What Secretin is
Secretin is an endogenous gut peptide that coordinates pancreatic bicarbonate secretion and digestive signaling.
Secretin is grouped under Endogenous / Biology / Approved / Clinical on PeptideFactCheck because it belongs in the index because gut-peptide biology is bigger than GLP-1 alone.
The useful starting point is to separate the molecule itself from the internet story around it. It belongs in the index because gut-peptide biology is bigger than GLP-1 alone.
Why people keep looking it up
It belongs in the index because gut-peptide biology is bigger than GLP-1 alone.
Secretin is an endogenous gut peptide that coordinates pancreatic bicarbonate secretion and digestive signaling.
Secretin tends to stay in the conversation because it touches a familiar public theme: gut hormone, pancreatic secretion, and digestive signaling. That makes it easy for the claim to travel faster than the evidence.
What the evidence can support right now
Strong digestive peptide biology with real clinical relevance.
Human physiology is well established, and diagnostic use also exists.
Mechanistic support is strong across digestive physiology.
Why this page carries the current tier: Strong digestive peptide biology with real clinical relevance.
The current seed trail for Secretin is pulling from 2 databases sources and 1 literature source.
Safety, limits, and regulatory context
This is a physiology-reference entry more than a consumer peptide topic.
Secretin is tracked here primarily as endogenous and diagnostic biology.
Editorial boundary: PeptideFactCheck does not publish dosing, cycling, sourcing, injection, or administration instructions for Secretin. The job here is to explain the public claim, the mechanism story, the evidence strength, and the current limits.
Molecular and identifier data
The current PubChem match for Secretin is CID 16129665. That gives the page a source-backed chemistry record rather than a placeholder identifier block.
- PubChem CID
- 16129665
- Formula
- C130H219N43O42
- Molecular weight
- 3056.4
- InChIKey
- KKNIUBFRGPFELP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Matched synonyms include Vitrum, Secretina, Secretine, Secretinum, SECRETIN-FERRING, 1393-25-5, 88C55N56UU, SecretinKABI.
Open PubChem recordClinical trial snapshot
The current ClinicalTrials.gov intervention query for Secretin returns 52 study records. This does not prove efficacy by itself, but it does show whether the peptide is showing up in a formal trial registry rather than only in forums or vendor copy.
Literature snapshot
The current PubMed query for Secretin returns 9136 results. The articles below are a quick literature surface so the page shows actual papers instead of only generic evidence labels.
Label and regulatory records
For approved or clinically developed peptides, the page now pulls in official labeling and FDA-facing records where they exist. That makes the regulatory section materially more useful than a generic approved or not-approved tag.
- Brand names
- Digestive Enzyme Drops 2018
- Generic names
- DIGESTIVE ENZYME DROPS
- Routes
- ORAL
- Application numbers
- Not linked
Indications and usage. INDICATIONS For the temporary relief of indigestion, heartburn, or abdominal discomfort or bloating.*
Source trail
Each linked source is shown directly so the page can be audited. The page now combines its editorial seed trail with automated official-source enrichment generated on 2026-04-24 from PubChem, ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, DailyMed, openFDA label, and Drugs@FDA.