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MOTS-c

A short chain of 16 amino acids. It is unusual because the instructions for it sit inside the cell's own power units, not in the main cell nucleus.

Data sheet · Updated August 2026 · How we source this

At a glance

Tier
A Recommended, narrow margin
Chain length
16 amino acids
Research area
Cellular Research
First described
2015
Sold as
Research use only
Approved for people
No
A pharmacy may compound it
No
Where it comes from
Encoded inside the cell's own power units

The July 2026 committee vote

7
5
2
7 yes 5 no 2 sat out Recommended · margin of 2

Recorded vote of the FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee, 23–24 July 2026. All seven tallies.

Where it stands today

  1. ✓
    Panel vote
    Done
  2. 2
    FDA decides
    Waiting
  3. 3
    Rule written
    Not started
  4. 4
    Pharmacy may compound
    Not started

A yes vote completes step one of four. Nothing about how this compound may be sold has changed. What is left.

What it is

A short chain of 16 amino acids. It is unusual because the instructions for it sit inside the cell's own power units, not in the main cell nucleus.

Shows up in work on how cells make and use energy.

The odd place its instructions come from is much of why researchers find it interesting. It passed 7 to 5, with two members sitting out.

Where to get it

BioInfinity Direct product link

The widest per-product coverage of anything we have checked, and the only seller that publishes a batch purity figure with the lab that produced it.

  • ✓Research use only labelling
  • ✓Purity published per batch
  • ✓Testing lab named in public
  • ✓Public certificate library
View MOTS-c → Read our check →
Peptime Direct product link

American-compounded, trading since 2012. The only seller we have checked that names its testing lab in public and puts a certificate on the product page.

  • ✓Research use only labelling
  • ✓Purity published
  • ✓Testing lab named in public
  • ✓Certificate on the product page
View MOTS-c → Read our check →
Amino Club Catalog — no direct link for MOTS-c

The widest range of the sellers we have checked, and it publishes purity and outside testing. Entry is behind a researcher verification step.

  • ✓Research use only labelling
  • ✓Purity published
  • ✓Says batches are tested outside
  • ✓Returns policy published
Browse the catalog → Read our check →
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Sold for laboratory research only. Not approved for people to take. Listing a seller is not a recommendation to buy or to use anything.

This sheet describes, it does not recommend. Nothing on it says this compound does anything for anyone. It is not approved for people to take. Talk to a doctor about your health.

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