide, and pinealon target circadian and mitochondrial regulators, and neuroactive peptides like selank, semax, and dihexa enhance brain-derived n…

open access ↗ · PMID 41490200 · DOI 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-25-00236

Safety and Efficacy of Approved and Unapproved Peptide Therapies for Musculoskeletal Injuries and Athletic Performance — Preprints.org 2026

abstract not reproduced — this record is not open-access, so it is linked rather than copied.

publisher record ↗ · DOI 10.20944/preprints202512.1011.v3

Safety and Efficacy of Approved and Unapproved Peptide Therapies for Musculoskeletal Injuries and Athletic Performance — Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) 2026

abstract not reproduced — this record is not open-access, so it is linked rather than copied.

publisher record ↗ · PMID 41966639 · DOI 10.1007/s40279-026-02437-0

In-house standards derived from doping peptides: Enzymatic and serum stability and degradation profile of GHRP and GHRH-related peptides — Biomedical chromatography : BMC 2023

abstract not reproduced — this record is not open-access, so it is linked rather than copied.

publisher record ↗ · PMID 37688464 · DOI 10.1002/bmc.5741

Evaluation of Research Grade Peptides Marketed Directly to Consumers Reveals Extensive Variability in Purity and Measured Abundance — Preprints.org 2026

abstract not reproduced — this record is not open-access, so it is linked rather than copied.

publisher record ↗ · DOI 10.20944/preprints202604.1748.v1

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