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Nonpeptide receptor agonists

Small molecules characterized as agonists at receptors whose endogenous ligands are peptides, included here for comparison with the peptide agonists at the same receptor.

Published: 2026-09-12Literature/identifier verification: 2026-08-23

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Neutral class definition

Small molecules characterized as agonists at receptors whose endogenous ligands are peptides, included here for comparison with the peptide agonists at the same receptor.

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Verified bibliography

  1. Reference 1

    The pharmacological basis for nonpeptide agonism of the GLP-1 receptor by orforglipron.

    Sloop KW, Cox AL, Wainscott DB, White A, Droz BA, Stutsman C, Showalter AD, Suter TM, Dunbar JD, Snider BM, O'Farrell LS, Hewitt N, Ruble JC, Padgett LR, Woerly EM, Peterson JA, Coskun T, Liu Z, Coutant DE, Ai M, Emmerson PJ, Sangwung P, Willard FS

    Science translational medicine · 2024-12-18 · Journal Article

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  2. Reference 2

    Structural basis for GLP-1 receptor activation by LY3502970, an orally active nonpeptide agonist.

    Kawai T, Sun B, Yoshino H, Feng D, Suzuki Y, Fukazawa M, Nagao S, Wainscott DB, Showalter AD, Droz BA, Kobilka TS, Coghlan MP, Willard FS, Kawabe Y, Kobilka BK, Sloop KW

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020-11-11 · Journal Article

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ReferenceStudy models
Sloop KW et al. 2024Study models reported: in vitro; animal (mouse, rat) · from the abstract
Kawai T et al. 2020Study models reported: in vitro; animal (mouse, rat, cynomolgus monkey) · from the full text

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