The dietary supplement EPITALON® is a synthetic peptide made of four amino acids (alanine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid and glycine) that is based on a natural peptide called Epithalamin extracted from the pineal gland. It was synthesized by Vladimir Khavinson, a Russian professor and gerontologist, whose research focused on the development of peptide preparations used to restore function in various organs in order to prevent and reverse the aging process.