
Peptides
GLOW
70mg
Pre-blended regenerative research vial. BPC-157 10mg + TB-500 10mg + GHK-Cu 50mg.
Content-verified · Third-party tested · Batch UKPL-262 · View certificate
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- Research use only. For in-vitro laboratory research. Not for use in humans or animals, or in food, drugs or diagnostics. Not evaluated by the MHRA or FDA. The buyer is responsible for handling and regulatory compliance.
Bulk Pricing
Counted across your basket, any mix of products.
| Vials in basket | Discount | Per vial |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | None | £59.99 |
| 3-4 | 5% | £56.99save £3.00 |
| 5-9 | 8% | £55.19save £4.80 |
| 10-50 | 12% | £52.79save £7.20 |
Bacteriostatic Water 10ml
Required to reconstitute lyophilised peptides.
What is GLOW?
GLOW is one pre-blended vial holding BPC-157 10mg, TB-500 10mg and GHK-Cu 50mg: 70mg of lyophilised powder in total. One reconstitution puts all three into solution. The powder is blue, from the copper in GHK-Cu.
Full description
BPC-157 is the 15-residue pentadecapeptide GEPPPGKPADDAGLV (1419.53 g/mol, CAS 137525-51-0). TB-500 is synthetic thymosin beta 4, 43 residues (4963.4 g/mol, CAS 77591-33-4). GHK-Cu is the copper(II) complex of glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine (403.9 g/mol, CAS 89030-95-5).
The blend itself has not been studied as a combination. Each finding cited here comes from work on one component alone.
GLOW Research Applications
- BPC-157: Hsieh and colleagues (J Mol Med, 2017) linked its angiogenic effect in chick membrane and endothelial tube assays to VEGFR2 activation and up-regulation.
- BPC-157: in cultured rat tendon fibroblasts it increased migration and FAK and paxillin phosphorylation (Chang et al., J Appl Physiol, 2011).
- TB-500: the seven amino acid actin-binding motif of thymosin beta 4 matched the whole molecule in endothelial migration assays at about 50 nM (Philp et al., FASEB J, 2003).
- GHK-Cu: raised MMP-2, TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 in dermal fibroblast culture. Copper ions alone reproduced the MMP-2 effect, GHK alone did not (Siméon et al., Life Sci, 2000).
Study details
Bock-Marquette and colleagues (Nature, 2004) found thymosin beta 4 forms a complex with PINCH and integrin-linked kinase, activating Akt in cardiac cells. Pickart and colleagues (Nature, 1980) showed GHK readily binds copper(II) and increases copper uptake into cultured hepatoma cells. These findings come from different systems and cannot be added up into a prediction for the blend.
GLOW vs KLOW vs Individual Vials
KLOW holds the same three components at the same masses plus KPV 10mg, 80mg in total. KPV adds a gut epithelial and PepT1 uptake literature. Individual BPC-157, TB-500 and GHK-Cu vials are the only format that allows a single-compound control, independent concentrations or attribution of an effect to one molecule. Some suppliers sell GLOW as a kit of five or six separate vials; ours is one pre-blended vial.
