Epithalamin comes up often in conversation and rarely with the context attached. Here we lay out the basics in order, then work through the practical considerations.
Updated 2026-06-19. Numbers and descriptions here follow the published literature rather than marketing material.
Literature searches for this compound must account for several spelling variants. Indexing databases contain epitalon, epithalon, epithalone, and AEDG, and relevant records are scattered across Russian-language and English-language journals that do not consistently cross-cite. Early publications describe the parent extract as a mixture of many peptides, whereas later work addresses the single synthetic tetrapeptide. That shift in nomenclature complicates comparison between studies, because extract data and tetrapeptide data are sometimes cited interchangeably. A search strategy omitting the alternate spellings will return an incomplete set of references.
Reported biological findings come mainly from cell culture and rodent experiments. Those studies describe changes in telomerase catalytic subunit expression, melatonin rhythm amplitude, and antioxidant enzyme activity after peptide exposure. Human data are sparse and consist of small trials with limited blinding and inconsistent endpoints. The proposed mechanisms remain hypotheses rather than established facts, and there is no consensus on whether effects observed in animals carry over to people. Independent replication outside the original research groups is limited, which is a recognised gap in the published literature.
The parent extract epithalamin was characterised as a low-molecular-weight fraction of pineal tissue rather than a single defined chemical entity. Researchers fractionated it and tested successive fragments for activity, a screening approach typical of peptide discovery work in that era. Epitalon emerged from that process as one of the shorter sequences of interest. Because the original extract was never fully resolved into individual components, claims about which constituent drives a given effect rest on inference. This distinction matters when reading older reports that attribute extract observations to the tetrapeptide itself.
Animal and clinical reports appear mainly in Russian-language journals from the 1990s and 2000s, covering endpoints such as melatonin rhythm, lifespan in aged rodents, and retinal function. Many of these papers involve small groups, lack blinding or placebo comparison, and are difficult to retrieve through indexed databases. Review articles published in English generally summarise the claims without reanalysing the underlying data. Because no large randomised trial exists, the clinical importance of these reported effects stays unresolved and is properly described as an open question.
No national medicines regulator has approved epitalon as a therapeutic product. It is generally distributed as a research chemical, and in some jurisdictions selling peptides for human consumption without approval is restricted or prohibited. Certificates of analysis accompanying commercial material vary in which tests are performed, and independent verification of identity and purity is uncommon. Statements about anti-ageing or disease-prevention benefits on vendor pages are marketing claims rather than regulatory findings, a distinction that shapes how the compound is discussed in scientific and popular sources alike.
The most frequently cited laboratory finding is that AEDG increased telomerase activity and extended telomere length in cultured human somatic cells. That work used fetal fibroblast strains and reported changes in enzyme activity alongside altered division counts. Replication by unrelated groups has been limited, and the published record is largely a single-laboratory series rather than a multi-centre programme. The result supports a hypothesis about peptide influence on gene expression in cell culture; it does not by itself establish an effect on telomere length in living animals or in people.
| Property | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical class | Synthetic tetrapeptide | Four amino acid residues |
| Residue sequence | Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly | Abbreviated AEDG |
| Approximate mass | 390.35 Da | Monoisotopic, free base form |
| Parent preparation | Epithalamin extract | Derived from pineal tissue |
| Common spelling variants | Epithalon, epithalone, AEDG | Affects literature retrieval |
In its supplied form epitalon is a white to off-white powder, usually lyophilized and often hygroscopic. It dissolves readily in water and in aqueous buffers, and it is commonly handled as the acetate or trifluoroacetate salt to improve stability during purification and drying. The amide backbone is labile in aqueous media, so solutions are less durable than the dry solid. Handling notes in the chemical literature therefore emphasize keeping the powder dry, cool and shielded from light until it is dissolved.
