metabolic research
Lab guides, compound files and side-by-side comparisons. Written for researchers, with sources.
metabolic research
6 shownCompound FilesCompound FilesSemaglutide (Hero SM): How the Once-Weekly GLP-1 Analog WorksThe GLP-1 analog that started the modern era. How semaglutide was engineered, how it works, and what its landmark trials found.5 min readCompound FilesCompound FilesTirzepatide (Hero TZ): The Dual GIP/GLP-1 Agonist ExplainedThe first "twincretin". What tirzepatide is, how its two receptors work together, and what the SURPASS and SURMOUNT trials found.5 min readScience ExplainedScience ExplainedGLP-1 vs GIP vs Glucagon: The Three Receptors Behind Modern Metabolic PeptidesThree hormones, three receptors, one family of compounds. The science behind semaglutide, tirzepatide and retatrutide.5 min readCompound FilesCompound FilesRetatrutide (Hero RT): The Triple Agonist Research GuideOne molecule, three receptors. Here is what retatrutide is, how it works, and what the TRIUMPH phase 3 trials found.6 min readCompound FilesCompound FilesMOTS-c: The Mitochondrial-Derived Peptide Research GuideA peptide coded by your mitochondria, not your nucleus. What MOTS-c is, how it acts on metabolism, and what the exercise studies found.3 min readComparisonsComparisonsRetatrutide vs Tirzepatide: Triple vs Dual Agonist ComparedTwo receptors or three? How retatrutide and tirzepatide differ, what the trials show, and what is still unknown.3 min read