Compositions and methods related to ester insulin or derivatives thereof are provided. The compositions include Glu
A4
-Thr
B30
ester insulin, in which side chains of Glu
A4
and Thr
B30
of native human insulin or an insulin analogue such as insulin lispro are covalently linked via a single ester bond. The ester insulin is efficiently folded, forming the desired disulfides. The Thr
B30
-Glu
A4
ester bond can be cleaved in vitro or in vivo to give the desired folded insulin with full biological activity. The ester insulin is readily prepared by total chemical synthesis, and amendable to cost-effective, large scale manufacturing. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and kits for use in practicing the subject methods. Also provided are methods of using the subject compositions and kits in the treatment of a variety of different disease conditions, particularly glucose metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity.
本发明提供与酯基
胰岛素或其衍
生物相关的组合物和方法。其中,所述组合物包括GluA4-ThrB30酯基
胰岛素,其中,人源
胰岛素或
胰岛素类似物如
胰岛素利斯普罗的GluA4和ThrB30侧链通过单个酯键共价连接。酯基
胰岛素能够高效地折叠,形成所需的二
硫键。ThrB30-GluA4酯基键可以在体内或体外被裂解,以得到具有完全
生物活性的所需折叠
胰岛素。酯基
胰岛素可以通过全合成方法轻松制备,并且适用于成本效益高、大规模制造。此外,还提供了用于实施所述方法的制药组合物和工具包。还提供了使用所述组合物和工具包治疗各种不同疾病状态的方法,特别是
葡萄糖代谢障碍如糖尿病和肥胖症。