What is Adipotide?
[Adipotide](http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120711/Arrowhead-initiates-Adipotide-Phase-1-trial-in-obesity.aspx "adipotide") is a peptidomimetic compound that has been shown to possess pro-apoptotic properties that do cause weight loss in rhesus monkeys and mice. Its sequence is CKGGRAKDC-GG-D(KLAKLAK)2. Studies have shown that its mode of action involves the selective apoptosis of blood vessels supplying the white adipose tissue. [Adipotide](
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