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The compound database

Peptide Databasepage 2

264 therapeutic peptides with research summaries, clinical findings, and regulatory status. Every claim is cited.

FDA-approved
90
FDA-approved
Awaiting FDA
8
Awaiting FDA
No lawful pathway
166
No lawful pathway
37–53 of 53 · Research PhaseClear filters
  1. 037

    Endomorphin-2

    Endomorphin-2 is an amidated tetrapeptide (Tyr-Pro-Phe-Phe-NH2) that, like endomorphin-1, is a highly selective mu-opioid receptor agonist. The two…

    Pain · Research Phase · Endogenous peptide

    No lawful pathway
  2. 038

    Deltorphin

    Deltorphin refers to a class of highly selective delta-opioid heptapeptides from the skin of the Amazonian frogs Phyllomedusa sauvagei and Phyllomedusa…

    Pain · Research Phase · Intracerebroventricular, Subcutaneous injection

    No lawful pathway
  3. 039

    Neuropeptide FF

    Neuropeptide FF (NPFF) is a member of the RFamide peptide family, characterized by an arginine-phenylalanine-amide motif at the C-terminus. It acts on the G…

    Pain · Research Phase · Intracerebroventricular, Subcutaneous injection

    No lawful pathway
  4. 040

    Magainin 2

    Magainin 2 is one of a family of 23-amino acid antimicrobial peptides isolated from the skin of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis. The magainins are water…

    Antimicrobial · Research Phase · Topical

    No lawful pathway
  5. 041

    Defensin HNP-1

    Human neutrophil peptide 1 (HNP-1) is an alpha-defensin, one of three alpha-defensins that human neutrophils contain in large amounts. Defensins are small…

    Antimicrobial · Research Phase · Topical, Intravenous

    No lawful pathway
  6. 042

    Alpha-Defensin 5

    Alpha-defensin 5, also called human defensin 5 or HD-5, is an alpha-defensin secreted by Paneth cells, the specialized epithelia of the small intestinal crypt.…

    Antimicrobial · Research Phase · Oral, Topical

    No lawful pathway
  7. 043

    Indolicidin

    Indolicidin is a 13-residue antimicrobial peptide-amide isolated from the cytoplasmic granules of bovine neutrophils, unusually rich in tryptophan and proline.…

    Antimicrobial · Research Phase · Topical

    No lawful pathway
  8. 044

    Osteogenic Growth Peptide (OGP)

    Osteogenic growth peptide is a naturally occurring 14-amino acid peptide identified in serum that has been studied for its effects on osteoblast proliferation…

    Bone · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection

    No lawful pathway
  9. 045

    Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP)

    Calcitonin gene-related peptide is a neuropeptide produced by alternative splicing of the calcitonin gene, with CGRP-alpha and CGRP-beta isoforms. It is a…

    Bone · Research Phase · Intravenous, Subcutaneous injection

    No lawful pathway
  10. 046

    Klotho Peptide

    Klotho is a protein that exists in membrane-bound and secreted forms, with the soluble ectodomain acting as a circulating factor. It serves as a coreceptor for…

    Longevity · Research Phase · Intravenous

    No lawful pathway
  11. 047

    Sirtuin-Activating Peptides

    Sirtuin-activating peptides are a proposed class of compounds intended to enhance the activity of sirtuins, a family of NAD-dependent deacetylases implicated…

    Longevity · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection

    No lawful pathway
  12. 048

    Gerontin (Pineal Gland Extract)

    Gerontin is a name applied to peptide fractions derived from pineal gland extracts in Russian gerontology research. No publications indexed in PubMed under…

    Longevity · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection

    No lawful pathway
  13. 049

    IGF-1 LR3 (Long-Arg3)

    IGF-1 LR3 is a synthetic analogue of insulin-like growth factor 1 with a 13-amino-acid N-terminal extension and arginine substituted for glutamate at position…

    Performance · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection

    No lawful pathway
  14. 050

    IGF-1 DES (1-3)

    IGF-1 DES (1-3) is a truncated form of insulin-like growth factor 1 lacking the first three N-terminal residues, glycine-proline-glutamate, and it occurs…

    Performance · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection

    No lawful pathway
  15. 051

    MGF (Mechano Growth Factor)

    Mechano Growth Factor is the name given to a splice variant of the IGF-1 gene, IGF-1Eb in rodents and IGF-1Ec in humans, that is upregulated in muscle after…

    Performance · Research Phase · Intramuscular injection

    No lawful pathway
  16. 052

    PEG-MGF

    PEG-MGF is described by its vendors as a pegylated derivative of Mechano Growth Factor, with polyethylene glycol added in the expectation that it slows renal…

    Performance · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection

    No lawful pathway
  17. 053

    Gadopentetate Peptide Conjugates

    Gadopentetate peptide conjugates are experimental agents in which a gadolinium chelate is chemically linked to a targeting peptide so that MRI contrast is…

    Diagnostic · Research Phase · Intravenous

    No lawful pathway

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