Carbohydrate−peptide conjugates in which D-glucose is linked through an ester linkage to the carboxy group of Tyr-Pro (2), Tyr-Pro-Phe (5) or Tyr-Pro-Phe-Val (11), through the C6 hydroxygroup of the sugar moiety were synthesized to examine the utility of this type of monosaccharide modification for peptide prodrugs. Evidence is provided that glycoconjugates 2, 5, and 11 easily undergo intramolecular