How to Store Selank: Temperature, Shelf Life & Handling
Storage requirements for Selank follow from what the molecule actually is — synthetic heptapeptide, tuftsin analogue. The conditions below reflect that chemistry rather than generic peptide guidance.
In plain English
Freezer for the powder, fridge once mixed, and it holds up for three to four weeks — a longer window than most molecules its size. The reason is simple: it contains none of the amino acids that react with light or oxygen, so those clocks never start.
What Selank actually is
Selank came out of the same Moscow programme as Semax, built from tuftsin — a tiny natural fragment released from antibodies — with the same stabilising tail added. Its research literature centres on anxiety-related behaviour and the brain signalling systems associated with it.
Supplied for laboratory research use only — not for human or animal use.
Third-party tested by HPLC and LC-MS, ≥99% purity, with a Certificate of Analysis on every order. Ships across Canada.
Technical detail below
Storage conditions for Selank
Why these conditions, specifically
Selank is chemically one of the more forgiving peptides here. Its handling risk is physical loss to surfaces rather than molecular breakdown, which means the countermeasure is low-bind labware rather than light protection.
The main route to be aware of: adsorption to glass and untreated plastic — the practically significant loss route for this cationic peptide at low concentration, not a chemical degradation at all.
All 3 degradation routes for SelankFreeze–thaw
Tolerant, but aliquoting is still the correct default for a multi-week study.
What Selank is studied for
The most-populated area of the Selank literature, examined in behavioural anxiety models.
Studies have investigated interaction with both systems without the sedative profile of classical anxiolytics.
Its parent tetrapeptide is immunomodulatory, and some research follows that thread.
Investigated in learning and memory paradigms alongside its stress-response work.
Summarizes published preclinical literature. Provided for research reference only; not a claim of efficacy or a description of human use.
More Selank reference
Diluent selection, dissolution behaviour, and the calculator preset for this compound.
Which solvents work, why, and what abnormal dissolution behaviour indicates.
The specific chemical routes by which this molecule breaks down, and how to limit each.
Which assays are informative for this molecule, and what to actually check on its COA.
Compound-specific bench practices, and the errors most often made with this molecule.
What to inspect on arrival, and which conditions actually warrant rejecting a vial.
Questions specific to this compound — structure, chemistry, and common misconceptions.
Storage reference for other compounds
Selank is supplied strictly as a research chemical for in-vitro laboratory and research use only. It is not intended for human or animal consumption, diagnostic, or therapeutic use. This page is educational laboratory-handling reference information — not medical advice, not usage guidance, and not a protocol.