Tetrapeptide-46
What is it?
Tetrapeptide-46 is a single chain peptide synthetically produced to be identical to a portion of the scorpion protein, Antimicrobial Peptide 143 which has a maximum of 77 amino acids. Tetrapeptide-46 contains 4 amino acids consisting of alanine, leucine and phenylalanine
EU regulatory status
Tetrapeptide-46 no longer appears in the EU's CosIng inventory. The details on this page come from an earlier version of CosIng. The ingredient's current status can be checked directly in the EU Cosmetics Regulation.
Frequently asked questions
What is Tetrapeptide-46?
Tetrapeptide-46 is a single chain peptide synthetically produced to be identical to a portion of the scorpion protein, Antimicrobial Peptide 143 which has a maximum of 77 amino acids. Tetrapeptide-46 contains 4 amino acids consisting of alanine, leucine and phenylalanine
Is Tetrapeptide-46 allowed in cosmetics in the EU?
Not confirmed. Tetrapeptide-46 no longer appears in the EU's CosIng inventory, so its current status cannot be confirmed from CosIng.
Related ingredients
Source: EU CosIng database (European Commission). This page is derived from public-sector information published by the European Commission. · Last updated: 09/03/2016