Copper delivery and exchange with copper-dependent enzymes GHK binds copper(II) with an affinity that sits in a biologically useful window: tight enough to sequester the ion and shuttle it, but loose enough to hand it off to proteins and enzymes that need copper
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Beyond these general mechanisms, increasing evidence supports a sequence-specific view of collagen peptides, in which Hyp-containing di- and tripeptides may contribute to bioactivity rather than serving solely as non-specific amino acid sources [45]
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Oddly, supplemental carnosine doesnt provide the same benefit because beta-alanine limits the production of carnosine in the body, so more beta-alanine is needed to allow for more carnosine to be produced