Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry

Design and testing of long-lasting GLP-1 drugs modified with two fatty acids and a protective protein chain

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Abstract

D1, a novel GLP-1 analogue, achieved a three-fold increase in receptor activation compared to semaglutide.

  • Seventy percent of synthesized conjugates exhibited enhanced GLP-1 receptor activation.
  • D1 demonstrated glucose-lowering and weight-reducing effects comparable to semaglutide in mice.
  • All d-series compounds showed improved aqueous solubility, with D1 exhibiting approximately two-fold higher solubility than semaglutide.
  • D1's receptor-binding tendency was enhanced, indicated by a K value approximately three-fold lower than semaglutide.
  • The dual-fatty acid conjugation strategy combined with PASylation may provide a versatile approach for developing other lipidated peptide therapeutics.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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