Mal-PEG12-acid linker contains a maleimide group with a terminal carboxylic acid. The PEG spacer increases the aqueous solubility of the resulting compound. The maleimide group reacts specifically with a thiol group to form a covalent C-S bond, enabling the bioconjugation with a thiol bearing molecules. The terminal carboxylic acid readily reacts with primary and secondary amine under EDC, DCC, HATU or other amide coupling conditions to form a stable amide bond.
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