MOLECULAR INFORMATION
Molecular information
- Length
- 2 amino acids
- Type
- Dipeptide bioregulator · claimed thymic / immune modulator
Amino acid sequence
Glu-Trp Thymogen is one of the Khavinson family of “short bioregulator peptides”.
Claims vs evidence
- Immunomodulation — preclinical evidence, Russian clinical use
- Post-infection recovery — claimed; no Western RCT
Why we grade it D
Single-source evidence pattern. The Russian clinical-use history adds some safety data but does not substitute for adequately-powered RCTs in Western populations.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Thymogen?
- A simple Glu-Trp dipeptide from the Khavinson "bioregulator" family. Used in Russian clinical practice as an immunomodulator; not authorised in Western markets.
- Is Thymogen the same as Thymalin or Thymosin alpha-1?
- No — three different molecules with overlapping marketing. Thymalin is a Khavinson polypeptide complex; Thymogen is the Glu-Trp dipeptide; Thymosin alpha-1 (Zadaxin) is a 28-AA acetylated peptide with regulatory authorisations in ~35 countries.
- Why grade D?
- Same single-research-group evidence pattern as the rest of the Khavinson family.