Term: prodrug conjugate
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09030

Definition:
Conjugate in which at least one conjugation includes a bioactive active species to be released by cleavage of the link where its action is desired.

Source: PAC, 2022, 94, 559. 'Terminology and the naming of conjugates based on polymers or other substrates (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 563 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-0502)

Citation: 'prodrug conjugate' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09030

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