Selank Pharmacokinetics
Selank half-life, absorption, routes of administration, and clearance.
Tuftsin-Derived Stability: The Pro-Gly-Pro Pharmacokinetic Advantage
Selank's pharmacokinetics center on the Pro-Gly-Pro tripeptide extension that transforms unstable tuftsin (half-life: minutes) into a clinically viable intranasal drug with sustained CNS activity.
Physicochemical and PK profile
- Molecular Formula
- C33H57N11O9
- Molecular Weight
- 751.87 g/mol
- CAS Number
- 129954-34-3
- Half-Life
- Short plasma half-life; effects persist longer in CNS
- Sequence
- Thr-Lys-Pro-Arg-Pro-Gly-Pro
- Solubility
- Soluble in water
- Storage
- Store lyophilized at -20°C. Nasal formulations refrigerated.
References
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