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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
- 217
Dermorphin
Dermorphin is a heptapeptide opioid agonist originally isolated from the skin of South American Phyllomedusa frogs. It is a selective mu-opioid receptor…
Pain · Investigational · Intracerebroventricular, Subcutaneous injection
No lawful pathway - 218
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 - 219
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 - 220
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 - 221
Pexiganan (MSI-78)
Pexiganan is a 22-amino acid synthetic analog of magainin 2. It is a cationic membrane-active peptide with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity, and it was…
Antimicrobial · Investigational · Topical
No lawful pathway - 222
Omiganan
Omiganan is a synthetic cationic antimicrobial peptide derived from indolicidin, a naturally occurring peptide from bovine neutrophils. It acts by disrupting…
Antimicrobial · In Clinical Trials · Topical
No lawful pathway - 223
Iseganan (IB-367)
Iseganan is a synthetic analog of protegrin, a naturally occurring antimicrobial peptide found in porcine leukocytes, with broad-spectrum microbicidal activity…
Antimicrobial · Investigational · Oral rinse
No lawful pathway - 224
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 - 225
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 - 226
Lactoferricin
Lactoferricin is an antimicrobial peptide released by pepsin-mediated cleavage of lactoferrin, an iron-binding glycoprotein found in milk and mucosal…
Antimicrobial · Investigational · Oral, Topical
No lawful pathway - 227
Nisin
Nisin is a polycyclic antibacterial peptide (lantibiotic) produced by Lactococcus lactis. It acts against Gram-positive bacteria, binding lipid II, the…
Antimicrobial · Investigational · Topical, Oral
No lawful pathway - 228
Gramicidin S
Gramicidin S is a cyclic decapeptide antibiotic consisting of two identical pentapeptide sequences joined in a ring. It kills bacteria by disrupting cell…
Antimicrobial · Investigational · Topical
No lawful pathway - 229
Polymyxin B
Polymyxin B is a cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic consisting of a heptapeptide ring and a tripeptide side chain acylated with a fatty acid tail. It binds…
Antimicrobial · FDA Approved · Intravenous, Intrathecal, Topical
FDA-approved - 230
Colistin (Polymyxin E)
Colistin, also known as polymyxin E, is a cyclic polypeptide antibiotic structurally similar to polymyxin B. It disrupts the Gram-negative outer membrane by…
Antimicrobial · FDA Approved · Intravenous, Intramuscular, Inhalation
FDA-approved - 231
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 - 232
PTH (1-34) Analogs
This class includes teriparatide, which corresponds to the 34 N-terminal amino acids of human parathyroid hormone, and abaloparatide, which the FDA label…
Bone · FDA Approved · Subcutaneous injection
FDA-approved - 233
Sclerostin Antibodies (Romosozumab)
Romosozumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds and inhibits sclerostin, a glycoprotein produced by osteocytes that negatively regulates Wnt…
Bone · FDA Approved · Subcutaneous injection
FDA-approved - 234
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 - 235
BMP-2 (Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2)
BMP-2 is a member of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily and functions as a homodimeric protein. It binds type I and type II serine and threonine…
Bone · FDA Approved · Surgical implantation
FDA-approved - 236
BMP-7 (Osteogenic Protein-1)
BMP-7, also known as osteogenic protein-1, is a bone morphogenetic protein with a mature homodimeric structure. Like other BMPs it signals through serine and…
Bone · FDA Approved · Surgical implantation
FDA-approved - 237
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 - 238
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Agonists
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists are synthetic analogues of native GnRH that initially stimulate and then, with continuous exposure, downregulate…
Longevity · FDA Approved · Subcutaneous injection, Intramuscular injection, Subcutaneous implant, Intranasal
FDA-approved - 239
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 - 240
