Peptide Hormones

DBCAT000055Pharmacologic class

Hormones synthesized from amino acids. They are distinguished from INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS in that their actions are systemic. A DrugBank category of 139 drugs. 68 of them are approved.

Part of
Hormones
Also known as
Hormones, Peptide · Hormones, Polypeptide · Polypeptide Hormones

What you can answer from here — as of April 03, 2021

139DrugsEach linked to its full drug card
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86Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type
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5,433Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes
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18Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given
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1SubcategoryNarrower classes within this one
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