Epitalon is a synthetic tetrapeptide whose sequence is alanine-glutamate-aspartate-glycine, written in single-letter code as AEDG. The four residues are joined by three peptide bonds, giving a linear backbone with no branching and no disulfide bridges. Its calculated molecular mass for the free form is approximately 390.3 daltons, a figure that rises when the compound is supplied as an acetate or trifluoroacetate salt. Because the chain is short, the molecule is defined entirely by its residue order rather than by any folded three-dimensional structure.
The compound is described in the literature as a derivative of epithalamin, a preparation obtained from bovine pineal tissue. Work on this peptide family was carried out mainly by a research group in Saint Petersburg beginning in the 1980s, and the substance was later registered for clinical use in Russia under the name Epitalon. Outside that region it is generally treated as a research chemical rather than an approved medicine. Statements about its biological activity rest on a relatively small number of studies, and independent replication remains limited.
Material sold for research use varies widely in documented quality. A useful verification package includes a certificate of analysis that states peptide content rather than only net weight, the chromatographic method and column used, and a mass spectrum consistent with the expected mass. Independent testing by a third-party laboratory is occasionally reported. Statements of identity resting only on a supplier label provide little assurance, and the gap between nominal mass and actual peptide content can be substantial once counterions and residual water are counted.
Peptides of this size are generally stable as dry solids but degrade in solution over time. The principal routes are hydrolysis of the peptide backbone and oxidation, with hydrolysis favoured by elevated temperature and extreme pH. Aqueous solutions held at room temperature can show measurable loss of purity within days, while frozen aliquots are considerably more durable. Because the sequence contains neither cysteine nor methionine, oxidation is less of a concern than for many other peptides, but pH control during handling still matters.
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== University of California == Upon graduating B.Sc. from Adelaide in 1905, he accepted the physiologist and cell biologist Jacques Loeb's offer of a (paid) junior position in the Physiology Department of the University of California's School of Medicine; and, according to Hedley Marston, as well as "enjoy[ing] the intellectual companionship and friendship of Jacques Loeb" at Berkeley, he also enjoyed "the pleasant and inspiring association of his colleagues": who included Winthrop J. V. Osterhout, Hardolph Wasteneys, Frederick P. Gay, Wolfgang Ostwald, Carl L. A. Schmidt, and Alonzo E. Taylor. With his developing interest in physical chemistry, and his Bragg-generated interest in mathematics, he produced two papers in 1908 (BR.5, BR.6), offering "[an] extrapolation of ... [his own] mathematical models for cell growth ... to theories to account for the normal rate of growth of individual organisms". While working with Loeb at Berkeley Robertson became interested in the physical chemistry of proteins; and, in 1912, he published a monograph on the subject (BR.9), in German. It was translated into Russian, by V. M. Arkhangeleski of the University of Moscow, in 1913; and an expanded English version of the original monograph was published five years later, in 1918 (BR.32).
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The enzyme is identical to EC 1.1.1.87, homoisocitrate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.156: glycerol 2-dehydrogenase (NADP+) EC 1.1.1.157: 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.158: Now EC 1.3.1.98, UDP-N-acetylmuramate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.159: 7α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.160: dihydrobunolol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.161: The activity is part of EC 1.14.13.15, cholestanetriol 26-monooxygenase EC 1.1.1.162: erythrulose reductase EC 1.1.1.163: cyclopentanol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.164: hexadecanol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.165: 2-alkyn-1-ol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.166: hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.167: hydroxymalonate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.168: 2-dehydropantolactone reductase (Re-specific) EC 1.1.1.169: 2-dehydropantoate 2-reductase EC 1.1.1.170: 3β-hydroxysteroid-4α-carboxylate 3-dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) EC 1.1.1.171: Now EC 1.5.1.20, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase [NAD(P)H] EC 