| abstract |
An object of the present invention is to provide a gelling agent which has excellent gelling ability and is also excellent in safety, and a hydrogel containing the gelling agent. The gelling agent according to the present invention is characterized by containing a peptide represented by the following formula (I) or a salt thereof. Wherein R 1 represents a C 1-4 alkyl group, R 2 represents a benzyl group or the like, R 3 and R 4 independently represent a C 1-4 alkyl group, and R 5 represents 4 Represents an aminobutyl group or the like, R 6 represents —OH or the like, p represents an integer of 2 to 4, and q and r independently represent 0 or 1.] |