Peptides / Recovery and repair

Synthetic analog · 3 amino acids · 333.3 Da

Cartalax

Not approved

Cartalax is a short synthetic peptide (Ala-Glu-Asp) from the Khavinson bioregulator family, linked to cartilage research and not approved. Its few studies are in animals and lab cells, on the kidneys, the skin and markers of aging. PepBank shows 6 results on Cartalax from animal and lab studies. No study in people has reported results yet. Data as of 2026-10-30.

Also known as AED, T-31, Ala-Glu-Asp

3 amino acids, from first to lastAED

Evidence level: Animal and lab studies onlyNo study in people has results. ClinicalTrials.gov lists no trial.

Results in people

0% of 6 results

Results in animals

50% of 6 results

Results in lab cells

50% of 6 results

From computer models

0% of 6 results

Overview

Cartalax at a glance

What it is	Synthetic analog, 3 amino acids
Approval	Not approved for any use
In sport	Status unknown
Studies	3 studies with results. All of them gave Cartalax, with 6 results. 3 in animals3 in lab cells
Clinical trials	None registered
Community use	Community cartilage and joint use

The science

What is Cartalax?

Synthetic Ala-Glu-Asp tripeptide associated with cartilage bioregulator research.

Amino acids in one chain

Cartalax structure and chemistry

The key facts about the molecule. Long codes are in the closed section below.

Sequence, 3 amino acidsFrom the first amino acid to the last

A1−E−D

Darker means more water-repelling+ and − show charge in the body

Structure

Cartalax is a synthetic analog of 3 amino acids, with no ring, no changed amino acids.

Formula

C₁₂H₁₉N₃O₈

Molecular weight

333.3 g/mol

Development

Highest phase: no known clinical development.

Identifiers

PubChem 87815447

Full sequence, SMILES and InChIKey

Three-letter sequence
H-Ala-Glu-Asp-OH

InChIKey
KXEVYGKATAMXJJ-ACZMJKKPSA-N

SMILES
C[C@@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(=O)O)C(=O)O)N

See charge, composition and 3D structure on the Scientific page

The evidence

What Cartalax studies show

Results grouped by what the studies measured. Each card shows where its results come from.

Animal and lab studies onlyNo study in people has results. ClinicalTrials.gov lists no trial.

Kidneys and bladder

3 results · 3 animal

In rats with cisplatin-induced kidney failure, AED reduced protein excretion. Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine, 2015

Cells, genes and aging

3 results · 3 lab

In human skin cells, AED increased sirtuin-1 production during cell aging. Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine, 2020

Key Cartalax studies

Studies in people come first, then studies in animals and in the lab.

Animals
Peptides Restore Functional State of the Kidneys During Cisplatin-Induced Acute Renal Failure
Zamorskii et al. 2015 · Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine · cited by 7
2 results
Animals
[The influence of peptides on the morphofunctional state of old rats kidneys.]
Zamorskii et al. 2018 · Advances in gerontology = Uspekhi gerontologii · cited by 1
1 result
Lab cells
Comparison of the Effects of KE and AED Peptides on Functional Activity of Human Skin Fibroblasts during Their Replicative Aging
Fridman et al. 2020 · Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine · cited by 3
3 results

All 3 Cartalax studies

Cartalax clinical trials

ClinicalTrials.gov lists no trial of Cartalax. A trial under another name may exist.

Status and safety

Is Cartalax approved?

FDA

United States

Not approved

No approved medicine contains it.

EMA

European Union

Not approved

No approved medicine contains it.

WADA

Sport

Not recorded

Status unknown.

No. Not approved for any use. The sources we use show no clinical development. They show no approval at the FDA, the EMA or elsewhere (as of 13 Oct 2026). Status unknown.

Laws and labels change, so check the regulator for the current status.

Cartalax side effects and safety

PepBank has no safety result from studies of Cartalax yet. That does not mean Cartalax is safe.

From the community

How people use it

What people report online. It comes from forums and guides, not from studies.

Community-reported. Not tested in trials.

The source reports this use pattern. It does not establish safety or efficacy.

Reported routines and cautions

What people use it for

Community cartilage and joint useS1

Reported regimens

Regimens that community sources report for Cartalax. Community-reported, not tested in trials.
Context	Route	Amount	How often	How long	Agreement	Sources
Community cartilage and joint use	subcutaneous injection	200 mcg per dose	once daily	10 days	single source	S1

Community sources

S1Cartalax community guide (opens in a new tab)vialguide.com

Gaps

Single-source report. Product identity, actual use and product purity were not independently tested.

Questions and more

Ask a question about Cartalax

The answer links to every study it uses.

What does the evidence say about Cartalax?Is Cartalax tested in people?Compare with Cibinetide (ARA-290)Compare with Thymosin beta-4 (human)

Sources

Database: PepBank data for Cartalax (data version 308560)
Regulator: FDA status record
Regulator: EMA status record
Regulator: WADA status record
Community: community sources (forums and guides), as summarized in the PepBank community file

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Cartalax

Not approved

Also known as AED, T-31, Ala-Glu-Asp

What it is

Synthetic analog, 3 amino acids

Approval

Not approved for any use

In sport

Status unknown

Studies

3 studies with results. All of them gave Cartalax, with 6 results.
3 in animals3 in lab cells

Clinical trials

None registered

Community use

Community cartilage and joint use

Context

Route

Amount

How often

How long

Agreement

Sources

Community cartilage and joint use

subcutaneous injection

200 mcg per dose

once daily

10 days

single source

Cartalax

Cartalax at a glance

What is Cartalax?

Cartalax structure and chemistry