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Amino Acids, Essential

In clinical development
Emerging researchLate-stage development

Also known as Essential amino acid, essential amino acids, AMINO ACIDS,ESSENTIAL.

RxNorm663
2
Research papers
Latest activity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

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Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Amino Acids, Essential
Aliases & brands
Essential amino acidessential amino acidsAMINO ACIDS,ESSENTIAL
RxNorm CUI
663

Clinical trials

2 trials

The current development programme across all trial phases — status mix, phase distribution and the late-stage studies shaping the evidence base.

Development programme
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV · LIVE REGISTRY
2
registered trials across all phases
LATEST COMPLETION 2020
1
Late-stage (III+)
1
Completed
1
Discontinued
PHASE DISTRIBUTIONn = 2
Phase 21Phase 2 / 31

Late-stage studies

Phase III+ trials still open or recently active — where late-stage evidence is being generated.

Essential Amino Acid Supplementation in Older Adult COVID-19 Patients

WithdrawnPH II/IIIUniversity of Arkansas2021

Recent completions

Trials that read out recently, adding to the completed evidence base.

Mechanistic Approach to Preventing Atrophy and Restoring Function in Older Adults

CompletedPH IIUniversity of Oregonn=802020

Research activity

2 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
20202022
Major research themes4
Antioxidants1Drinking Water1Nutritive Value1Plant Proteins1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)1
  • Nutrients1
Leading researchers
  • Allgeier C1
  • Bjørklund G1
  • Butnariu M1
  • Chirumbolo S1
  • Hertzler SR1
  • Lieblein-Boff JC1
  • Lysiuk R1
  • Peana M1
Leading institutions
free-text, unnormalised
  • Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timisoara1
  • Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University1
  • I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University1
  • Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University1
  • University of Life Sciences "King Mihai I" from Timisoara1
  • University of Sassari1

Related drugs

4 matches

Drugs sharing diseases, protein targets and literature with this one. Ranked by graph evidence (shared targets + diseases weighted above co-mentions).

Glutamine

Studied across 4 of the same disease areas as Amino Acids, Essential in the shared literature.

4 shared diseases1 shared paper
Minerals

Studied across the same disease area as Amino Acids, Essential in the shared literature.

1 shared disease1 shared paper
Oxygen

Studied across the same disease area as Amino Acids, Essential in the shared literature.

1 shared disease1 shared paper
Nitrogen

Frequently co-studied with Amino Acids, Essential in the research literature.

1 shared paper
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • Europe PMC — research literature
  • ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trials