Semaglutide (Rybelsus, Ozempic, NN9535, OG217SC, NNC 0113-0217), a long-acting glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogue, is a GLP-1 receptor agonist with the potential for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Semaglutide is selected as the optimal once weekly candidate. Semaglutide has two amino acid substitutions compared to human GLP-1 (Aib8, Arg34) and is derivatized at lysine 26. The GLP-1R affinity of semaglutide (0.38 ± 0.06 nM) is three-fold decreased compared to liraglutide, whereas the albumin affinity is increased.[2]
The plasma half-life is 46.1 h in mini-pigs following i.v. administration, and semaglutide has an MRT of 63.6 h after s.c. dosing to mini-pigs.[2]
[1] Kevin Cowart, et al. Ann Pharmacother. 2020 May;54(5):478-485. [2] Jesper Lau, et al. J Med Chem. 2015 Sep 24;58(18):7370-80.
















