Achieving controlled biomolecule–biomaterial conjugation

CD Spicer, ET Pashuck, MM Stevens - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The conjugation of biomolecules can impart materials with the bioactivity necessary to
modulate specific cell behaviors. While the biological roles of particular polypeptide …

Drug combination in cancer treatment—From cocktails to conjugated combinations

Y Gilad, G Gellerman, DM Lonard, BW O'malley - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Chemotherapy is a key modality in today's practice of clinical oncology.
The potential for systemic treatment of cancer patients with cytotoxic agents was discovered …

Platform for Orthogonal N-Cysteine-Specific Protein Modification Enabled by Cyclopropenone Reagents

A Istrate, MB Geeson, CD Navo, BB Sousa… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Protein conjugates are valuable tools for studying biological processes or producing
therapeutics, such as antibody–drug conjugates. Despite the development of several protein …

Contemporary Approaches for Site‐Selective Dual Functionalization of Proteins

L Xu, SL Kuan, T Weil - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Site‐selective protein functionalization serves as an invaluable tool for investigating protein
structures and functions in complicated cellular environments and accomplishing semi …

Recent developments in the cleavage, functionalization, and conjugation of proteins and peptides at tyrosine residues

S Zhang, LMDL Rodriguez, FF Li, MA Brimble - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Peptide and protein selective modification at tyrosine residues has become an exploding
field of research as tyrosine constitutes a robust alternative to lysine and cysteine-targeted …

Tyrosine bioconjugation–an emergent alternative

PA Szijj, KA Kostadinova, RJ Spears… - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein bioconjugation is an increasingly important field of research, with wide-ranging
applications in areas such as therapeutics and biomaterials. Traditional cysteine and lysine …

Orthogonal cysteine protection enables homogeneous multi‐drug antibody–drug conjugates

MR Levengood, X Zhang, JH Hunter… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A strategy for the preparation of homogeneous antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) containing
multiple payloads has been developed. This approach utilizes sequential unmasking of …

Enzymatic conjugation using branched linkers for constructing homogeneous antibody–drug conjugates with high potency

Y Anami, W Xiong, X Gui, M Deng, CC Zhang… - Organic & …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) are emerging therapeutic agents in the treatment of
cancer, and various conjugation strategies and chemical linkers have been developed to …

Highly homogeneous antibody modification through optimisation of the synthesis and conjugation of functionalised dibromopyridazinediones

C Bahou, DA Richards, A Maruani, EA Love… - Organic & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to their exquisite cysteine-selectivity, excellent stability, and ability to functionally
rebridge disulfide bonds, dibromopyridazinediones are emerging as an exciting new class …

Efficient Amino‐Sulfhydryl Stapling on Peptides and Proteins Using Bifunctional NHS‐Activated Acrylamides

MJSA Silva, H Faustino, JAS Coelho… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Widely used reagents in the peptide functionalization toolbox, Michael acceptors and N‐
hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) activated esters, are combined in NHS‐activated acrylamides for …