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phosphatidylethanol

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phosphatidylethanol: formed in rat brain by phospholipase D [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

phosphatidylethanol : A glycerophospholipid that is the monoethyl ester of any phosphatidic acid. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

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PubMed CID57369377
MeSH IDM0146592

Synonyms (3)

Synonym
phosphatidylethanol
322647-55-2
[(2r)-1-[ethoxy(hydroxy)phosphoryl]oxy-3-hexadecanoyloxypropan-2-yl] octadec-9-enoate

Research Excerpts

Overview

Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a group of phospholipids detectable in red blood cells exclusively following ethanol consumption. It is a specific biomarker reflecting alcohol intake during the last month and correlates with the amount of alcohol consumed.

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"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a sensitive and specific biomarker of alcohol consumption in the prior 2-3 weeks. "( Comparison of automated determination of phosphatidylethanol (PEth) in dried blood spots (DBS) with previous manual processing and testing.
Adong, J; Bryant, K; Cheng, DM; Emenyonu, NI; Fatch, R; Gaugler, S; Hahn, JA; Luginbühl, M; Muyindike, WR; Ngabirano, C; Samet, JH, 2022
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"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a direct alcohol biomarker. "( Phosphatidylethanol in patients with liver diseases of different etiologies: Analysis of six homologues and comparison with other alcohol markers.
Aboutara, N; Iwersen-Bergmann, S; Jungen, H; Mosebach, A; Müller, A; Rodriguez Lago, M; Sterneck, M; Szewczyk, A; Vettorazzi, E, 2022
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3.61
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a group of phospholipids detectable in red blood cells exclusively following ethanol consumption. "( Development and validation of an LC-MS/MS method to quantify the alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol 16:0/18:1 in dried blood spots for clinical research purposes.
Anderson, PL; Brooks, KM; Bushman, LR; Kiser, JJ; Salah, LM, 2023
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2.58
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a group of phospholipids that are formed in blood from the corresponding phosphatidylcholines in the presence of ethanol by action of phospholipase D. "( [The alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol (PEth) - recommendations for use and interpretation of test results].
Hansson, T; Helander, A, 2023
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"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a group of phospholipids formed exclusively in the presence of ethanol on the erythrocyte membrane, making it a direct biomarker for long-term ethanol consumption for which a clinical reference interval has been established. "( Development of an LC-MS/MS assay with automated sample preparation for phosphatidylethanol (PEth)- Not your typical clinical marker.
Jannetto, PJ; Lahr, RG; Langman, LJ; Maus, A; Sharma, P, 2023
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2.59
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a promising biomarker for gestational alcohol exposure. "( Distribution of Phosphatidylethanol in Maternal and Fetal Compartments After Chronic Gestational Binge Alcohol Exposure.
Lee, J; Lunde-Young, R; Naik, V; Ramadoss, J; Ramirez, J, 2020
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"Phosphatidylethanol is a specific biomarker reflecting alcohol intake during the last month and correlates with the amount of alcohol consumed."( Phosphatidylethanol Levels, As a Marker of Alcohol Consumption, Are Associated With Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
Jansson, JH; Johansson, K; Johansson, L; Lind, MM; Pennlert, J; Söderberg, S, 2020
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"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a direct biomarker for alcohol consumption consisting of a fraction of different ethanol-modified, homologue phospholipids. "( Analysis of six different homologues of phosphatidylethanol from dried blood spots using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
Aboutara, N; Iwersen-Bergmann, S; Jungen, H; Müller, A; Sterneck, M; Szewczyk, A, 2021
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2.33
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a group of phospholipids formed in cell membranes following alcohol consumption by action of the enzyme phospholipase D (PLD). "( Measurement of the alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol (PEth) in dried blood spots and venous blood-importance of inhibition of post-sampling formation from ethanol.
Beck, O; Helander, A; Löwbeer, C; Mellring, M; Seferaj, S, 2021
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2.34
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a direct alcohol biomarker that can characterize alcohol consumption patterns; however, its diagnostic accuracy in identifying misuse in critically ill patients is unknown."( Cut-Point Levels of Phosphatidylethanol to Identify Alcohol Misuse in a Mixed Cohort Including Critically Ill Patients.
Afshar, M; Burnham, EL; Clark, BJ; Cooper, RS; Gaydos, J; Joyce, C; Kovacs, EJ; Lowery, EM; Smith, GS; Yong, M, 2017
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"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is an interesting biomarker finding increased use for detecting long term alcohol abuse with high specificity and sensitivity. "( Solid-phase extraction of the alcohol abuse biomarker phosphatidylethanol using newly synthesized polymeric sorbent materials containing quaternary heterocyclic groups.
Billing, J; Duarte, M; Ekström, S; Jagadeesan, KK; Laurell, T; Yilmaz, E, 2017
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2.15
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is an alcohol biomarker formed in the presence of ethanol in the body. "( High Throughput UPLC®-MSMS Method for the Analysis of Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) 16:0/18:1, a Specific Biomarker for Alcohol Consumption, in Whole Blood.