Research Overview
GLOW is a supplier designation for a pre-blended multi-peptide research vial, not a single molecule. The GLOW 70mg vial supplied here contains BPC-157 10mg, TB-500 10mg and GHK-Cu 50mg co-lyophilised in one container. The honest starting point for evaluating any glow peptide product is that the blend has not been studied as a combination: no published in-vitro or in-vivo work has examined these three compounds co-administered at this ratio, and no synergy between them has been demonstrated. What exists is three separate literatures, one per component, and that is what the glow stack peptide format aggregates. BPC-157 is a 15-residue pentadecapeptide, GEPPPGKPADDAGLV, 1419.53 g/mol, corresponding to a partial sequence of Body Protection Compound originally characterised in human gastric juice, and unusual among peptides of this length for resisting hydrolysis at low pH. Hsieh and colleagues (J Mol Med, 2017, PMID 27847966) reported upregulation and internalisation of VEGFR2 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells; Chang and colleagues (J Appl Physiol, 2011, PMID 21030672) reported increased FAK and paxillin phosphorylation in cultured rat tendon fibroblasts. TB-500 is synthetic thymosin beta 4, a 43-residue N-terminally acetylated polypeptide of 4963.4 g/mol and the principal G-actin sequestering molecule in eukaryotic cells. Philp and colleagues (FASEB J, 2003, PMID 14500546) showed the LKKTETQ actin-binding motif at residues 17 to 23 is sufficient to promote endothelial cell migration in aortic ring and chorioallantoic assays, and Bock-Marquette and colleagues (Nature, 2004, PMID 15565145) reported integrin-linked kinase and Akt activation in mouse cardiac models. GHK-Cu, the copper(II) chelate of glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine at 403.9 g/mol, is the largest fraction of the glow blend peptide by mass. Pickart and colleagues (Nature, 1980, PMID 7453802) reported facilitated copper uptake into cultured cells, and Siméon and colleagues (Life Sci, 2000, PMID 11045606) reported upregulated MMP-2 alongside its tissue inhibitors in fibroblast culture. One format distinction is worth noting when comparing glow peptides between suppliers: this is a single pre-blended vial taking one reconstitution step, rather than a multi-vial kit reconstituted component by component. Supplied strictly for in-vitro laboratory research use only. No therapeutic, cosmetic or appearance claim is made or implied.
Product Specifications
- Format
- Pre-blended single vial, three components co-lyophilised
- Components
- BPC-157 10mg + TB-500 10mg + GHK-Cu 50mg
- Total Mass
- 70mg per vial
- BPC-157 Component
- 10mg, pentadecapeptide GEPPPGKPADDAGLV, C₆₂H₉₈N₁₆O₂₂, 1419.53 g/mol, CAS 137525-51-0
- TB-500 Component
- 10mg, thymosin beta 4, 43 residues, C₂₁₂H₃₅₀N₅₆O₇₈S, 4963.4 g/mol, CAS 77591-33-4
- GHK-Cu Component
- 50mg, glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine copper(II) complex, C₁₄H₂₄CuN₆O₄, 403.9 g/mol, CAS 89030-95-5
- Content per vial
- BPC-157 11.41mg, TB-500 11.05mg, GHK-Cu 58.68mg (blend purity not reported)
- Batch
- UKPL-262
- Certificate of Analysis
- Content quantified per component; Janoshik Analytical, test #244678, analysis and report 26/10/2026
- Form
- Blue lyophilised powder (single vial)
- Purity
- Each component ≥98% by HPLC
Certificate of Analysis
Third-party tested
- Batch
- UKPL-262
- Purity
- Content-verified
- Method
- RP-HPLC
- Lab
- Janoshik Analytical
- Tested
- Oct 2026
Original Janoshik report. Tap to enlarge.Need the certificate for an earlier batch? Request an older CoA
Storage and Reconstitution
Store GLOW powder at -20°C, away from light and moisture, for up to 24 months. After reconstitution, keep the solution at 2-8°C in a light-protected container and use it within 4 weeks. For longer storage, freeze single-use aliquots at -20°C and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Vials are sold on their own, without bacteriostatic water for mixing or other supplies.
How to reconstitute and handle
Let the vial and the bacteriostatic water reach room temperature and swab both stoppers with alcohol. Add the water slowly down the inside wall of the vial and swirl gently until dissolved. Do not shake or vortex. Expect a blue to blue-violet solution from the Cu(II) in GHK-Cu. A colourless or green-tinged solution suggests the copper complex has broken down. Use glass or good-quality polypropylene labware and avoid long contact with stainless steel.
- Allow the vial to reach room temperature before opening so condensation does not settle on the lyophilised cake.
