AssayIndex
Peptide chemistry

AEEA linker

2-(2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethoxy)acetic acid. The spacer between the peptide backbone and the fatty-acid chain in semaglutide. Its loss gives the diagnostic −145 Da impurity.

Related terms

Acylation
Attachment of a fatty-acid chain to a side chain, conferring albumin binding and a long half-life. The defining modification of the long-acting GLP-1 analogues.
see also AEEA linker

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