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. 2023 Nov 27;30(1):2284685. doi: 10.1080/10717544.2023.2284685

Table 1.

Currently approved lipidized peptide-based therapeutics.

Drug Type of modification Parental molecule Indication Routes of administration Reference
Liraglutide Acylation GLP-1 T2DM s.c. injection Iepsen et al. (2015)
      Obesity s.c. injection NovoNordisk (2020)
Semaglutide Acylation GLP-1 T2DM s.c. injection Oral Scheen (2020)
      Obesity s.c. injection FDA (2021)
Detemir Acylation Insulin Diabetes s.c. injection Home and Kurtzhals (2006)
Degludec Acylation Insulin Diabetes s.c. injection Jarosinski et al. (2021)
Xultophy Acylation Insulin + GLP-1 T2DM s.c. injection Steyn (2022)
Somapacitan Acylation Human growth hormone Growth hormone deficiencies s.c. injection FDA (2020)
Tesamorelin Acylation Human growth hormone releasing hormone HIV-associated lipodystrophy s.c. injection Stanley et al. (2019)
Tirzepatide Acylation GLP-1/GIP T2DM s.c. injection Syed (2022)
Mifamurtide PE-anchor attachment + acylation Muramyl dipeptide Osteosarcoma i.v. injection Frampton (2010)
Polymyxin B Acylation   Bacterial infection i.v. injection/inhalation/topical Moffatt et al. (2019)
Daptomycin Acylation   Bacterial infection i.v. injection Heidary et al. (2017)