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 - 241
Mitochondrial-Targeted Peptides (MTP)
Mitochondrial-targeted peptides are short synthetic sequences designed to localize to mitochondria and limit oxidative damage and organelle dysfunction. The…
Longevity · FDA Approved · Subcutaneous injection, Intravenous
FDA-approved - 242
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 - 243
Vilon (Lys-Glu)
Vilon is a synthetic dipeptide consisting of lysine and glutamic acid (Lys-Glu) developed as part of the Khavinson bioregulator peptide research program. The…
Longevity · Investigational · Subcutaneous injection, Oral
No lawful pathway - 244
Bioregulator Peptides (Khavinson)
Bioregulator peptides are a class of short synthetic peptides, typically 2 to 4 amino acids in length, developed by Russian researcher Vladimir Khavinson based…
Longevity · Investigational · Subcutaneous injection, Oral, Intramuscular injection
No lawful pathway - 245
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 - 246
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 - 247
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 - 248
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 - 249
Follistatin-344
Follistatin-344 is an alternatively spliced isoform of follistatin, a secreted binding protein that neutralizes myostatin, activin and other TGF-beta…
Performance · Investigational · Intramuscular injection, Gene delivery
No lawful pathway - 250
ACE-031 (Ramatercept)
ACE-031 is a recombinant fusion protein combining the extracellular domain of activin receptor type IIB with a human IgG1 Fc domain. The soluble receptor acts…
Performance · Investigational · Subcutaneous injection
No lawful pathway - 251
Nafarelin (Synarel)
Nafarelin is a synthetic decapeptide analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone with substitutions that enhance receptor affinity and metabolic stability.…
Reproductive · FDA Approved · Intranasal
FDA-approved - 252
Choriogonadotropin Alfa (Ovidrel)
Choriogonadotropin alfa is a recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin produced in Chinese hamster ovary cells. The heterodimeric glycoprotein binds the LH/hCG…
Reproductive · FDA Approved · Subcutaneous injection
FDA-approved
Index · all 264 peptides, A–Z
- 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Pluvicto)
- Abaloparatide (Tymlos)
- Abarelix (Plenaxis)
- ACE-031 (Ramatercept)
- ACTH (4-10) Analogs
- Adrenomedullin
- Afamelanotide (Scenesse)
- AHK-Cu (Copper Tripeptide-3)
- Albiglutide (Tanzeum)
- Alpha-Defensin 5
- Alpha-MSH
- Amycretin
- Anamorelin (Adlumiz)
- Angiotensin (1-7)
- Angiotensin II (Giapreza)
- AOD-9604
- Apelin-13
- Apraglutide
- ARA-290
- Argireline (Acetyl Hexapeptide-8)
- Atosiban
- Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP)
- Beinaglutide
- Beta-Defensin 2
- Beta-Defensin 3
- Biopeptide CL (Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5)
- Bioregulator Peptides (Khavinson)
- Bivalirudin (Angiomax)
- BMP-2 (Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2)
- BMP-7 (Osteogenic Protein-1)
- Body Protection Compound (BPC) Variants
- Bombesin Analog Tracers
- Bortezomib (Velcade)
- BPC-157
- Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)
- Bromantane-adjacent Peptides
- Bursin
- Buserelin (Suprefact)
- C-type Natriuretic Peptide (CNP)
- Cagrilintide
- CagriSema
- Calcitonin
- Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP)
- Capromorelin (Entyce)
- Carbetocin
- Carfilzomib (Kyprolis)
- Carperitide (h-ANP)
- Cathelicidin LL-37 Fragments
- Cerebrolysin
- Cetrorelix (Cetrotide)
- Cetrorelix (Cetrotide) Analog
- Cholecystokinin (CCK)
- Choriogonadotropin Alfa (Ovidrel)
- Chrysalin (TP508)
- CJC-1295
- Colistin (Polymyxin E)
- Collagen Tripeptide F (CTP-F)
- Conantokin-G
- Copper Peptide (Prezatide Copper Acetate)
- Corifollitropin Alfa (Elonva)
- Cortexin
- Cosyntropin (Cortrosyn)
- Cotadutide
- Dalargin
- Danuglipron
- Decorinyl (Tripeptide-10 Citrulline)
- Defensin HNP-1
- Degarelix (Firmagon)
- Deltorphin
- Dermorphin
- Desmopressin (DDAVP)
- Difelikefalin (Korsuva)
- Dihexa
- DOTATATE (Ga-68)
- DSIP (Delta Sleep-Inducing Peptide)
- Dulaglutide (Trulicity)
- Dynorphin A
- Ecnoglutide
- Efinopegdutide
- Elagolix (Orilissa)
- Eltrombopag Peptide Mimetics
- Endomorphin-1
