Amino Acids

DBCAT000243Therapeutic categoryB05XB

Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins. A DrugBank category of 387 drugs. 112 of them are approved.

Also known as
Acids, Amino

What you can answer from here — as of September 15, 2022

387DrugsEach linked to its full drug card
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705Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type
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21,090Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes
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32Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given
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2SubcategoriesNarrower classes within this one
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