- Handle the whole vial according to the most fragile component in it. Because GHK-Cu is a photolabile copper(II) peptide complex, keep the entire blend light-protected throughout storage, reconstitution and aliquoting, and use amber or foil-wrapped vessels for aliquots.
- Use glass or high-grade polypropylene labware and avoid prolonged contact with stainless steel or other chelating surfaces, which can strip Cu(II) from the tripeptide. Strong chelators, phosphate-rich buffers and reducing agents in an experimental medium will compete for the copper centre and alter the species actually present.
- Expect the reconstituted solution to carry a blue to blue-violet tint contributed by the Cu(II) centre of the GHK-Cu component. Visible absorption in the 500 to 600 nm region is the standard bench check on copper complex integrity, and a colourless solution indicates the complex has been disrupted rather than simply diluted.
- Freeze-thaw cycling degrades peptide backbones and can additionally disrupt the copper coordination sphere.
- The three components cannot be separated once dissolved. Any experiment requiring a single-compound control, an independent concentration per compound, or component-level attribution of an observed effect must use the individual BPC-157, TB-500 and GHK-Cu vials instead.
- Maintain aseptic technique throughout. Swab the stopper of both the GLOW vial and the bacteriostatic water vial with 70% isopropyl alcohol before every needle entry and use a fresh sterile syringe for each transfer.
For the full method, see the peptide reconstitution guide and the reconstitution calculator.
Research References
- Therapeutic potential of pro-angiogenic BPC157 is associated with VEGFR2 activation and up-regulation (Hsieh et al., J Mol Med, 2017)
- The promoting effect of pentadecapeptide BPC 157 on tendon healing involves tendon outgrowth, cell survival and cell migration (Chang et al., J Appl Physiol, 2011)
- The actin binding site on thymosin beta4 promotes angiogenesis (Philp et al., FASEB J, 2003)
- Thymosin beta4 activates integrin-linked kinase and promotes cardiac cell migration, survival and cardiac repair (Bock-Marquette et al., Nature, 2004)
- Growth-modulating plasma tripeptide may function by facilitating copper uptake into cells (Pickart et al., Nature, 1980)
- The tripeptide-copper complex GHK-Cu stimulates matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression by fibroblast cultures (Siméon et al., Life Sci, 2000)
Published research on GLOW is indexed on PubMed. See our full UK buyer's guide for GLOW.
GLOW Price (UK)
GLOW 70mg is for sale at £59.99 per vial, supplied from stock in the UK with a published third-party HPLC certificate. UK delivery is £4.50 by Royal Mail Tracked 24, free over £69.
| Vial | Price | Cost per mg | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLOW 70mgThis page | £59.99 | £0.86 | In stock |
Prices are in GBP per vial and match the basket. See the FAQ for delivery and payment options, and quality & testing for how each batch is checked.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is in a GLOW 70mg vial?
Each GLOW vial contains 70mg of lyophilised powder made up of BPC-157 10mg (pentadecapeptide GEPPPGKPADDAGLV, 1419.53 g/mol), TB-500 10mg (thymosin beta 4, 43 residues, 4963.4 g/mol) and GHK-Cu 50mg (glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine copper(II) complex, 403.9 g/mol). The current batch is UKPL-262, with a per-component content assay against a 98.0% specification published on the product page.
Is GLOW supplied as one pre-blended vial or as a multi-vial kit?
One vial. Some suppliers sell GLOW as a kit of five or six separate vials that the researcher reconstitutes and combines individually; the material here is a single pre-blended vial containing all three components co-lyophilised, so there is one reconstitution step and one container to store and label. That is a product format difference rather than a chemical one. The trade-off runs the other way for anyone who needs independent control of each component's concentration, which a blend cannot give.
Has the GLOW peptide blend been studied as a combination?