Andreassen, TN; Falch, BMH; Havnen, H; Skråstad, RB; Spigset, O, 2018
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"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a direct nonoxidative metabolite of ethanol that may be measured in clinical samples as a marker for monitoring alcohol consumption. "( Applications and Challenges for the Use of Phosphatidylethanol Testing in Liver Disease Patients (Mini Review).
Haber, PS; Nguyen, VL; Seth, D, 2018
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2.19
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a direct biomarker for alcohol that is formed shortly after alcohol use and may remain detectable in blood for weeks after alcohol consumption. "( Phosphatidylethanol Levels Among Incarcerated Women: The Influence of Pre-incarceration Alcohol Consumption and Length of Abstinence.
Anderson, B; Hahn, JA; Johnson, JE; Kurth, ME; Moore, KE; Reddy, MK; Santiago Rivera, OJ; Schonbrun, YC; Stein, MD, 2018
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"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a promising parameter that com - plements the existing spectrum of tests with high specificity (48-89%) and sensi - tivity (88-100%)."( Alcohol Biomarkers in Clinical and Forensic Contexts.
Andresen-Streichert, H; Glahn, A; Müller, A; Skopp, G; Sterneck, M, 2018
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"Phosphatidylethanol is a direct alcohol biomarker for identifying alcohol misuse. "( Use of alcohol biomarkers to identify alcohol misuse in organ donors.
Afshar, M; Joyce, C; Kovacs, EJ; Lowery, EM; Walsh, M; Yong, M, 2018
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1.92
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a phospholipid which requires for its metabolic formation the presence of relatively high ethanol levels. "( Application of dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction for the determination of phosphatidylethanol in blood by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.
Ángel Cocho, J; Cabarcos, P; Fernández, P; Jesús Tabernero, M; María Bermejo, A; Míguez, M; Moreda, A, 2013
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2.06
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a direct marker of alcohol consumption, which has been known for almost 30 years. "( Time dependence of elimination of different PEth homologues in alcoholics in comparison with social drinkers.
Gnann, H; Hagenbuch, F; Röhr, B; Thierauf, A; Weinmann, W, 2014
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1.85
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a metabolite of ethanol (EtOH), and its concentration in whole blood samples is a direct biomarker of alcohol consumption. "( Phosphatidylethanol in Postmortem Brain and Serum Ethanol at Time of Death.
Alvarado, LA; Dwivedi, AK; Hill-Kapturczak, N; Javors, MA; Lopez-Cruzan, M; Thompson, PM, 2016
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"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a new cell-membrane phospholipid biomarker to identify alcohol use in the past 28 days."( Phosphatidylethanol Detects Moderate-to-Heavy Alcohol Use in Liver Transplant Recipients.
Al-Saden, P; Fleming, MF; Levitsky, J; Lucey, MR; Oslakovic, E; Smith, MJ; Vue, JX, 2017
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"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a special phospholipid that is only formed in the presence of ethanol, and therefore, serves as a promising biomarker for alcohol intake. "( Sensitive and precise monitoring of phosphatidylethanol in human blood as a biomarker for alcohol intake by ultrasound-assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction combined with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.
Chen, W; Dong, J; Ji, F; Li, H; Wang, S; Yang, R, 2017
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2.17
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a new, highly specific alcohol marker. "( Improved detection of alcohol consumption using the novel marker phosphatidylethanol in the transplant setting: results of a prospective study.
Andresen-Streichert, H; Beres, Y; Lohse, A; Müller, A; Nashan, B; Pischke, S; Schröck, A; Skopp, G; Sterneck, M; Vettorazzi, E; Weinmann, W, 2017
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"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a direct ethanol metabolite, and has recently attracted attention as biomarker of ethanol intake. "( Phosphatidylethanol: normalization during detoxification, gender aspects and correlation with other biomarkers and self-reports.
Alling, C; Aradottir, S; Hartmann, S; Lesch, O; Skala, K; Thon, N; Weinmann, W; Wiesbeck, GA; Wolfersdorf, M; Wurst, FM, 2010
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3.25
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is an abnormal phospholipid carrying two fatty acid chains. "( Identification of 48 homologues of phosphatidylethanol in blood by LC-ESI-MS/MS.
Auwärter, V; Dresen, S; Engelmann, C; Ferreirós, N; Gnann, H; Skopp, G; Weinmann, W; Winkler, M; Wurst, FM, 2010
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2.08
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a group of alcohol-modified phospholipids present in cell membranes after heavy drinking. "( Low plasma antibodies specific for phosphatidylethanol in alcohol abusers and patients with alcoholic pancreatitis.
Helander, A; Hörkkö, S; Kakko, S; Laitinen, LM; Nissinen, AE; Savolainen, MJ, 2012
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"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a group of phospholipids formed from ethanol and phosphatidylcholine by action of phospholipase D. "( Method development for routine liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry measurement of the alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol (PEth) in blood.
Beck, O; Helander, A; Zheng, Y, 2011
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2.02
