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Cognitive & Mood
Calming nootropic peptide built from the immune peptide tuftsin.
Cognitive & Mood
A capped Selank sold only as a ready-made nasal spray. Evidence is borrowed from Selank.
Selank is not FDA-approved and rated 3/5 for evidence; Adalank is not FDA-approved and rated 1/5. Selank has more human evidence behind it. Adalank is banned in sport by WADA; Selank is not. Both are used for cognitive & mood goals.
| Compare | Selank Calming nootropic peptide built from the immune peptide tuftsin. | Adalank A capped Selank sold only as a ready-made nasal spray. Evidence is borrowed from Selank. |
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| Category | Cognitive & Mood | Cognitive & Mood |
| Evidence | 3/5Small Russian clinical trials in generalized anxiety; limited Western data. | 1/5No published research on Adalank. Effects are inferred from Selank's small Russian clinical trials. |
| FDA status | Not FDA-approved | Not FDA-approved |
| WADA (sport) | Not on the Prohibited List | Banned |
| Also known as | TP-7 analog, Tuftsin analog | Adalank Research Mist, N-acetyl Selank amidate |
| How it works | Modulates GABA signaling, enkephalin breakdown, and serotonin/BDNF expression; also influences cytokine balance. | Assumed to work like Selank: influencing GABA signaling, slowing enkephalin breakdown, and affecting serotonin and BDNF. The effect of the end-caps has not been measured. |
| Half-life | Short; effects last hours | Unknown; marketed as longer-acting than Selank, unproven |
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| Route | Intranasal or subcutaneous | Intranasal |
| Good once mixed | ~21 days in the fridge | Ready-made spray |
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| Lowest research-listing price per mg | $1.80 (10 mg vial, 40% off) | $3.60 (15 mg vial, 40% off) |
| Latest lab purity | 99.49% (lot SLK0001) | 99.82% (lot SADL0001) |
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Selank is not FDA-approved and rated 3/5 for evidence; Adalank is not FDA-approved and rated 1/5. Selank has more human evidence behind it. Adalank is banned in sport by WADA; Selank is not. Both are used for cognitive & mood goals.
Selank: Not FDA-approved. Adalank: Not FDA-approved. Regulations change, so confirm with the FDA.
Selank is rated 3 out of 5: Small Russian clinical trials in generalized anxiety; limited Western data. Adalank is rated 1 out of 5: No published research on Adalank. Effects are inferred from Selank's small Russian clinical trials. The scale is explained on our methodology page.
Selank is not named on the WADA list, though the general rule on non-approved substances (S0) can still apply. Adalank is banned by WADA, by name or as part of a named class.