Neuroactive
DSIP
Delta sleep-inducing peptide / Emideltide
- Peptide length
- 9 amino acids
Nonapeptide
Research contextHuman studies exist
Read the linked studies for their methods and limitations.
A peptide investigated in historical sleep research, including small placebo-controlled insomnia studies.
- Family
- Sleep-associated peptide
- Research frame
- Mechanism unresolved
- Molecular format
- Nonapeptide
Read the evidence
The cited study involved 14 participants. Such a small, older study does not establish reliable efficacy across sleep disorders or long-term safety.
Resolve the identity
Confirm the exact nonapeptide and terminal form. The name describes a research history rather than a proven sleep-inducing mechanism.