Body Pharm MOTS-C 32
120,00 €Multi-dose pen · 32 mg · 3 ml
Mitochondrial energy & endurance
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Mitochondrial peptides
Two different things get filed under this heading, and conflating them is the most common error in the category. Mitochondrial-derived peptides are encoded in mitochondrial DNA and act as signalling molecules. NAD precursors are not peptides at all — they are substrates for a coenzyme. They are grouped here because buyers arrive looking for the same outcome, and separated here because they work differently.
Body Pharm NAD+ 1000
90,00 €Multi-dose pen · 1000 mg · 3 ml
Cellular renewal & longevity
Mitochondrial-derived peptides
MOTS-c is encoded in mitochondrial rather than nuclear DNA and is studied as a signalling molecule in metabolic regulation. It is a peptide in the strict sense, and it is the compound the category name actually describes. Its published literature is comparatively young.
NAD precursors are a different category of molecule
NAD+ is a coenzyme involved in cellular energy metabolism; NMN and nicotinamide riboside are precursors the body converts toward it. None of these is a peptide. They appear alongside MOTS-c because the research interest overlaps — mitochondrial function and metabolic health — not because the mechanism is shared. A page that treats "mitochondrial peptides" as covering both without saying so is describing two categories as one.
A note on search data for NAD
The abbreviation NAD is heavily overloaded — it matches unrelated medical usage, so raw search interest in the term substantially overstates interest in the compound. This matters when assessing claims about how researched or popular NAD+ supplementation is, because the headline figures often are not measuring the compound at all.
Comparisons in this class
FAQ
Is NAD+ a peptide?
No. NAD+ is a coenzyme, and NMN and nicotinamide riboside are precursors to it. Only MOTS-c in this group is a peptide.
What makes MOTS-c a mitochondrial peptide?
It is encoded in mitochondrial DNA rather than nuclear DNA, and is studied as a signalling molecule in metabolic regulation.
Which precursor is studied most — NMN or nicotinamide riboside?
They are different molecules on the same pathway with separate literatures. The comparison pages below set out what distinguishes each from NAD+ directly.