SKU: RP226≥ 99% HPLC
Relaxation PM
Research Compound · Research use only

Relaxation PMRelaxation PM (RP226) is a four-component liquid research formulation containing GABA (100 mg/mL), L-arginine (100 mg/mL), L-glutamine (25 mg/mL), and melatonin (1 mg/mL) at a combined 226 mg/mL in a 10 mL vial. Supplied for laboratory research on inhibitory neurotransmission, nitric oxide chemistry, and circadian signaling. Research use only. Not for human or animal consumption.

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99%+ PurityHPLC · third-party
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For Research Use Only. This product is intended for laboratory and scientific research purposes only. It is not a drug or dietary supplement and is not for human or veterinary consumption. Not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Product Details

Relaxation PM, catalog RP226, is a four-component liquid research formulation built around compounds that neuroscience and chronobiology literature associate with the evening and rest phase of the daily cycle. It combines an inhibitory neurotransmitter, two amino acids that feed the nitric oxide and glutamate-GABA pathways, and the pineal indoleamine melatonin. Total solute concentration is 226 mg/mL, supplied in a 10 mL vial for laboratory research.


Active Ingredients (per mL)


GABA, Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (100mg/mL) — The chief inhibitory neurotransmitter of the mammalian central nervous system. GABA is a non-proteinogenic four-carbon amino acid formed from glutamate by glutamic acid decarboxylase, and it acts on the ionotropic GABA-A chloride channel and the metabotropic GABA-B receptor. It is a standard reference compound in receptor binding work, electrophysiology, and amino acid neurotransmitter analysis.


L-Arginine (100mg/mL) — A guanidino amino acid that nitric oxide synthase oxidizes to nitric oxide and citrulline. In the research setting it is the reference substrate for NOS activity measurement, and it is also used to study arginase competition and the vascular signaling cascade that runs through soluble guanylate cyclase and cGMP.


L-Glutamine (25mg/mL) — The most abundant free amino acid in plasma and the carrier of nitrogen between tissues. In neurochemistry it is one leg of the glutamate-glutamine cycle: astrocytes convert glutamate to glutamine, and neurons convert glutamine back to glutamate, which can then be decarboxylated to GABA. That places it directly upstream of the GABA in this blend.


Melatonin (1mg/mL) — N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine, an indoleamine synthesized from serotonin in the pineal gland on a night-time schedule. It signals through the MT1 and MT2 G protein-coupled receptors and is the reference compound in circadian rhythm and chronobiology research. Melatonin is light-sensitive and only sparingly water-soluble, which is why it is the smallest component by mass.


Together the four components span an amino acid neurotransmitter, two of its metabolic neighbors, and an indoleamine hormone. That gives researchers one matrix for studying inhibitory signaling, the glutamine to glutamate to GABA route, nitric oxide generation, and circadian receptor pharmacology, and for analytical work such as multi-analyte chromatographic separation and stability testing of a mixed amino acid and indole solution.


Disclaimer: Relaxation PM is supplied strictly for research and laboratory use only. This product is not a drug, dietary supplement, sleep aid, or medical device. It is not intended for human or animal consumption, and not for therapeutic, diagnostic, or clinical application. It has not been evaluated by the FDA, and no statement here should be read as a claim to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition. All handling should be performed by qualified researchers in accordance with applicable laboratory safety protocols and institutional guidelines.

Frequently Asked Questions About Relaxation PM

Answers summarize published research and are provided for laboratory research purposes only.

Relaxation PM, catalog RP226, is a four-component liquid research formulation. Per mL it contains GABA 100 mg, L-arginine 100 mg, L-glutamine 25 mg, and melatonin 1 mg, for a combined concentration of 226 mg per mL in a 10 mL vial. The 226 in the catalog number is that total concentration. Biotech Compounds supplies Relaxation PM for laboratory research.
Relaxation PM is used as a single-matrix research material covering inhibitory neurotransmission, nitric oxide chemistry, and circadian signaling. Laboratories use it in receptor and pathway studies, in NOS activity work, and in analytical method development, such as separating a mixed amino acid and indoleamine sample by chromatography or testing the stability of a multi-component solution.
GABA, gamma-aminobutyric acid, is one of the two largest components of Relaxation PM at 100 mg per mL. Neuroscience literature describes GABA as the main inhibitory neurotransmitter of the central nervous system. It acts on GABA-A receptors, which are chloride channels, and on GABA-B receptors, which are G protein-coupled. Researchers use GABA as a reference compound in receptor binding, electrophysiology, and neurotransmitter assays.
L-arginine, at 100 mg per mL, is the substrate that nitric oxide synthase converts into nitric oxide and citrulline. Biochemical literature links nitric oxide to vascular signaling through soluble guanylate cyclase and cGMP. In Relaxation PM, arginine gives researchers a nitric oxide pathway component alongside the inhibitory and circadian components, and it is a standard reference substrate in NOS and arginase studies.
L-glutamine, at 25 mg per mL, sits upstream of GABA in the glutamate-glutamine cycle described in neurochemistry literature. Astrocytes turn glutamate into glutamine, neurons turn glutamine back into glutamate, and glutamic acid decarboxylase can then convert glutamate into GABA. Including glutamine in Relaxation PM lets researchers study that precursor route in the same matrix as its end product.
Melatonin is present in Relaxation PM at 1 mg per mL. It is an indoleamine made from serotonin in the pineal gland, with production that follows the night-time phase of the daily cycle. Melatonin acts on the MT1 and MT2 receptors and is the reference compound in circadian rhythm and chronobiology research. It is the smallest component by mass because it is only sparingly soluble in water.
The name reflects the research themes of the formulation rather than any intended use. GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter, and melatonin is the hormone that chronobiology research ties to the evening and night phase of the circadian cycle, so the blend groups compounds studied in connection with rest-phase biology. Relaxation PM is a laboratory research material and is not a sleep aid.
No. Relaxation PM is supplied as a ready-to-use liquid with all four components already dissolved at the stated concentrations per mL. Researchers draw aliquots directly from the vial and dilute them into their assay buffer or mobile phase as the method requires. Because melatonin is only sparingly water-soluble, the vial should be inspected and gently inverted before each draw.
Relaxation PM should be stored refrigerated at 2 to 8 C and protected from light. Melatonin degrades on exposure to light, and amino acid solutions can support microbial growth once opened, so the vial should be kept tightly closed and handled with clean technique. Aliquoting limits repeated opening of the vial. Use it within the timeframe set by the research protocol.
Relaxation PM is supplied in a 10 mL vial at a combined concentration of 226 mg per mL. That total is 100 mg per mL GABA, 100 mg per mL L-arginine, 25 mg per mL L-glutamine, and 1 mg per mL melatonin. The ratio of the four components is the same in every lot.
Yes. Relaxation PM from Biotech Compounds is listed at 99 percent plus purity for its components. Each lot is analyzed by an independent third-party laboratory, and the Certificate of Analysis is posted on the product page when the lot is released. Researchers can review the COA for the specific lot of Relaxation PM before using it.
No. Relaxation PM is sold by Biotech Compounds strictly as a research material for laboratory research by qualified researchers and research organizations. Purchasers must be 21 years of age or older. Relaxation PM is not a drug, a dietary supplement, a sleep aid, or a medical device, has not been evaluated by the FDA, and is not for human or animal consumption.

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