1.1.1.172: 2-oxoadipate reductase EC 1.1.1.173: L-rhamnose 1-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.174: cyclohexane-1,2-diol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.175: D-xylose 1-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.176: 12α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.177: glycerol-3-phosphate 1-dehydrogenase (NADP+) EC 1.1.1.178: 3-hydroxy-2-methylbutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.179: D-xylose 1-dehydrogenase (NADP+, D-xylono-1,5-lactone-forming) EC 1.1.1.180: Now included with EC 1.1.1.131 mannuronate reductase EC 1.1.1.181: cholest-5-ene-3β,7α-diol 3β-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.182: Now included with EC 1.1.1.198 (+)-borneol dehydrogenase, EC 1.1.1.227 (-)-borneol dehydrogenase and EC 1.1.1.228 (+)-sabinol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.183: geraniol dehydrogenase (NADP+) EC 1.1.1.184: carbonyl reductase (NADPH) EC 1.1.1.185: L-glycol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.186: dTDP-galactose 6-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.187: GDP-4-dehydro-D-rhamnose reductase EC 1.1.1.188: prostaglandin-F synthase EC 1.1.1.189: prostaglandin-E2 9-reductase EC 1.1.1.190: indole-3-acetaldehyde reductase (NADH) EC 1.1.1.191: indole-3-acetaldehyde reductase (NADPH) EC 1.1.1.192: long-chain-alcohol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.193: 5-amino-6-(5-phosphoribosylamino)uracil reductase EC 1.1.1.194: coniferyl-alcohol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.195: cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.196: 15-hydroxyprostaglandin-D dehydrogenase (NADP+) EC 1.1.1.197: 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (NADP+) EC 1.1.1.198: (+)-borneol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.199: (S)-usnate reductase EC 1.1.1.200: aldose-6-phosphate reductase (NADPH) EC 1.1.1.228: (+)-sabinol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.251: galactitol-1-phosphate 5-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.252: tetrahydroxynaphthalene reductase EC 1.1.1.253: Now EC 1.5.1.33, pteridine reductase EC 1.1.1.254: (S)-carnitine 3-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.255: mannitol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.256: fluoren-9-ol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.257: 4-(hydroxymethyl)benzenesulfonate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.258: 6-hydroxyhexanoate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.259: 3-hydroxypimeloyl-CoA dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.260: sulcatone reductase EC 1.1.1.261: sn-glycerol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.262: 4-hydroxythreonine-4-phosphate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.263: 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose reductase EC 1.1.1.264: L-idonate 5-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.265: 3-methylbutanal reductase EC 1.1.1.266: dTDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxyglucose reductase EC 1.1.1.267: 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase EC 1.1.1.268: 2-(R)-hydroxypropyl-CoM dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.269: 2-(S)-hydroxypropyl-CoM dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.270: 3β-hydroxysteroid 3-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.271: GDP-L-fucose synthase EC 1.1.1.272: D-2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (NADP+) EC 1.1.1.273: vellosimine dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.274: 2,5-didehydrogluconate reductase (2-dehydro-D-gluconate-forming) EC 1.1.1.275: (+)-trans-carveol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.276: serine 3-dehydrogenase (NADP+) EC 1.1.1.277: 3β-hydroxy-5β-steroid dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.278: 3β-hydroxy-5α-steroid dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.279: (R)-3-hydroxyacid-ester dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.280: (S)-3-hydroxyacid-ester dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.281: GDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxy-D-mannose reductase EC 1.1.1.282: Quinate/shikimate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.283: methylglyoxal reductase (NADPH-dependent) EC 1.1.1.284: S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.285: 3′′-deamino-3′′-oxonicotianamine reductase EC 1.1.1.286: isocitrate—homoisocitrate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.287: D-arabinitol dehydrogenase (NADP+) EC 1.1.1.288: xanthoxin dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.289: sorbose reductase EC 1.1.1.290: 4-phosphoerythronate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.291: 2-hydroxymethylglutarate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.292: 