Comparison

Pentadeca arginate vs BPC-157

Side-by-side attributes from our library comparison data. Read each peptide leaf for dosing math, regulatory status, and citations.

Pentadeca arginate vs. BPC-157

AttributePentadeca arginateBPC-157
IdentityArginine salt of the same 15-aa peptideAcetate / free pentadecapeptide in most papers
FDACategory 2 peptide (same molecule)Category 2
Oral claimsMarketed for GI stabilityAlso used oral in community; gastric origin is the story
PKSalt-specific human PK unpublishedIV animal PK is minutes - not 4 hours

Verdict: PDA is BPC-157 with a different counterion. Do not treat it as a new INN.