SS-31

SS-31 vial

SS-31

An investigational mitochondria-targeted peptide, elamipretide, in clinical development.

Research Use Only — Not for Human Consumption

Short Description

SS-31, known generically as elamipretide, is a mitochondria-targeted peptide developed as an investigational drug candidate, studied in connection with mitochondrial dysfunction in conditions such as Barth syndrome and certain cardiac and age-related diseases.

Research Evidence

Elamipretide has been studied in formal clinical trials by its original developer for specific rare and cardiac conditions, with mixed results across different trials and endpoints. It remains an investigational drug with no FDA or equivalent approval anywhere, and is not established as safe or effective for general use.