- Endomorphin-2
- Enfuvirtide (Fuzeon)
- Enlicitide
- Epithalon (Epitalon)
- Eptifibatide (Integrilin)
- Exenatide (Byetta/Bydureon)
- Eyeseryl (Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5)
- FGL Peptide
- Follistatin-344
- Follitropin Alfa (Gonal-F)
- FOXO4-DRI
- Gadopentetate Peptide Conjugates
- Galanin
- Ganirelix
- Gastrin
- Gerontin (Pineal Gland Extract)
- GHK (Glycyl-Histidyl-Lysine)
- GHK-Cu
- Ghrelin (Native)
- Ghrelin Receptor Antagonists
- GHRH (Sermorelin 1-44)
- GHRP-1
- GHRP-2
- GHRP-6
- Glepaglutide
- Glucagon
- Glucagon Receptor Antagonist Peptides
- Gonadorelin (GnRH)
- Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Agonists
- Goserelin (Zoladex)
- Gramicidin S
- Granulysin
- Guanylin
- Haloxyl (Chrysin + Palmitoyl Peptides)
- Hepcidin
- Hexarelin
- Histrelin (Vantas)
- Humanin
- Icatibant (Firazyr)
- IGF-1 DES (1-3)
- IGF-1 LR3 (Long-Arg3)
- Imuthiol (Diethyldithiocarbamate)
- Indolicidin
- Intranasal Insulin
- Ipamorelin
- Iseganan (IB-367)
- Kisspeptin
- Klotho Peptide
- KPV
- Lactoferricin
- Lanreotide (Somatuline Depot)
- Larazotide
- Leu-Enkephalin
- Leuphasyl (Pentapeptide-18)
- Leuprolide (Lupron)
- Leuprolide (Lupron) - Oncology
- Linaclotide (Linzess)
- Liraglutide (Saxenda/Victoza)
- Lixisenatide (Adlyxin)
- LL-37
- Lonapegsomatropin (Skytrofa)
- Lutetium-177 dotatate (Lutathera)
- Macimorelin (Macrilen)
- Magainin 2
- Matrikine Peptides
- Matrixyl (Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4)
- Matrixyl 3000
- Matrixyl Synthe'6 (Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38)
- Mazdutide
- Mecasermin (Increlex)
- Melanotan II
- Melitane (Acetyl Hexapeptide-1)
- Melphalan Flufenamide (Pepaxto)
- Menotropin (Menopur)
- Met-Enkephalin
- MGF (Mechano Growth Factor)
- Mitochondrial-Targeted Peptides (MTP)
- MK-677 (Ibutamoren)
- Mod GRF 1-29 (CJC-1295 no DAC)
- Motilin
- MOTS-c
- Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17
- N-acetyl Selank Amidate
- N-acetyl Semax Amidate
- NAD+ Precursors (NMN)
- Nafarelin (Synarel)
- NAP (Davunetide)
- Nemifitide
- Nesiritide (Natrecor)
- Neuropeptide FF
- Neurotensin
- Nexagon (Gap Junction Peptide)
- Nisin
- Nociceptin / Orphanin FQ
- Obestatin
- Octreotide (Sandostatin)
- Omiganan
- OP-1 / BMP-7
- Orexin A
- Orexin B
- Orforglipron
- Osteogenic Growth Peptide (OGP)
- Oxytocin
- P21 (Peptide)
- Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
- Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA)
- Pasireotide (Signifor)
- PEG-MGF
- Pegcetacoplan (Empaveli)
- Peginesatide (Omontys)
- Pegvisomant (Somavert)
- Pemvidutide
- Pentadeca Arginate (PDA)
- Pentagastrin
- Pentosan Polysulfate (Elmiron)
- Peptide YY (PYY 3-36)
- Pexiganan (MSI-78)
- Pinealon
- Plecanatide (Trulance)
- Plitidepsin (Aplidin)
- Polymyxin B
- Pramlintide (Symlin)
- PT-141 (Bremelanotide / Vyleesi)
- PTH (1-34) Analogs
- Relamorelin
- Relugolix (Orgovyx)
- Retatrutide
- RGD Peptide Tracers
- Rigin (Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7)
- Romiplostim (Nplate)
- Sclerostin Antibodies (Romosozumab)
- Secretin
- Selank
- Semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy)
- Semax
- Serelaxin (Relaxin-2)
- Sermorelin
- Setmelanotide (Imcivree)
- Sinapultide (KL4 Surfactant)
- Sirtuin-Activating Peptides
- SNAP-8 (Acetyl Octapeptide-3)
- Somapacitan (Sogroya)
- Somatostatin (Native)
- Somatropin (Genotropin)
- Spadin
- Splenopentin
- SS-31 (Elamipretide)
- Survodutide
- SYN-AKE (Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate)
- Tabimorelin
- Taspoglutide
- TB-500 (Thymosin Beta-4)
- Teduglutide (Gattex)
- Teriparatide (Forteo)
- Terlipressin
- Tesamorelin (Egrifta)
- Thrombopoietin (TPO)
- Thymalin
- Thymogen (Glutamyl-Tryptophan)
- Thymopentin (TP-5)
- Thymosin Alpha 1 (Zadaxin)
- Thymosin Beta-4 Fragment (TB4-Frag)
- Thymostimulin (TP-1)
- Thymulin
- Tirbanibulin (Klisyri)
- Tirzepatide (Mounjaro/Zepbound)
- Triptorelin (Trelstar)
- Trylagen (Tripeptide-10 Complex)
- Tuftsin
- Ularitide (Urodilatin)
- Urocortin 1
- Urocortin 2
- Urocortin 3
- Uroguanylin (Dolcanatide)
- Vantictumab
- Vapreotide
- Vasopressin (ADH)
- Vialox (Pentapeptide-3)
- Vilon (Lys-Glu)
- VIP (Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide)
- Vosoritide (Voxzogo)
- Ziconotide (Prialt)
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