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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Aug 26.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Pharm Res. 2023 Apr 18;46(5):361–388. doi: 10.1007/s12272-023-01447-0

Table 4.

Various conjugation techniques and reactions for the design of ADCs

Stochastic (Non-specific) Conjugation Techniques Site Specific Engineered Conjugation Techniques

• Lysine amide conjugation: amine reaction
• Cysteine conjugation: thiol reaction
• Engineered cysteine residue (THIOMAB): thiol reactions
• Enzymatic conjugation
• Glycan conjugation
• Engineered unnatural amino acids (UAA): compatible UAA side chain reactions
• C-/N-terminal selective conjugation