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose reductase (1,5-anhydro-D-mannitol-forming) EC 1.1.1.293: tropinone reductase I. This enzyme was already in the Enzyme List as EC 1.1.1.206, tropine dehydrogenase so EC 1.1.1.293 has been withdrawn at the public-review stage EC 1.1.1.294: chlorophyll(ide) b reductase EC 1.1.1.295: momilactone-A synthase EC 1.1.1.296: dihydrocarveol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.297: limonene-1,2-diol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.298: 3-hydroxypropionate dehydrogenase (NADP+) EC 1.1.1.299: malate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+)] EC 1.1.1.300: NADP-retinol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.301: D-arabitol-phosphate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.302: 2,5-diamino-6-(ribosylamino)-4(3H)-pyrimidinone 5′-phosphate reductase EC 1.1.1.303: Diacetyl reductase ((R)-acetoin forming) EC 1.1.1.304: Diacetyl reductase ((S)-acetoin forming) EC 1.1.1.305: UDP-glucuronic acid dehydrogenase (UDP-4-keto-hexauronic acid decarboxylating) EC 1.1.1.306: S-(hydroxymethyl)mycothiol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.307: D-xylose reductase EC 1.1.1.308: sulfopropanediol 3-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.309: phosphonoacetaldehyde reductase (NADH) EC 1.1.1.310: (S)-sulfolactate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.311: (S)-1-phenylethanol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.312: 2-hydroxy-4-carboxymuconate semialdehyde hemiacetal dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.313: sulfoacetaldehyde reductase EC 1.1.1.314: Now known to be catalyzed by EC 1.14.14.95, germacrene A hydroxylase EC 1.1.1.315: 11-cis-retinol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.316: L-galactose 1-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.317: perakine reductase EC 1.1.1.318: eugenol synthase EC 1.1.1.319: isoeugenol synthase EC 1.1.1.320: benzil reductase [(S)-benzoin forming] EC 1.1.1.321: benzil reductase [(R)-benzoin forming] EC 1.1.1.322: (–)-endo-fenchol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.323: (+)-thujan-3-ol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.324: 8-hydroxygeraniol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.325: sepiapterin reductase (L-threo-7,8-dihydrobiopterin forming) EC 1.1.1.326: zerumbone synthase EC 1.1.1.327: 5-exo-hydroxycamphor dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.328: nicotine blue oxidoreductase EC 1.1.1.329: 2-deoxy-scyllo-inosamine dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.330: very-long-chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA reductase EC 1.1.1.331: secoisolariciresinol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.332: chanoclavine-I dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.333: decaprenylphospho-β-D-erythro-pentofuranosid-2-ulose 2-reductase EC 1.1.1.334: methylecgonone reductase EC 1.1.1.335: UDP-N-acetyl-2-amino-2-deoxyglucuronate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.336: UDP-N-acetyl-D-mannosamine dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.337: L-2-hydroxycarboxylate dehydrogenase (NAD+) EC 1.1.1.338: (2R)-3-sulfolactate dehydrogenase (NADP+) EC 1.1.1.339: dTDP-6-deoxy-L-talose 4-dehydrogenase (NAD+) EC 1.1.1.340: 1-deoxy-11β-hydroxypentalenate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.341: CDP-abequose synthase EC 1.1.1.342: CDP-paratose synthase EC 1.1.1.343: phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (NAD+-dependent, decarboxylating) EC 1.1.1.344: dTDP-6-deoxy-L-talose 4-dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] EC 1.1.1.345: D-2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (NAD+) EC 1.1.1.346: 2,5-didehydrogluconate reductase (2-dehydro-L-gulonate-forming) EC 1.1.1.347: geraniol dehydrogenase (NAD+) EC 1.1.1.348: (3R)-2′-hydroxyisoflavanone reductase EC 1.1.1.349: norsolorinic acid ketoreductase EC 1.1.1.350: ureidoglycolate dehydrogenase (NAD+) EC 1.1.1.351: phosphogluconate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+-dependent, decarboxylating] EC 1.1.1.352: 5′-hydroxyaverantin dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.353: versiconal hemiacetal acetate reductase EC 1.1.1.354: farnesol dehydrogenase (NAD+) EC 1.1.1.355: 2′-dehydrokanamycin reductase EC 1.1.1.356: GDP-L-colitose synthase EC 1.1.1.357: 3α-hydroxysteroid 3-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.358: 2-dehydropantolactone reductase EC 1.1.1.359: aldose 1-dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] EC 1.1.1.360: glucose/galactose 1-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.361: glucose-6-phosphate 3-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.362: aklaviketone reductase EC 