Teduglutide

Overview

Teduglutide is a 33-membered polypeptide consisting of His, Gly, Asp, Gly, Ser, Phe, Ser, Asp, Glu, Met, Asn, Thr, Ile, Leu, Asp, Asn, Leu, Ala, Ala, Arg, Asp, Phe, Ile, Asn, Trp, Leu, Ile, Gln, Thr, Lys, Ile, Thr and Asp residues joined in sequence. A glucagon-like peptide-2 receptor agonist used for the treatment of short-bowel syndrome. It has a role as an antioxidant, a metabolite, a protective agent and a glucagon-like peptide-2 receptor agonist.

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PubChem record

CID 16139605 · Teduglutide

Molecular formula · weight

C164H252N44O55S · 3752.1 g/mol

PubMed papers naming it (title/abstract)

367 search: “Teduglutide”

Registered clinical studies (ClinicalTrials.gov)

50 intervention: “Teduglutide”

Reference facts checked 2026-11-09. Counts are search results, not a judgement of the evidence.