Can amide bonds be cleaved inside the human body? Why and how?

Miguel Pereira-Silva @Miguel-Pereira-Silva

06 October 2022 1 7K Report

Prodrug nanosystems with amide bonds can be possibly prepared for enzyme-responsive drug release. What do you think? In which conditions? Why and how?

Gert Fricker

each peptide bond is an amide. They can be cleaved enzymatically by proteases

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