Side-by-side comparison

5-Amino-1MQ

Metabolic Small MoleculeSafety 6/10

Lipolysis / metabolic research

vs

MOTS-c

Metabolic PeptideSafety 7/10

Mitochondrial research

5-Amino-1MQ
MOTS-c
Cheapest price
$4.00 /5mg
$25.55 /10mg
Vendors stocking
18
33
Safety rating
6/10
7/10
Mol. weight
159.21 g/mol (cation) / 286.11 g/mol (iodide salt)
2,174.6 g/mol
Administration
Oral
Subcutaneous injection

Price Comparison — 2026

5-Amino-1MQ

VendorPrice
Hydro Research$4.00 /5mgBuy →
SomaChems$6.40 /5mgBuy →
Midwest Peptide$11.25 /5mgBuy →
Peptira$12.90 /5mgBuy →
Puratek Peptides$15.73 /5mgBuy →
Ascension Peptides$18.75 /5mgBuy →

MOTS-c

VendorPrice
Alpha Peptides$25.55 /10mgBuy →
Puratek Peptides$26.96 /10mgBuy →
Hydro Research$28.00 /10mgBuy →
Ascension Peptides$30.00 /10mgBuy →
Novatherix Laboratories$31.50 /10mgBuy →

Vendors Carrying Both

18 vendors stock both 5-Amino-1MQ and MOTS-c — convenient if you want to bundle an order.

Puratek Peptides5-Amino-1MQ: $15.73MOTS-c: $26.96Visit →
Hydro Research5-Amino-1MQ: $4.00MOTS-c: $28.00Visit →
Liv Pure Wellness5-Amino-1MQ: $39.50MOTS-c: $30.00Visit →
Ascension Peptides5-Amino-1MQ: $18.75MOTS-c: $30.00Visit →
Amino Club5-Amino-1MQ: $39.99MOTS-c: $31.99Visit →
Peptira5-Amino-1MQ: $12.90MOTS-c: $34.75Visit →
Polar Peptides5-Amino-1MQ: $25.20MOTS-c: $36.00Visit →
Optimum Formula5-Amino-1MQ: $31.49MOTS-c: $40.49Visit →
Midwest Peptide5-Amino-1MQ: $11.25MOTS-c: $40.49Visit →
Licensed Peptides5-Amino-1MQ: $18.90MOTS-c: $42.50Visit →
SomaChems5-Amino-1MQ: $6.40MOTS-c: $43.99Visit →
Olympex Solutions5-Amino-1MQ: $49.99MOTS-c: $44.99Visit →
Pantheon Peptides5-Amino-1MQ: $81.00MOTS-c: $50.54Visit →
Pinnacle Peptide Labs5-Amino-1MQ: $33.99MOTS-c: $59.49Visit →
LA Peptides5-Amino-1MQ: $55.99MOTS-c: $69.99Visit →
Peptuvia5-Amino-1MQ: $59.00MOTS-c: $70.00Visit →
LeoLab Rx5-Amino-1MQ: $110.00MOTS-c: $105.00Visit →
BioLongevity Labs5-Amino-1MQ: $37.48MOTS-c: $109.97Visit →

Safety Notes

5-Amino-1MQ

FDA: Not FDA-approved

Experimental NNMT inhibitor; animal data favorable; no major safety signals identified; WADA banned

MOTS-c

FDA: Not FDA-approved

Endogenous mitochondrial peptide; human study showed safety in metabolic syndrome; promising early data

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