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a direct ethanol metabolite and has recently attracted attention as a biomarker of prolonged intake of higher amounts of alcohol."( Characterization of sialic acid index of plasma apolipoprotein J and phosphatidylethanol during alcohol detoxification--a pilot study.
Alling, C; Aradottir, S; Hahn, JA; Hartmann, S; Lakshman, R; Marques, P; Thon, N; Tippetts, S; Weinmann, W; Wurst, FM, 2012
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1.33
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a group of aberrant phospholipids formed in cell membranes in the presence of ethanol by the catalytic action of the enzyme phospholipase D on phosphatidylcholine. "( Quantitative profiling of phosphatidylethanol molecular species in human blood by liquid chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry.
Cecchetto, G; Favretto, D; Ferrara, SD; Mioni, D; Nalesso, A; Pessa, G; Viel, G, 2011
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2.11
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is an abnormal phospholipid, formed only in the presence of ethanol via a transphosphatidylation reaction of phospholipase D (PLD). "( Formation of phosphatidylethanol in vitro in red blood cells from healthy volunteers and chronic alcoholics.
Alling, C; Varga, A, 2002
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"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is an abnormal phospholipid formed only in the presence of ethanol. "( Transfer of phosphatidylethanol between lipoproteins.
Huhta, K; Liisanantti, MK; Savolainen, MJ, 2004
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2.15
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is an abnormal phospholipid that is formed and accumulated in mammalian cells that have been exposed to ethanol. "( Phosphatidylethanol in human organs and blood: a study on autopsy material and influences by storage conditions.
Alling, C; Aradóttir, S; Jönsson, BA; Seidl, S; Wurst, FM, 2004
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"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a unique phospholipid that is formed in the body only in the presence of ethanol. "( A method for determination of phosphatidylethanol from high density lipoproteins by reversed-phase HPLC with TOF-MS detection.
Hannuksela, ML; Lehto, TM; Savolainen, MJ; Tolonen, A, 2005
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2.06
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is an abnormal phospholipid formed slowly in cell membranes by a transphosphatidylation reaction from phosphatidylcholine in the presence of ethanol and catalyzed by the enzyme phospholipase D. "( Methodological modifications on quantification of phosphatidylethanol in blood from humans abusing alcohol, using high-performance liquid chromatography and evaporative light scattering detection.
Aradottir, S; Olsson, BL, 2005
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2.02
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is an abnormal phospholipid formed only in the presence of ethanol by the enzyme phospholipase D. "( PHosphatidylethanol (PEth) concentrations in blood are correlated to reported alcohol intake in alcohol-dependent patients.
Alling, C; Aradottir, S; Asanovska, G; Gjerss, S; Hansson, P,
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3.02
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is an aberrant phospholipid formed in vivo only in the presence of ethanol. "( Effects of phosphatidylethanol on mouse adipocyte differentiation and expression of stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1.
Huusko, TJ; Kakko, S; Liisanantti, MK; Nissinen, AE; Savolainen, ER; Savolainen, MJ; Vuoristo, JT, 2007
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2.17
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a promising new marker for detecting long-term alcohol abuse with excellent sensitivity and specificity. "( Immunological detection of in vitro formed phosphatidylethanol--an alcohol biomarker--with monoclonal antibodies.
Hannuksela, ML; Hörkkö, S; Liisanantti, MK; Mäkelä, SM; Nissinen, AE; Savolainen, MJ; Vuoristo, JT, 2008
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2.05
"Phosphatidylethanol is a unique phospholipid which is formed in cell membranes only in the presence of ethanol. "( ESBRA 1994 Award Lecture. Phosphatidylethanol formation: specific effects of ethanol mediated via phospholipase D.
Gustavsson, L, 1995
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2.03
"Phosphatidylethanol is a "pathological" phospholipid, formed via the action of phospholipase D only in the presence of ethanol. "( Phosphatidylethanol in blood as a marker of ethanol consumption in healthy volunteers: comparison with other markers.
Alling, C; Hansson, P; Lundqvist, C; Varga, A, 1998
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3.19
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is an abnormal phospholipid which is formed in the presence of ethanol, via the action of phospholipase D (PLD). "( Normalization rate and cellular localization of phosphatidylethanol in whole blood from chronic alcoholics.
Alling, C; Hansson, P; Johnson, G; Varga, A, 2000
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2.01
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is an ethanol-phospholipid adduct, formed via non-oxidative metabolism of ethanol. "( Phosphatidylethanol in post-mortem blood as a marker of previous heavy drinking.
Alling, C; Hansson, P; Krantz, P; Varga, A, 2001
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3.2
"Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is an abnormal phospholipid formed in mammalian cells that have been exposed to ethanol. "( Phosphatidylethanol in rat organs after ethanol exposure.
Alling, C; Aradottir, S; Lundqvist, C, 2002
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"Phosphatidylethanol was found to cause a time- and dose-dependent increase in the basal levels of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate."( Phosphatidylethanol affects inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate levels in NG108-15 neuroblastoma x glioma hybrid cells.
Alling, C; Gustavsson, L; Lundqvist, C; Rodriguez, FD; Simonsson, P, 1993
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Pharmacokinetics

