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Peptide YY

A satiety-linked gut hormone that has long been studied in obesity and appetite regulation.

Gut HormoneSatietyObesityInvestigational

Also referenced as: PYY, PYY3-36

Also appears in: Hormone

Status
Investigational

This compound has a genuine development or study trail, but it is not an approved routine drug.

Category
Weight Loss

Primary lane: Weight Loss. Also surfaces under Hormone for browsing and discovery.

Aliases
2

PYY, PYY3-36

Signal depth
Medium

No FDA label signal · 699 trials · 4348 PubMed results


What peptide YY is

Peptide YY, often shortened to PYY, is a satiety-linked gut hormone involved in appetite regulation.

Why it matters

PYY belongs in any serious obesity-peptide library because it is part of the physiological foundation behind modern appetite-control pharmacology.

Regulatory context

Peptide YY is not FDA approved as a standard peptide therapy in the United States.

Practical reading note

PYY is one of those peptides that matters scientifically even when later drug development ends up using more stable analogs or combinations instead of the native hormone itself.