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Disulfide bond prolongs the half-life of therapeutic peptide-GLP-1.
Peptides - 1 Jul 2011
Li Ying, Li Xin, Zheng Xuemin, Tang Lida, Xu Weiren, Gong Min
Abstract excerpt
The multiple physiological characterization of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) makes it a promising drug candidate for the therapy of type 2 diabetes. However, the half-life of GLP-1 is short in vivo due to rapid degradation by dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) and renal clearance. This indicates that the stabilization of GLP-1 is critical for its utility in drug development. In this study, we developed a cluster...
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