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The other kind, known as cleavable linkers, are chemicals that break in response to very specific cues, such as enzymes that are abundant in tumors, in the spaces between individual cancer cells.—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024 That small molecule includes an enzyme-cleavable bond, which means it can be split by enzymes that are present during inflammation.—Megan Thielking, STAT, 3 Apr. 2018
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