Docosanedioic acid is a non-cleavable ADC linker used in the synthesis of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). Docosanedioic acid is also a alkyl chain-based PROTAC linker that can be used in the synthesis of PROTACs[1][2].
ADCs are comprised of an antibody to which is attached an ADC cytotoxin through an ADC linker[1].PROTACs contain two different ligands connected by a linker; one is a ligand for an E3 ubiquitin ligase and the other is for the target protein. PROTACs exploit the intracellular ubiquitin-proteasome system to selectively degrade target proteins[2].
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[2]. Nalawansha DA, et al. PROTACs: An Emerging Therapeutic Modality in Precision Medicine. Cell Chem Biol. 2020;27(8):998-985.