Liraglutide Side Chain

Liraglutide Side Chain

Liraglutide, a synthetic analog of human glucagon-like peptide-1(GLP-1) and acts as a GLP-1 receptor agonist. Liraglutide is 97% homologous to native human GLP-1 by substituting arginine for lysine at position 341. Liraglutide is made by attaching a C-16 fatty acid (palmitic acid) with a glutamic acid spacer on the remaining lysine residue at position 26 of the peptide precursor. Liraglutide was granted FDA approval to Novo Nordisk on Januray 25, 2010 as commericial name ”Victoza”.

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