In semaglutide, the most important single modification is the substitution of alanine with Aib at position 8 of GLP-1, a change that transforms the molecular behavior of the peptide (the other critical modification which we wont discuss here is the attachment of a fatty acid chain that improves binding of the drug to serum albumin, greatly prolonging its half-life)
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A key innovation was integrating GLP-1R agonism into a GIP peptide scaffold, achieving an agent capable of activating both receptors
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