Table 2 A summary of the cumulative amount of chemical analogues, permeated through the skin after 24 hrs. Statistical comparison (one-way ANOVA, with post-hoc Tukey analysis) of the cumulative amount were compared between different chemical analogues within the same concentration of PG:H2O co-solvent system. In general, both Arg2 and Arg3 have greater permeation at 24 hrs as compared to Arg0, except in 70% PG co-solvent system where Arg0 performed significantly better than the other chemical analogues.

From: Enhanced Skin Permeation of Anti-wrinkle Peptides via Molecular Modification

Cumulative Amount Permeated Through Skin after 24 hrs

Concentration of PG (%)

Compound No.

Average (µg)

SD

P-value (Compared to Arg0)

0

Arg0

76.4

7.6

1

Arg1

61.9

69.0

0.969

Arg2

268.5

8.1

**< 0.01

Arg3

353.6

38.3

**< 0.01

30

Arg0

153.2

21.4

1

Arg1

61.6

4.5

0.239

Arg2

378.2

67.6

**< 0.01

Arg3

337.0

81.6

* 0.013

50

Arg0

53.5

16.6

1

Arg1

65.1

3.9

0.972

Arg2

601.7

54.4

**< 0.01

Arg3

156.1

33.7

* 0.022

70

Arg0

667.4

393.9

1

Arg1

75.5

4.5

0.026

Arg2

350.8

6.9

0.277

Arg3

223.5

35.5

0.095

100

Arg0

144.4

40.5

1

Arg1

81.6

29.0

0.218

Arg2

649.1

33.8

**< 0.01

Arg3

454.1

38.4

**< 0.01

  1. *p < 0.05.
  2. **p < 0.01.