1.1.1.363: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] EC 1.1.1.364: dTDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxy-α-D-gulose 4-ketoreductase EC 1.1.1.365: D-galacturonate reductase EC 1.1.1.366: L-idonate 5-dehydrogenase (NAD+) EC 1.1.1.367: UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-β-L-arabino-hexul-4-ose reductase EC 1.1.1.368: 6-hydroxycyclohex-1-ene-1-carbonyl-CoA dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.369: D-chiro-inositol 1-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.370: scyllo-inositol 2-dehydrogenase (NAD+) EC 1.1.1.371: scyllo-inositol 2-dehydrogenase (NADP+) EC 1.1.1.372: D/L-glyceraldehyde reductase EC 1.1.1.373: sulfolactaldehyde 3-reductase EC 1.1.1.374: UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 3-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.375: L-2-hydroxycarboxylate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] EC 1.1.1.376: L-arabinose 1-dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] EC 1.1.1.377: L-rhamnose 1-dehydrogenase (NADP+) EC 1.1.1.378: L-rhamnose 1-dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] EC 1.1.1.379: (R)-mandelate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.380: L-gulonate 5-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.381: 3-hydroxy acid dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.382: ketol-acid reductoisomerase (NAD+) EC 1.1.1.383: ketol-acid reductoisomerase [NAD(P)+] EC 1.1.1.384: dTDP-3,4-didehydro-2,6-dideoxy-α-D-glucose 3-reductase EC 1.1.1.385: dihydroanticapsin dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.386: ipsdienol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.387: L-serine 3-dehydrogenase (NAD+) EC 1.1.1.388: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (NAD+) EC 1.1.1.389: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-galactonate 5-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.390: sulfoquinovose 1-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.391: 3β-hydroxycholanate 3-dehydrogenase (NAD+) EC 1.1.1.392: 3α-hydroxycholanate dehydrogenase (NADP+) EC 1.1.1.393: 3β-hydroxycholanate 3-dehydrogenase (NADP+) EC 1.1.1.394: aurachin B dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.395: 3α-hydroxy bile acid-CoA-ester 3-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.396: bacteriochlorophyllide a dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.397: β-methylindole-3-pyruvate reductase EC 1.1.1.398: 2-glutathionyl-2-methylbut-3-en-1-ol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.399: 2-oxoglutarate reductase EC 1.1.1.400: 2-methyl-1,2-propanediol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.401: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-rhamnonate dehydrogenase (NAD+) EC 1.1.1.402: D-erythritol 1-phosphate dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.403: D-threitol dehydrogenase (NAD+) EC 1.1.1.404: tetrachlorobenzoquinone reductase EC 1.1.1.405: ribitol-5-phosphate 2-dehydrogenase (NADP+) EC 1.1.1.406: galactitol 2-dehydrogenase (L-tagatose-forming) EC 1.1.1.407: D-altritol 5-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.408: 4-phospho-D-threonate 3-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.409: 4-phospho-D-erythronate 3-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.410: D-erythronate 2-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.411: L-threonate 2-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.412: 2-alkyl-3-oxoalkanoate reductase EC 1.1.1.413: A-factor type γ-butyrolactone 1′-reductase (1S-forming) EC 1.1.1.414: L-galactonate 5-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.415: noscapine synthase EC 1.1.1.416: isopyridoxal dehydrogenase (5-pyridoxolactone-forming) EC 1.1.1.417: 3β-hydroxysteroid-4β-carboxylate 3-dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) EC 1.1.1.418: plant 3β-hydroxysteroid-4α-carboxylate 3-dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) EC 1.1.1.419: nepetalactol dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.420: D-apiose dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.421: D-apionate oxidoisomerase EC 1.1.1.422: pseudoephedrine dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.423: (1R,2S)-ephedrine 1-dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.424: D-xylose 1-dehydrogenase (NADP+, D-xylono-1,4-lactone-forming) EC 1.1.1.425: levoglucosan dehydrogenase EC 1.1.1.426: UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-quinovosamine dehydrogenase
In 2015, the world's first successful penis transplant took place in Cape Town, South Africa in a nine-hour operation performed by surgeons from Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital. The 21-year-old recipient, who had been sexually active, had lost his penis in a botched circumcision at 18.
