Research background · Updated November 1, 2026
AHK-Cu Research: Publications, Study Types and Background
Short answer
AHK-Cu. As of November 1, 2026, PubMed indexes 30 records matching AHK-Cu, the earliest from 1975; 3 were published in 2021–2025 and 0 are reviews. ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study matching the compound.
- PubMed records
- 30
- Earliest record
- 1975
- Published 2021–2025
- 3
- Reviews
- 0
- Animal-only studies
- 6
- Registered studies
- 1
Publications per year, 2006–2025
6 records in 2016–2025 against 9 in 2006–2015; the busiest year was 2007, with 2.
See the numbers
| Year | PubMed records |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Study types
| All PubMed records | 30 |
|---|---|
| Reviews | 00% |
| Animal studies (no human subjects indexed) | 620% |
| Indexed as clinical trials | 00% |
| Registered on ClinicalTrials.gov | 1 |
Categories overlap and follow PubMed’s own indexing; recent records may not be indexed yet.
Primary research directions
What 1 of the most-cited and most recent AHK-Cu papers report, in their own authors’ terms. Each line links the paper it came from.
Hair follicle dermal papilla cells
In human dermal papilla cells, AHK-Cu raised the Bcl-2/Bax ratio and reduced cleaved caspase-3 and PARP; the reduction in apoptotic cells it produced was not statistically significant.
CellsPyo HK 2007Archives of pharmacal researchPMID 17703734
Most-studied topics
The Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) PubMed indexers most often marked as a main topic, across 30 of the 30 records. They describe what the literature is about, not what AHK-Cu does.
- Copper10 papers
- Serum Albumin5 papers
- Albumins3 papers
- Prealbumin3 papers
- DNA Damage2 papers
- Ascorbic Acid2 papers
- Coordination Complexes2 papers
- Serine Endopeptidases2 papers
Key papers
Earliest indexed record
Russell JH (1975). The Journal of biological chemistry.
PMID 1123347Most-cited paper · 230 citations
Bar-Or D (2001). European journal of biochemistry.
PMID 11121100Most-cited #2 · 217 citations
Guilloreau L (2007). Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology.
PMID 17577900Most-cited #3 · 119 citations
Bar-Or D (2001). Biochemical and biophysical research communications.
PMID 11396981
Citation counts from NIH iCite, among the 30 records sampled. Titles are left out; open each record on PubMed to read it.
Identity
| CAS | 682809-81-0 |
|---|---|
| Molecular formula | C15H24ClCuN6O4- |
| Molecular weight | 451.39 g/mol |
| Synonyms | AHK-Cu, AHK-Cu?, orb1910722, EX-A7713A |
Identity data from PubChem, retrieved November 1, 2026, on the AHK-Cu page.
How these numbers were counted
- PubMed search, run November 1, 2026:
"AHK-Cu"[tiab] OR "Ala-His-Lys"[tiab]re-run it. Study types add PubMed’s own filters (review, clinical trial, animals not humans). - Topics: MeSH major-topic headings counted across up to 400 of the matching records; headings for study set-up (species, sex, age) are left out.
- Citations: NIH iCite citation counts for the same records.
- ClinicalTrials.gov search:
"AHK-Cu"re-run it. Any phase, any status.
This page reports what has been published and what papers say they found, with each source linked. It gives no dosing or usage information, and nothing here is a reason to use AHK-Cu outside a laboratory.
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AHK-Cu research questions
How much research has been published on AHK-Cu?
PubMed indexes 30 records matching AHK-Cu (searched November 1, 2026), including 0 reviews and 0 records indexed as clinical trials. 3 were published in the five years 2021–2025.
When was AHK-Cu first described in the literature?
The earliest PubMed record matching AHK-Cu is from 1975 (Russell JH, The Journal of biological chemistry, PMID 1123347).
What topics does the AHK-Cu literature cover?
The subject headings PubMed indexers most often marked as a main topic of AHK-Cu papers are Copper, Serum Albumin, Albumins, Prealbumin. These describe what the literature is about. Findings from individual papers, with their sources, are summarized on this page.
Is AHK-Cu sold for human use?
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