Aplidine is a compound found in tunicates which shows promise in shrinking tumors in pancreatic, stomach, bladder, and prostate cancers. The specific marine...
Taspoglutide�is a�pharmaceutical drug, a�glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist�(GLP-1 agonist), under investigation for treatment of�type 2 diabetes�being...
Difelikefalin ,also known as D-Phe-D-Phe-D-Leu-D-Lys-[?-(4-N-piperidinyl)amino carboxylic acid] (as the acetate salt), is an analgesic opioid peptide acting...
Selepressin (INN), also known as [Phe(2),Ile(3), Hgn(4),Orn(iPr)(8)]vasopressin) is a potent, highly selective, short-acting peptide full agonist of the...
Abaloparatide is a parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) analog drug in clinical development for treating osteoporosis. Like the related drug...
Ularitide is a synthetic form of urodilatin, a naturally occurring human natriuretic peptide that is involved in regulating blood pressure and the excretion...
Lucinactant is a new synthetic peptide-containing surfactant for intratracheal use. It contains sinapultide, a novel, hydrophobic, 21-amino acid peptide...
Corticotropin (ACTH�or adrenocorticotropic hormone) is a polypeptide hormone produced and secreted by the pituitary gland. It is an important player in the...
Gonadorelin is another name for gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). It is a synthetic decapeptide prepared using solid phase peptide synthesis. GnRH is...
Mifamurtide is a drug against osteosarcoma, a kind of bone cancer mainly affecting children and young adults, which is lethal in about a third of cases.
Glatiramer acetate consists of the acetate salts of synthetic polypeptides, containing four naturally occurring amino acids: L-glutamic acid, L-alanine,...
Icatibant (Firazyr) is a synthetic peptidomimetic drug consisting of ten amino acids, and acts as an effective and specific antagonist of bradykinin B2...
Peginesatide is a synthetic peptide attached to polyethylene glycol for the treatment of anemia. The polyethylene glycol moiety helps make the drug less...
Linaclotide is a 14-amino acid peptide indicated for the treatment of adults with CC and IBS-C; agonist of guanylate cyclase C
HAE is caused by a mutation of the C1-inhibitor gene. Defective or missing C1-inhibitor permits activation of kallikrein, a protease that is responsible for...
Dulaglutide is a novel glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist (GLP-1) biologic drug consisting of a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV-protected GLP-1 analogue covalently...