Cosmetic research
Matrixyl
Matrixyl on this catalogue is palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, the lipopeptide palmitoyl-Lys-Thr-Thr-Lys-Ser, a fragment of type I procollagen with a palmitoyl chain. VaultLabs supplies a 10 mg lyophilized vial. It is not the unmodified KTTKS pentapeptide and not GHK-Cu. It is not an approved medicine, and cosmetic-study results are not product claims.
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 2026-10-20
Key facts
- Sequence Pal-Lys-Thr-Thr-Lys-Ser.
- CAS 214047-00-4.
- The palmitoyl chain is part of the identity. Unmodified KTTKS is a different substance.
- Not GHK-Cu.
- Catalogue fill is 10 mg.
- Supplied for laboratory research. Not for human use.
- Chemical name
- Palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 (Matrixyl)
- Sequence
- Palmitoyl-Lys-Thr-Thr-Lys-Ser
- CAS number
- 214047-00-4
- INCI
- Palmitoyl pentapeptide-4
- Catalog strength
- 10 mg vial
What Matrixyl is
Matrixyl is a trade-style name for palmitoyl pentapeptide-4. The sequence that matters at receiving is Pal-KTTKS, CAS 214047-00-4. Drop the palmitoyl chain and the substance is a different, more polar pentapeptide. Published topical studies of the lipopeptide are cited so the identity is traceable. They are not a claim that this vial changes skin.
Matrixyl on this catalogue is palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, the lipopeptide palmitoyl-Lys-Thr-Thr-Lys-Ser, a fragment of type I procollagen with a palmitoyl chain. VaultLabs supplies a 10 mg lyophilized vial. It is not the unmodified KTTKS pentapeptide and not GHK-Cu. It is not an approved medicine, and cosmetic-study results are not product claims.
How VaultLabs catalogues it
One fill: Matrixyl 10mg. GHK-Cu is a copper tripeptide with a different CAS and a blue-green cake. Do not substitute one for the other. The monograph is /compounds/matrixyl.
Write palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 or Matrixyl, 10 mg, and the lot. A certificate for GHK-Cu or for SNAP-8 does not release this vial.
Lots and receiving
Each sealed unit carries its own lot number. The current catalogue certificate for that lot is published on the batch page and states purity of at least 99.8 percent on the same VaultLabs template used for the rest of the lyophilized catalogue. A certificate for one fill does not qualify another fill. A certificate for a blend does not qualify a single-sequence vial that happens to share part of a name. Do not copy a purity figure from a different product, from a photograph of another vial, or from a paper into the receiving file. Match the printed name, the nominal mass and the lot number on the vial to the published record. If those three do not agree, hold the unit and ask for the document that belongs to that unit before it leaves quarantine. Enter the printed lot at batch verification.
Storage and research-use boundary
Keep the sealed lyophilized vial at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius, protected from light and from moisture, until it is opened under the laboratory's own procedure. Allow the closed vial to reach room temperature before the seal is broken, so water from humid coastal air does not condense on the dry cake. Bacteriostatic water and sterile water are separate catalogue lines. They are not packed inside the peptide box, because the receiving laboratory chooses the medium in its own procedure. VaultLabs does not publish a preparation method on this page. After the seal is opened, solution age, container and freeze cycles are controlled by the laboratory, not by the catalogue page.
The material is supplied for in vitro laboratory research only. It is not for human or animal consumption. It is not an approved medicine, not a finished cosmetic, and not a personal-use item. Papers cited on the compound monograph describe other people's experiments. Those papers are not a description of what this vial will do, and they are not instructions for any person or animal. A buyer who needs a registered medicine should use a licensed pharmacy channel. This page exists so a procurement officer in the UAE can identify the catalogue line, the fill, the price band and the paperwork before raising an order.
Research interest areas
Sequence Pal-Lys-Thr-Thr-Lys-Ser.
CAS 214047-00-4.
The palmitoyl chain is part of the identity. Unmodified KTTKS is a different substance.
Not GHK-Cu.
Storage information
2–8 °C (lyophilized, sealed)
2–8 °C sealed lyophilized storage, protected from light and humidity.
Stability notes
Keep the sealed lyophilized vial at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius, protected from light and from moisture, until it is opened under the laboratory's own procedure. Allow the closed vial to reach room temperature before the seal is broken, so water from humid coastal air does not condense on the dry cake. Bacteriostatic water and sterile water are separate catalogue lines. They are not packed inside the peptide box, because the receiving laboratory chooses the medium in its own procedure. VaultLabs does not publish a preparation method on this page. After the seal is opened, solution age, container and freeze cycles are controlled by the laboratory, not by the catalogue page.
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.
Topical palmitoyl pentapeptide provides improvement in photoaged human facial skin.
Robinson LR, et al. · International Journal of Cosmetic Science · 2005
A topical study of the lipopeptide. Cited for identity context. Not a claim about the VaultLabs vial.
Topically applied KTTKS: a review.
Abu Samah NH, et al. · International Journal of Cosmetic Science · 2011
Review of KTTKS and the palmitoylated form. Useful for telling the two apart. Not a product result.
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.
- Matrixyl on PubChem — PubChem
- Matrixyl literature search — PubMed
- CAS Common Chemistry — 214047-00-4 — CAS