SPL Set ID: fe2895bf-71a6-493a-b0ca-e06b2dfefc82
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TRULANCE (plecanatide) is a guanylate cyclase-C (GC-C) agonist. Plecanatide is a 16 amino acid peptide with the following chemical name: L-Leucine, L-asparaginyl-L-α-aspartyl-L-α-glutamyl-L-cysteinyl-L-α-glutamyl-L-leucyl-L-cysteinyl-L-valyl-L-asparaginyl-L-valyl-L-alanyl-L-cysteinyl-L-threonylglycyl-L-cysteinyl-, cyclic (4→12),(7→15)-bis(disulfide). The molecular formula of plecanatide is C 65 H 104 N 18 O 26 S 4 and the molecular weight is 1682 Daltons. The amino acid sequence for plecanatide is shown below: The solid lines linking cysteines illustrate disulfide bridges. Plecanatide is an amorphous, white to off-white powder. It is soluble in water. TRULANCE tablets are supplied as 3 mg tablets for oral administration. The inactive ingredients are magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose. structure