No. There is no published in-vitro or in-vivo study of BPC-157, TB-500 and GHK-Cu co-administered together, at this ratio or any other, and no synergy between the three has been demonstrated. Every mechanistic finding cited for a glow stack comes from work on one component in isolation. Researchers should treat the blend as three separate compounds in one container and design controls accordingly, rather than assuming combined behaviour that has not been tested.
What is each component of the GLOW stack studied for?
Individually, and only individually. BPC-157 is studied for local angiogenic signalling, Hsieh et al. (J Mol Med, 2017, PMID 27847966) reported VEGFR2 upregulation and receptor internalisation in human endothelial cells, and Chang et al. (J Appl Physiol, 2011, PMID 21030672) reported FAK and paxillin phosphorylation in cultured rat tendon fibroblasts. TB-500 is thymosin beta 4 and is studied for G-actin sequestration and cell motility, with Philp et al. (FASEB J, 2003, PMID 14500546) showing the LKKTETQ site alone promotes endothelial migration and Bock-Marquette et al. (Nature, 2004, PMID 15565145) reporting integrin-linked kinase and Akt activation. GHK-Cu is studied as a copper delivery ligand and matrikine, with Pickart et al. (Nature, 1980, PMID 7453802) reporting facilitated cellular copper uptake and Siméon et al. (Life Sci, 2000, PMID 11045606) reporting MMP-2 upregulation in fibroblast culture.
Why does GHK-Cu make up 50mg of the 70mg GLOW blend?
Because mass is not molar equivalence. GHK-Cu has a molecular weight of 403.9 g/mol against 1419.53 for BPC-157 and 4963.4 for thymosin beta 4, so on a per-milligram basis GHK-Cu contributes roughly 3.5 times the molar quantity of BPC-157 and 12 times that of TB-500. The 50:10:10 mass split therefore does not describe a 5:1:1 molar ratio, and any molar calculation must be done component by component from the individual molecular weights. This is the single most common arithmetic error made when working with multi-peptide blends.
Does GLOW come with a batch certificate, and what does UK delivery cost?
Every GLOW vial is supplied from batch UKPL-262, which was assayed by Janoshik Analytical on 26/10/2026 with the content of each component (BPC-157, TB-500 and GHK-Cu) reported individually. The certificate of analysis for this batch is published on the product page and can be independently checked at /verify. UK delivery is free on orders over £69, and orders placed before 3pm UK time on a working day are dispatched the same day.
Can the components of a GLOW blend vial be separated after reconstitution?
No. Once the co-lyophilised powder is dissolved, the three compounds are in one solution at a fixed ratio and cannot be separated or independently varied. That makes the blend format unsuitable for any design needing a single-compound control arm, a dose-response curve on one component, or attribution of an observed effect to a specific molecule. For those designs use the individual BPC-157, TB-500 and GHK-Cu vials, which carry their own batch numbers and their own certificates of analysis.
Where can I buy GLOW peptide in the UK?
UK Peptide Lab sells the GLOW 70mg pre-blended vial from UK stock. Orders placed before 3pm (UK time) on a working day are dispatched the same day, and UK delivery is free over £69.
What purity is your GLOW 70mg blend, and is it third-party tested?
Yes. Janoshik Analytical, an independent lab, quantified each component of batch UKPL-262 on 26 October 2026: BPC-157 11.41mg, TB-500 11.05mg and GHK-Cu 58.68mg per vial. The test measures content per component and does not report a single purity figure for the blend. The full certificate is published on this page, so you can check it before ordering.
Is GLOW peptide legal to buy in the UK for research?
It can be bought in the UK for in-vitro laboratory research. It is not a medicine and is sold for research use only, to buyers aged 18 or over.
Should I buy the GLOW stack or the individual peptides separately?
Buy the GLOW stack for all three at a fixed ratio from one vial and one reconstitution. Buy the individual vials to run a single-compound control, vary one concentration or attribute an effect to one molecule. Each comes with its own batch and certificate.
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