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Protein Information
ID: hd00026
Active Ingredients: Linaclotide
DRUGBANK Accession Number: DB08890 (DB05566)
Active Sequence: CCEYCCNPACTGCY
Sequence Length: 14
Type: Small Molecule
Description: Linaclotide is an orally administered, peptide agonist of guanylate cyclase 2C for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. Chemically, it is a heterodetic cyclic peptide and consists of fourteen amino acids. The protein sequence is as follows: Cys Cys Glu Tyr Cys Cys Asn Pro Ala Cys Thr Gly Cys Tyr. There are three disulfide bonds which are located between Cys1 and Cys6; between Cys2 and Cys10; and between Cys5 and Cys13. FDA approved on August 30, 2012.