Thymogen
Thymus & immune system Approved · Russia Human trials Synthetic short peptide (Cytogen)
Also called Thymagen, Oglufanide, EW dipeptide
A two-amino-acid peptide first isolated from calf thymus extract and now made synthetically. It is the most clinically used of this family, given to support immune recovery during infections and after surgery or radiation.
Why people take it
What studies report
- Used clinically in Russia to support immune recovery during infection and after surgery or radiation
- Studied in hepatitis B and C
Worth knowing: The most clinically used of this family, but the trials are Russian and mostly older.
Status: Registered medicine in Russia. Not approved in the US or EU.
- Route
- Subcutaneous injection, or oral capsule depending on the preparation
- Sequence
- Glu-Trp
- Formula
- C16H19N3O5
- Molecular weight
- 333.34 g/mol
- CAS
- 38101-59-6
- Available as
- 1 mg
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