Also known as Elamipretide · Bendavia
Mitochondria-targeted cardiolipin-binding tetrapeptide.
SS-31 (elamipretide) is a synthetic tetrapeptide that concentrates in the inner mitochondrial membrane and binds cardiolipin, stabilizing electron transport chain organization in clinical trials for primary mitochondrial myopathy and Barth syndrome.
Cardiolipin binding; preservation of cristae architecture and ETC efficiency.