BPC-157 (Body Protection Compound-157): Chemical Name: Glycyl-L-alpha-glutamyl-L-prolyl-L-prolyl-L-prolyl-glycyl-L-lysyl-L-prolyl-L-alanyl-L-alpha-aspartyl-L-alpha-aspartyl-L-alanyl-glycyl-L-leucyl-L-valine Amino Acid Sequence: H-Gly-Glu-Pro-Pro-Pro-Gly-Lys-Pro-Ala-Asp-Asp-Ala-Gly-Leu-Val-OH Molecular Formula: C62H98N16O22 Molecular Weight: 1419.54 g/mol
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