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" Hence, a simple pharmacokinetic model of PEth was developed to provide a means of contextualizing these analytical results."( Providing context for phosphatidylethanol as a biomarker of alcohol consumption with a pharmacokinetic model.
Simon, TW, 2018
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Compound-Compound Interactions

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" In this study, a simple, rapid and precise method based on LC-MS/MS combined with ultrasound-assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction was developed and validated for the measurements of PEth (16:0/18:1, 16:0/18:2, 16:0/16:0, and 18:1/18:1) in human blood."( Sensitive and precise monitoring of phosphatidylethanol in human blood as a biomarker for alcohol intake by ultrasound-assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction combined with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.
Chen, W; Dong, J; Ji, F; Li, H; Wang, S; Yang, R, 2017
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Dosage Studied

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" The dose-response curve for choline generation and DNA synthesis were comparable."( Activation of phospholipase D by platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) in rat C6 glioma cells: possible role in mitogenic signal transduction.
Nakashima, T; Nozawa, Y; Okano, Y; Sakai, N; Yamada, H; Zhang, W, 1992
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" Dose-response relationships showed 10 nM- and 100 nM-EGF to be maximally effective in HeLa cells and A431 cells respectively."( Epidermal-growth-factor-induced production of phosphatidylalcohols by HeLa cells and A431 cells through activation of phospholipase D.
Kast, R; Kaszkin, M; Kinzel, V; Seidler, L, 1992
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" Staurosporin potentiated Ca(2+)-induced Peth formation by shifting the [Ca2+]cyt dose-response curve to the left."( The role of cytosolic Ca2+, protein kinase C, and protein kinase A in hormonal stimulation of phospholipase D in rat hepatocytes.
Benistant, C; Gustavsson, L; Hoek, JB; Moehren, G; Rubin, R; Torres-Marquez, ME, 1994
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[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (452)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199016 (3.54)18.7374
1990's169 (37.39)18.2507
2000's55 (12.17)29.6817
2010's129 (28.54)24.3611
2020's83 (18.36)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 67.80

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index67.80 (24.57)
Research Supply Index6.18 (2.92)
Research Growth Index5.69 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index115.00 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (67.80)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials11 (2.33%)5.53%
Reviews28 (5.92%)6.00%
Case Studies4 (0.85%)4.05%
Observational7 (1.48%)0.25%
Other423 (89.43%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]