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uraninite (also called pitchblende, the most common uranium ore), UO2 with some U3O8 carnotite, K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O autunite, Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10–12H2O uranophane, Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O davidite, (La,Ce,Ca)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38 or (Ce,La)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38 torbernite, Cu[(UO2)(PO4)]2·12H2O coffinite, U(SiO4)1−x(OH)4x Significant concentrations of uranium occur in some substances such as phosphate rock deposits, and minerals such as lignite, and monazite sands in uranium-rich ores (it is recovered commercially from sources with as little as 0.1% uranium).
Never was there such a dame school as ours, so firm and kind and smelling of galoshes, with the sweet and fumbled music of the piano lessons drifting down from upstairs to the lonely schoolroom, where only the sometimes tearful wicked sat over undone sums, or to repent a little crime – the pulling of a girl's hair during geography, the sly shin kick under the table during English literature.
For the following year, Ubayd Allah was bogged down in battles with the Qaysi tribes of Jazira led by Zufar ibn al-Harith al-Kilabi. By 686, Ubayd Allah's army numbered some 60,000 troops. By the time Ubayd Allah's army approached Mosul toward Iraq, the Zubayrids under Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr had established themselves in Basra while al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd took control of Kufa in the name of the Alid Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya. Al-Mukhtar dispatched Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar and an army composed largely of non-Arab freedmen to confront Ubayd Allah. The latter fended off the first wave of al-Mukhtar's troops, and proceeded to face off Ibn al-Ashtar at the Khazir River. In the ensuing Battle of Khazir, the Umayyad army was routed and Ubayd Allah was slain by Ibn al-Ashtar. His lieutenants Husayn, Shurahbil and al-Rabi'a were also killed. With Ubayd Allah's death, Caliph Abd al-Malik halted further advances against Iraq until 691.
To further understand the evolutionary emergence of protein-ligand binding, Ben-Tal and colleagues studied how proteins recognize the adenine moieties of enzyme cofactors. These cofactors (e.g. ATP, NAD, and FAD) have been present on Earth since the beginning of life. Ben-Tal and coworkers superimposed the structures of around 1,000 proteins based on their bound adenine-containing cofactors, and compared the patterns of hydrogen bonds that mediate adenine binding. The analysis showed that evolution has fully exploited adenine’s functional groups. In agreement with previous observations, the team found that on the protein side, these interactions were mediated by linear sequence motifs. However, additional motifs, beyond previously recorded, have been found. They found some evolutionarily distinct proteins that nevertheless shared similar adenine-binding motifs. They also found that adenine recognition often involved specific protein themes, which contained the binding motifs. The analysis offers a possible scenario for the emergence of ligand binding, where primordial peptides with minimal binding activity have gradually evolved into contemporary proteins. In 2025, Ben-Tal co-authored a review in Current Opinion in Structural Biology examining protein emergence and evolution. In 2026, he co-authored an AI-based research on computational representations of protein sequence and structure, and a perspective on the future of computational biology for macromolecules in the context of AI.
== Use in biotechnology == Fat-free powdered milk is used as a saturating agent to block nonspecific binding sites on supports like blotting membranes (nitrocellulose, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) or nylon), preventing binding of further detection reagents and subsequent background. It may be referred as Blotto. The major protein of milk, casein, is responsible for most of the binding site saturation effect.
