# SR-MUSSEL POLYPEPTIDE-5

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_sr_mussel_polypeptide_5
Categories: beauty
Functions: not reported
Identifier: SR-MUSSEL POLYPEPTIDE-5

> SR-MUSSEL POLYPEPTIDE-5 is used as not reported. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — sr-Mussel Polypeptide-5 is a single chain recombinant mussel peptide, produced by fermentation in Pichia. The starting gene is synthesized to be identical to the gene which codes for Adhesive Plaque Matrix Protein derived from mussel. The parent protein contains a maximum of 565 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation, and consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/106126

_Assessed by Greenveil._