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ReviewMini reviews in medicinal chemistry2025

Muhammad Akram Mohd Noordin, Ahmed Abdulkareem Najm, Herryawan Ryadi Eziwar Dyari, Douglas Law, Sharifah Sakinah Syed Alwi, Azwan Mat Lazim, Yew Hoong Cheah, Thiam Tsui Tee, Shazrul Fazry

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Review in Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Muhammad Akram Mohd NoordinDepartment of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-5494-2245
Ahmed Abdulkareem NajmDepartment of Food Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Herryawan Ryadi Eziwar DyariDepartment of Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Douglas LawFaculty of Health and Life Sciences, Inti International University, 71800, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Sharifah Sakinah Syed AlwiDepartment of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Azwan Mat LazimDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Yew Hoong CheahZACH Biotech Depot Private Limited, Cheras, 43300, Selangor, Malaysia.
Thiam Tsui TeeZACH Biotech Depot Private Limited, Cheras, 43300, Selangor, Malaysia.
Shazrul FazryDepartment of Food Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.

Funding

Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE), Malaysia FRGS/1/2022/STG01/INTI/02/3, FRGS/1/2023/STG01/UKM/02/5
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The broad-spectrum action and capacity to target drug-resistant infections make synthetic Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) popular therapeutic agents. Indeed, the effective use of these peptides in clinical application relies on a thorough understanding of their Pharmacokinetic (PK) and ADMET (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, and Toxicity) characteristics. Despite growing research on synthetic AMPs, there is a notable gap in the literature specifically addressing their ADMET profiles. Previous reviews have not extensively covered this area, providing a vital opportunity to study synthetic AMPs' pharmacokinetics and safety, which are crucial for their therapeutic development. This review covered research studies that focused on PK and ADMET of synthetic antimicrobial peptides from several databases, including Google Scholar, SCOPUS, PubMed, and Science Direct, within the years 2020 to 2024, and 12 related research papers have been found. AMPs display a wide range of PK behaviors, including rapid renal clearance, liver-centric distribution, broad distribution with low toxicity, high kidney retention, and gradual absorption with dose-dependent toxicity. Overall, the ADMET profiles of AMPs are crucial in assessing their therapeutic potential, and continuous study is necessary to enhance their practical feasibility. An in-depth investigation of the in vivo ADMET and pharmacokinetic profiles of synthetic AMPs is presented in this review to address the current gap in the research. The findings of this study provide important insights for developing synthetic AMPs as effective antimicrobial drugs.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsAntimicrobial PeptidesAnimalsHumansAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsAntimicrobial Peptidesabsorptionand toxicity (ADMET)distributiondrug-resistant infectionsexcretionhost-defense peptides (HDPs).human healthmetabolismpharmacokinetic (PK)Synthetic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)

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