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ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2019

Peptides and Peptidomimetics as Potential Antiobesity Agents: Overview of Current Status.

Maushmi S Kumar

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Review in Frontiers in nutrition, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Anti-obesity peptides from food: Production, evaluation, sources, and commercialization.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2025
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  3. Effect ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  4. Bioactive Peptides fromNutrients · 2024
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  9. Strategic Approaches to Improvise Peptide Drugs as Next Generation Therapeutics.International journal of peptide research and therapeutics · 2023
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  16. Protein Concentrates on Tepary Bean (Frontiers in nutrition · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maushmi S KumarShobhaben Pratapbhai School of Pharmacy and Technology Management, SVKM'S Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies-NMIMS, Mumbai, India.
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a high occurrence of obesity worldwide without many new medications being approved for its treatment. Therefore, there is an urgent need to introduce new approaches for treating obesity. Bioactive peptides have been used to treat metabolic disorders- such as type-2 diabetes and obesity; while also possessing anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, and anti-viral properties. However, the development of these peptides has taken backstage due to their size, reduced stability, poor delivery and bioavailability, fast rate of degradation etc. But with the emergence of newer techniques for multifunctional peptides, mimetics, peptide analogs, and aptamers, there is a sudden revival in this therapeutic field. An increased attention is required for development of the natural peptides from food and marine sources which can mimic the function of mediators involved in weight management to avoid obesity. Herein, the search for the structures of anti-obesity peptides was carried out in order to establish their potential for drug development in future. An extensive search for the current status of endogenous, food and marine peptides, with reference to novel and interesting experimental approaches based on peptidomimetics for controlling obesity, was performed. Apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I), melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R)-specific agonist, GLP-1 dual and triple agonists, neuropeptides and prolactin-releasing peptide mimetics were specifically examined for their anti-obesity role. Novel peptides, mimetics, and synthesis interventions are transpiring and might offer safer alternatives for otherwise scarcely available safe antiobesity drug. A deeper understanding of peptides and their chemistry through the use of peptide engineering can be useful to overcome the disadvantages and select best mimetics and analogs for treatment in future.

Indexed as

antiobesityendogenous peptidesfood peptidesmarine peptidespeptidomimetics

Identifiers

PMID30834248
PMCPMC6388543
OpenAlexW2916263268

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