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Metabolic

SLU-PP-332

Preclinical onlySmall molecule nuclear receptor agonist, not a peptide

A synthetic pan agonist of the estrogen related receptors, a family of nuclear receptors that govern mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative metabolism. It attracted attention in the popular press as an exercise mimetic.

Where it came from

Developed in Thomas Burris's laboratory at Saint Louis University and later the University of Florida, with the widely reported mouse results published in 2023.

What the literature examines

  • ERR alpha, beta and gamma activation
  • Mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative fibre profile in mouse muscle
  • Running endurance and metabolic parameters in mice

State of the evidence

Furthest it has gotPreclinical only

There is no human data of any kind. Not a trial, not a case series, nothing.

What a buyer should know

This is the newest and least characterised compound in the catalogue, and the gap between its press coverage and its evidence base is the widest. Pharmacokinetics, chronic safety and off target nuclear receptor effects in humans are simply unknown.

Handling and stability

Small molecule powder. Poor aqueous solubility relative to peptides.

Read it yourself

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Supplied for laboratory research use only. Nothing on this page is a dose, a protocol or a claim of effect in humans, and nothing here is medical advice. Read our research use policy.