Fragment 176-191 Peptide
Fragment 176-191 peptide, also known as hGH Fragment 176-191, tyr-hGH 177-191, or AOD-9604, has been suggested by researchers that it may stimulate weight loss and fat burn in a fashion similar to that of the growth hormone (hGH). hGH is a naturally occurring hormone, which, apart from stimulating growth, as the name suggests, may also stimulate catabolism of adipose tissue and the release of lipids from fat cells. Fragment 176-191 is a small ‘fragment’ of the growth hormone hGH composed of 16 amino acids. This involves the last 16 amino acids of the hGH molecule, which scientists propose to be the “lipolytic fragment” of hGH. Lipolythic, as a term, reflects the purported fat-burning properties of the molecule. To potentially improve the stability of the peptide, the first amino acid in the hGH Fragment 176-191 sequence is also replaced by tyrosine. Thus, the peptide is also labeled as Fragment tyr-hGH 177-191.