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. 2023 Oct 19;28(20):7165. doi: 10.3390/molecules28207165

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(A) The number of scientific publications per year (from 1980 to 2023) about peptides as therapeutic agents. (Source Scopus. Query using ‘peptide’, ‘drugs’, ‘therapeutic agent’ as keywords). (B) The number of patents per year (in red) and cumulative (in teal) (from 1980 to 2023) about peptides as therapeutic agents. (Source Espacenet. Query for patent applications belonging to cooperative patent classification CPC: A61K38). (C) Peptide therapeutic market size in 2023 and forecasted up to 2032.