Notably, cagrilintide as an amylin analogue is the smallest molecule of the group, while the dual agonist tirzepatide is the largest
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Staresinic M, Petrovic I, Novinscak T, Jukic I, Pevec D
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doi:10.2337/dc23-1420
A synthetic version of one of the peptides found in their venom is used in the painkilling drug ziconotide