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adenylyl sulfate + 2 glutathione The 3 substrates of this enzyme are adenosine monophosphate, sulfite, and glutathione disulfide, whereas its two products are adenylyl sulfate and glutathione. This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on a sulfur group of donors with a disulfide as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is AMP,sulfite:glutathione-disulfide oxidoreductase (adenosine-5'-phosphosulfate-forming). Other names in common use include 5'-adenylylsulfate reductase (also used for, internal_xref(ec_num(1,8,99,2))), AMP,sulfite:oxidized-glutathione oxidoreductase, (adenosine-5'-phosphosulfate-forming), and plant-type 5'-adenylylsulfate reductase. In plants, APS is reduced by the plastidic enzyme APS reductase (APR; EC 1.8.4.9) in the presence of physiological concentrations of reduced glutathione (GSH), which acts as an electron donor.
Later in January, NPR reported that "drug-seizure data suggest that the attacks are doing little to stop the flow of illegal narcotics into the United States." On March 6, 2026, the operation expanded to Ecuador when U.S. forces bombed Comandos de la Frontera as part of the Ecuadorian conflict (2024–present). The campaign was formally named on 13 November 2025 by Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, as an expansion of an operation bearing the same name announced by the United States Navy on 28 January 2025. It uses a hybrid fleet of vessels with robotics and autonomous systems to detect and combat alleged drug trafficking networks in the Western Hemisphere. According to an assessment by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the military strikes against suspected drug-trafficking vessels did not reduce the volume of cocaine entering the United States. Instead, the operations forced criminal organizations to change their smuggling techniques and at the same time eroded traditional law enforcement investigative techniques.
In addition to the spin excitation properties of nuclei, it is also possible to study the properties of organic radicals through the same fundamental technique. Unpaired electrons also have a net spin, and an external magnetic field allows for the extraction of similar information through electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy.
Jerry Cantrell collaborated with several artists such as Heart, Ozzy Osbourne, and Damageplan. In 2004, Cantrell formed the band Cardboard Vampyres along with The Cult guitarist Billy Duffy, Mötley Crüe vocalist and Ratt guitarist John Corabi, The Cult bassist Chris Wyse and drummer Josh Howser. On October 22, 2004, Sony BMG terminated their contract with Alice in Chains, 15 years after the band signed with the label, in 1989.
=== Rebel diplomacy === The far-left guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), was one of the most powerful and violent groups the Colombian government had to deal with during the Colombian Conflict. They gained such strength and influence that they started to look for mechanisms to help them grow even stronger; in that sense, they developed a "Rebel Diplomacy", understood as a rebel group's conduct of foreign affairs during the development civil war for the purpose of advancing its military and political objectives. This diplomacy was used as their strategy for engaging with various international actors as they sought any type of support during various stages of the conflict. Among these international actors are the governments of other countries, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and multinational corporations. The guerrilla group made intelligent and strategic use of social networks as a means through which to offer the international public who was witnessing the conflict a vision of their own narrative of the conflict, and to present themselves as a credible and preferable alternative to the Colombian government. To that end, FARC designed a web page and obtained support from press agencies and independent digital media, mostly European. Rebel diplomacy often emerges as a kind of counter-diplomacy aimed at discrediting the State against the insurgent group it is fighting; it is a way of taking the battle to the political arena and waging it at an international scale.
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It is based on epithalamin, a peptide-rich preparation obtained from pineal gland tissue and studied in the former Soviet Union. Researchers later identified the tetrapeptide AEDG as a constituent fragment of that material. Modern supplies are produced by chemical synthesis rather than tissue extraction.
No. Epithalamin is a heterogeneous extract containing many peptides, while epitalon is a single synthesised tetrapeptide. Publications sometimes treat findings from the two as equivalent, which is a common source of confusion. Their compositions differ and they are not interchangeable in analytical terms.
Most published work uses cell cultures or rodents because those models are faster and less costly to run. The few human trials that have been reported are small, and several lack control groups or blinding. This restricts what can reasonably be concluded about effects in people.
Small studies with human participants have been reported, chiefly in Russian-language journals, but they are limited in size and design. No large randomised controlled trial with published results is available.