FIG. 7.
Structure of native GLP-1, exenatide, liraglutide, sitagliptin, and vildagliptin. Green letters indicate changes introduced in derivatives or occur naturally in exendin-4 (and replicated in the synthetic version, exenatide). The N-terminal dipeptide “HA” of GLP-1 and liraglutide is the site of proteolytic cleavage of DPP4. A broken red arrow indicates absent DPP4 activity, and a dotted red arrow indicates reduced DPP4 activity.
