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VR-SS31SS-31 10mg vial
Cellular Research

SS-3110mg

Mitochondria-targeted antioxidant peptide.

Lyophilized powderSKU VR-SS31Available now
$60per vial
Product handling note

Lyophilized powder may shift or come loose during transit; that is a normal occurrence and does not affect the integrity of the research product. Fill appearance and batch-specific details may vary. Refer to the Certificate of Analysis below for the documentation tied to the current batch.

Research overview

Why researchers study mitochondria-targeted peptides.

SS-31 is studied as a peptide that targets mitochondria. A lot of the literature focuses on cardiolipin, a fat-like molecule in the inner mitochondrial membrane that helps maintain mitochondrial structure and energy function.

That makes SS-31 useful in research models looking at mitochondrial stress, membrane behavior, and cellular energy systems. The core idea is less about a broad category label and more about where the peptide is designed to localize inside the cell.

What you get with every vial.

COA

Certificate of Analysis

Third-party HPLC and MS testing for every batch, published before purchase and tied to the batch being sold.

HPLC / MS
ID

Batch traceability

Every vial is stamped with a batch ID that links back to its COA, source record, and current product documentation.

Batch linked
Label

Batch-linked labeling

Product identity, strength, and batch reference stay easy to match from the product listing to the vial in hand.

Listing to vial
Product FAQ

Common research questions.

Why does cardiolipin matter so much for SS-31?

Cardiolipin is a lipid concentrated in the inner mitochondrial membrane. SS-31 literature keeps coming back to it because cardiolipin helps organize mitochondrial cristae and electron-transport machinery.

What does "mitochondria-targeted" mean here?

It means the peptide is studied for its tendency to localize around mitochondrial membrane environments rather than acting like a broad extracellular signal. The useful research frame is location: where the peptide concentrates inside the cell.

What does bioenergetics mean in this context?

Bioenergetics is the cell-energy side of the story: mitochondrial respiration, ATP recovery, oxidative stress, and membrane efficiency in model systems. It is the vocabulary researchers use when the question is how mitochondria perform under stress.

Why mention elamipretide in the source trail?

Elamipretide is the research name that commonly appears in SS-31 literature. Including it in the source trail helps connect the SKU to the papers without turning the product page into a drug-label page.

Research sources

Literature links are included for background reading. Batch-specific identity and purity details live in the COA tied to the current batch.

SS-31$60