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Peptide Database
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
- 001
TB-500 (Thymosin Beta-4)
Thymosin Beta-4 (Tβ4) is a 43-amino acid actin-sequestering protein involved in cell migration and tissue repair. Products sold as TB-500 have been found to…
Recovery · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection
Awaiting FDA - 002
P21 (Peptide)
A small synthetic peptide (P021) derived from the most active region of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), with an adamantylated glycine added to improve…
Cognitive · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection, Intranasal
No lawful pathway - 003
MOTS-c
A 16-amino acid mitochondrial-derived peptide encoded by a short open reading frame in the 12S rRNA gene of mitochondrial DNA. In mice and cells, MOTS-c…
Longevity · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection
No lawful pathway - 004
Humanin
A 24-amino acid mitochondrial-derived peptide whose coding sequence is nearly identical to a region of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene. Humanin acts as a…
Longevity · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection, Intravenous
No lawful pathway - 005
FOXO4-DRI
A D-retro-inverso peptide designed to disrupt the interaction between FOXO4 and p53 in senescent cells. FOXO4 helps senescent cells avoid apoptosis by binding…
Longevity · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection, Intravenous
No lawful pathway - 006
Thymulin
A zinc-containing nonapeptide (facteur thymique serique) produced exclusively by thymic epithelial cells, whose biological activity depends on bound zinc.…
Immune · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection, Intranasal
No lawful pathway - 007
KPV
A C-terminal tripeptide fragment (Lys-Pro-Val) of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone that retains anti-inflammatory activity without melanogenic effects. In…
Immune · Research Phase · Oral, Topical, Subcutaneous injection
No lawful pathway - 008
Mod GRF 1-29 (CJC-1295 no DAC)
Modified GRF 1-29 is a synthetic analogue of the first 29 amino acids of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) with four amino acid substitutions, the same…
Hormone · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection
No lawful pathway - 009
Obestatin
Obestatin is a 23-amino acid peptide derived from the same precursor as ghrelin, preproghrelin. It was initially reported to oppose ghrelin by suppressing food…
Hormone · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection, Intravenous
No lawful pathway - 010
Pentadeca Arginate (PDA)
Pentadeca Arginate (PDA) is a name used by compounding pharmacies and peptide suppliers for a synthetic 15-amino acid peptide, commonly marketed as a variant…
Recovery · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection, Topical
No lawful pathway - 011
Thymosin Beta-4 Fragment (TB4-Frag)
Thymosin Beta-4 fragments are short active segments of the 43-amino acid protein thymosin beta-4. The best studied are the N-terminal tetrapeptide Ac-SDKP…
Recovery · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection, Topical
No lawful pathway - 012
Matrikine Peptides
Matrikine peptides are bioactive fragments released from extracellular matrix proteins during tissue remodeling or injury. These sequences, derived from…
Recovery · Research Phase · Topical, Subcutaneous injection
No lawful pathway - 013
AHK-Cu (Copper Tripeptide-3)
AHK-Cu is a synthetic copper-binding tripeptide consisting of alanine-histidine-lysine complexed with copper ions. It is structurally similar to GHK-Cu but…
Recovery · Research Phase · Topical
No lawful pathway - 014
Dihexa
Dihexa (N-hexanoic-Tyr-Ile-(6)-aminohexanoic amide, also called PNB-0408) is a small synthetic angiotensin IV analogue rather than a true hexapeptide. Its…
Cognitive · Research Phase · Oral, Subcutaneous injection
No lawful pathway - 015
Spadin
Spadin is a 17-amino acid peptide derived from the propeptide released during maturation of sortilin, also known as neurotensin receptor 3. It blocks the…
Cognitive · Research Phase · Intravenous, Intranasal
No lawful pathway - 016
N-acetyl Semax Amidate
N-acetyl Semax Amidate is a modified form of Semax, a heptapeptide (Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro) combining the ACTH 4-7 sequence with a C-terminal Pro-Gly-Pro…
Cognitive · Research Phase · Intranasal, Subcutaneous injection
No lawful pathway - 017
N-acetyl Selank Amidate
N-acetyl Selank Amidate is a modified form of Selank, a synthetic heptapeptide (Thr-Lys-Pro-Arg-Pro-Gly-Pro) built on the immunomodulatory peptide tuftsin with…
Cognitive · Research Phase · Intranasal
No lawful pathway - 018
Bromantane-adjacent Peptides
Bromantane-adjacent peptides refer to a theoretical class of compounds that might share functional goals with bromantane, a synthetic adamantane derivative…
