Table 2 Approved drugs targeting amino acid metabolism

From: Amino acid metabolism in health and disease

Name

Research and development code

Target

Disease

Status

Sodium phenylbutyrate

ACER-001

Branched Chain Keto Acid Dehydrogenase Kinase (BCKDK)

Maple glycosuria; Disturbance of urea cycle

Approved

Pegaspargase

NSC-109229

Asparaginase

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Acute B lymphoblastic leukemia

Approved

Crisantaspase

OP-01

Asparaginase

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Approved

Calaspargase pegol

EZN-2285

Asparaginase

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Ductal adenocarcinoma of pancreas

Approved

Crisantaspase

JZP-458

Asparaginase

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Lymphocytic leukemia

Approved

Asparaginase

 

Asparaginase

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Approved

Arginine pidolate

G-278

 

Cognitive impairment

Approved