Is Chlorella Vulgaris Methionyl sh-Polypeptide-14 Hexapeptide-40 vegan?

This ingredient is a fusion peptide of sh-Polypeptide-14 and Hexapeptide-40 with an initiating methionine, produced as a recombinant human protein by the microalga Chlorella vulgaris using transient expression or transgenesis. The fusion peptide contains 127 amino acids and may include disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation.

An ingredient is considered vegan if it contains no animal-derived components at any point in its production.

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