Cognitive · Research Phase · Not established
No lawful pathway - 019
Orexin B
Orexin B (hypocretin-2) is a 28-amino acid neuropeptide derived from the same precursor as orexin A and produced in hypothalamic neurons; central…
Cognitive · Research Phase · Intracerebroventricular
No lawful pathway - 020
Vialox (Pentapeptide-3)
Vialox (pentapeptide-3) is a synthetic pentapeptide marketed as a topical agent that interferes with acetylcholine receptor activation to reduce muscle…
Dermatology · Research Phase · Topical
No lawful pathway - 021
Haloxyl (Chrysin + Palmitoyl Peptides)
Haloxyl is a proprietary cosmetic ingredient combining chrysin, a naturally occurring flavone, with palmitoyl peptides, marketed to reduce under-eye dark…
Dermatology · Research Phase · Topical
No lawful pathway - 022
Eyeseryl (Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5)
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5 is a synthetic tetrapeptide modified with an acetyl group to improve stability. It is marketed to reduce under-eye puffiness and fluid…
Dermatology · Research Phase · Topical
No lawful pathway - 023
Trylagen (Tripeptide-10 Complex)
Trylagen is a proprietary cosmetic complex that incorporates Tripeptide-10 Citrulline along with other peptide and protein components, marketed to support…
Dermatology · Research Phase · Topical
No lawful pathway - 024
Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17
Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17 is a lipopeptide composed of a pentapeptide sequence conjugated to myristic acid, intended to improve penetration into the skin and…
Dermatology · Research Phase · Topical
No lawful pathway - 025
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 (also called Pal-GHK) is a synthetic lipopeptide in which the tripeptide glycyl-histidyl-lysine (GHK) is linked to palmitic acid to…
Dermatology · Research Phase · Topical
No lawful pathway - 026
Melitane (Acetyl Hexapeptide-1)
Acetyl Hexapeptide-1 (trade name Melitane) is a synthetic hexapeptide cosmetic ingredient designed as a biomimetic of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone…
Dermatology · Research Phase · Topical
No lawful pathway - 027
Bursin
Bursin is a tripeptide amide (Lys-His-Gly-NH2) originally isolated from the bursa of Fabricius in chickens, where it was described as a selective…
Immune · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection
No lawful pathway - 028
Tuftsin
Tuftsin is a naturally occurring tetrapeptide (Thr-Lys-Pro-Arg) released by enzymatic processing from the Fc domain of the immunoglobulin G heavy chain. It…
Immune · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection, Intravenous
No lawful pathway - 029
Beta-Defensin 2
Human beta-defensin 2 (hBD-2) is a 41-amino-acid cationic antimicrobial peptide first described in psoriatic skin and produced by epithelial cells in response…
Immune · Research Phase · Topical, Subcutaneous injection
No lawful pathway - 030
Beta-Defensin 3
Human beta-defensin 3 (hBD-3) is a cationic antimicrobial peptide of roughly 45 amino acids. Unlike hBD-1 and hBD-2, it kills Gram-positive organisms such as…
Immune · Research Phase · Topical, Subcutaneous injection
No lawful pathway - 031
Granulysin
Granulysin is an antimicrobial and cytolytic protein produced by human cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells, and it is structurally related to…
Immune · Research Phase · Intravenous, Subcutaneous injection
No lawful pathway - 032
C-type Natriuretic Peptide (CNP)
C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) is a 22-amino acid member of the natriuretic peptide family that signals mainly through natriuretic peptide receptor B (NPR-B)…
Cardiovascular · Research Phase · Endogenous
No lawful pathway - 033
Glucagon Receptor Antagonist Peptides
Glucagon receptor antagonist peptides are molecules designed to block the glucagon receptor and prevent glucagon-driven hepatic glucose output. Most are…
Gastrointestinal · Research Phase · Subcutaneous injection
No lawful pathway - 034
Guanylin
Guanylin is a 15-amino acid peptide hormone that activates guanylate cyclase-C (GC-C) receptors on intestinal epithelial cells. Binding raises intracellular…
Gastrointestinal · Research Phase · Endogenous peptide
No lawful pathway - 035
Leu-Enkephalin
Leu-enkephalin is a pentapeptide (Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu) identified in 1975 as one of the two enkephalins, natural ligands for opiate receptors. Enkephalins are…
Pain · Research Phase · Endogenous peptide
No lawful pathway - 036
Endomorphin-1
Endomorphin-1 is an amidated tetrapeptide (Tyr-Pro-Trp-Phe-NH2) isolated from brain in 1997 that binds the mu-opioid receptor with high affinity and about…
Pain · Research Phase · Endogenous peptide
No lawful pathway
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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