Research blends
GLOW
GLOW is a three-peptide research blend combining GHK-Cu, BPC-157 and TB-500 in a single lyophilised presentation. Because it is a composite material rather than a single substance, it has no CAS number and no single purity figure that meaningfully describes all three components. VaultLabs supplies GLOW as a reference material for in vitro laboratory research only — distinct from the four-component KLOW blend and from the two-component Wolverine blend.
Research use only. For in vitro research use only. Not for human or animal consumption. Not for human consumption, medical use, or personal application.
Reviewed by VaultLabs Research Editorial Desk · Last updated 2026-08-18
Key facts
- Three named components: GHK-Cu, BPC-157 and TB-500 — no KPV (unlike KLOW) and not a two-peptide Wolverine pair.
- A blend has no single CAS registry number; publishing one would be incorrect, so none is listed.
- A single main-peak purity figure cannot characterise a three-component mixture; component identity and ratio are the meaningful analytical questions.
- Each constituent has its own separate literature, none of which was generated using this combination.
- Supplied at 70 mg total fill as an in vitro research reference material only, with lots independent of KLOW 80 mg and of single-sequence SKUs.
- Composition
- GHK-Cu + BPC-157 + TB-500
- Distinct from
- KLOW (adds KPV, 80 mg) and Wolverine (BPC-157 + TB-500 only)
- CAS number
- Not applicable — composite material
- Appearance
- Blue-green to purple lyophilised blend (copper complex colour)
- Catalog strength
- 70 mg total fill
What GLOW is
GLOW is not a compound. It is a formulated blend of three separate peptides presented in a single vial: GHK-Cu, BPC-157 and TB-500. Each of those is cataloged individually by VaultLabs and has its own monograph. The blend exists so a laboratory can study the combination as a matrix, not so three certificates can be collapsed into one.
The distinction between a compound and a blend matters more than it might appear. A single substance has a CAS registry number, a molecular formula, a defined mass and a meaningful purity percentage. A three-component mixture has none of those things as a whole. Suppliers that publish a CAS number or a single purity figure for a blend are, at best, describing one component and implying it covers all of them.
VaultLabs therefore lists no CAS number for GLOW. That is a deliberate accuracy decision rather than missing data, consistent with how the catalog handles KLOW and other multi-component materials.
GLOW versus KLOW and Wolverine
GLOW is a 70 mg three-component presentation without KPV. KLOW adds KPV as a fourth component at an 80 mg fill. Wolverine is BPC-157 plus TB-500 only — no GHK-Cu. Those are independent SKUs with independent lots and certificates.
Choose GLOW when the research design calls for the copper-tripeptide plus the two repair-class sequences and does not require KPV. Choose KLOW when KPV is part of the design. Choose the individual components when the work is about one sequence and the certificate must describe that sequence unambiguously.
Lots and certificates are never shared across GLOW, KLOW, Wolverine, or the single-sequence vials. A label that names GLOW but a certificate written for KLOW, or for GHK-Cu alone, is a receiving error and should be queried before the material enters an experiment.
How to evaluate blend documentation
For a composite material, the analytically meaningful questions are different from those for a single peptide. Are all three named components actually present? In what ratio? Is each one identifiable against its own reference standard? A chromatogram of a three-peptide mixture should resolve three species, and a certificate should let you connect each peak to a named component.
A laboratory intending to draw conclusions about any individual component is almost always better served by ordering that component separately, where the certificate describes one substance unambiguously. Blends are appropriate where the combination itself is the object of study.
It is also worth noting that the published literature for each constituent was generated using that constituent alone. There is no body of work establishing how GHK-Cu, BPC-157 and TB-500 behave together, and combining literature from three separate sources to describe a mixture is not a sound inference.
Why a blend is harder to store well
A mixture inherits the strictest handling requirement of any component, and it does so silently. GHK-Cu contributes a metal complex that is sensitive to chelating buffer components and to pH, and it is what gives the cake its blue-green to purple colour. TB-500 contributes a short fragment that is prone to oxidation once a vial is open. BPC-157 contributes conventional peptide constraints on hydrolysis and freeze-thaw cycling.
The practical result is that any single condition tolerable for two of the three components can still degrade the third, and a chromatogram of the blend will not necessarily make that obvious unless the method resolves all three species cleanly. Stability determinations made for an individual peptide do not transfer to the blend.
Store sealed lyophilised vials at 2–8 °C, protected from light and humidity, and equilibrate to room temperature before opening. Avoid chelating buffer components because of the copper complex. Minimise open-vial time and freeze-thaw cycles.
Handling, compliance and how this page should be read
Two of the named components — BPC-157 and TB-500 — are prohibited in sport under the World Anti-Doping Agency list. A laboratory connected to athlete populations or testing programmes should treat the blend as carrying those same constraints.
GLOW is not an approved medicine in any jurisdiction and is not supplied for human or veterinary use. Orders are accepted against a research-use declaration retained in the order record. This monograph is a reference article for laboratory purchasers and documentation staff. It is not a protocol and not a substitute for institutional SOP review.
Where papers on the individual constituents are cited, they anchor component identity only. They do not describe this combination, they do not authorise human use of VaultLabs research material, and they do not convert a lyophilised reference vial into a finished medicine. If a certificate, label and monograph appear to disagree, stop and query support with the lot number before the material enters an experiment.
Research interest areas
Multi-component copper peptide + repair peptide documentation
Blend identity and ratio analytics
Comparative three-vs-four component handling workflows
Storage information
2–8 °C (lyophilized, sealed)
2–8 °C sealed; follow product page and batch COA notes.
Stability notes
Blend materials inherit the strictest handling constraints of any component — sealed cold storage and gentle reconstitution.
Selected literature
Named papers behind the statements on this page. Each entry resolves on PubMed and through its DOI, so you can read the source rather than take our summary of it. Inclusion describes the research record and is not a claim about this material’s suitability for any use.
Regenerative and Protective Actions of the GHK-Cu Peptide in the Light of the New Gene Data
Pickart L, Margolina A. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2018
Reviews GHK-Cu as a discrete copper-tripeptide — useful for identifying that component, not evidence about the GLOW combination.
Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157, Robert's Stomach Cytoprotection/Adaptive Cytoprotection/Organoprotection, and Selye's Stress Coping Response: Progress, Criticisms, and Curiosities
Sikiric P, et al. · Current Pharmaceutical Design · 2016
Places BPC-157 in its own literature, which cannot be transferred to a three-component blend without independent analytical confirmation.
Databases and verification
Registry and database entries for independent identity checks. These are standing searches rather than fixed records, so they stay current as new work is indexed.
- Indexed literature on GHK-Cu — PubMed
- Indexed literature on BPC-157 — PubMed
- WADA Prohibited List — World Anti-Doping Agency