Thymulin

Last updated October 21, 2026. Approval line checked October 21, 2026. No compounding source date is assigned.

FDA status

Not approved

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Evidence tier

Human Observational. The tier is the highest indexed study type. It is not a safety rating and it is not an FDA approval. Confidence score 3/5. 839 PubMed citations indexed.

Thymulin in the literature

Thymulin is a naturally occurring nonapeptide (H-Pyr-Ala-Lys-Ser-Gln-Gly-Gly-Ser-Asn-OH) secreted by thymic epithelial cells that requires chelated zinc for biological activity; it promotes T-cell dif

What the literature studies

Immune Research

Evidence tier

Human Observational

Compounding record

Status not verified

Confidence
3/5

Regulatory record

Status not verified. No product-specific FDA primary source is recorded for this entry. FDA approval and compounding eligibility are not verified. Research information is not evidence of FDA approval. Approval, where applicable, is specific to a drug product, indication and route. Research information is not evidence of FDA approval. Approval, where applicable, is specific to a drug product, indication and route.

Regulatory source not verified; no checked date is assigned.

Thymulin levels decline sharply after age 60 and zinc deficiency abrogates activity; without zinc co-supplementation renders the peptide biologically inactive.

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