Enzymatic bioconjugation

A new enzymatic technology to perform versatile bioconjugation reactions.

Programmable tag
N-,C- or internal sites
One-pot
Substrate synthesis + conjugation
~$1/g
NAD⁺ starting material

Demonstrated across

Fluorescent LabelingBiotinylationProtein ImmobilizationProtein & DNA Conjugation
The technology

Enzymatic precision and efficiency for your bioconjugation experiments.

Most site-specific methods pay for precision with long tags, costly custom substrates, or fussy chemistry. Enzura uses a proprietary enzyme to attach a bioorthogonal handle at a short peptide motif.

Site-specific by design

The enzyme recognizes a short peptide motif and installs the handle at one defined position — at the N-terminus, C-terminus, or an internal loop.

Programmable tag

A short, flexible recognition motif you can place where you need it — minimal modification, easily introduced by design.

One-pot, low-cost substrates

Click substrates are generated enzymatically from NAD⁺ (~$1/g) and off-the-shelf alcohols — no expensive custom synthesis, no intermediate purification.

Quantitative small-molecule labeling

Full conversion attaching biotin and fluorophores via CuAAC and SPAAC click chemistry, with modified proteins isolated in good yield.

Stable, minimal scar

The phosphodiester linkage resisted phosphatases and nucleases in testing; after the click reaction only a triazole and a naturally-occurring phosphoribose remain.

Beyond small molecules

We've demonstrated protein–protein and protein–DNA conjugation and covalent immobilization on resin — early, unoptimized, and an active area of our work.

How ADDing works

Three steps, one pot reaction.

01 — SYNTHESIZE

Make the click substrate

ADP-ribosyl cyclase (ADPRC) converts NAD⁺ and a simple azide- or alkyne-alcohol into a clickable dinucleotide — no purification needed.

02 — ATTACH

Install the handle

our proprietary enzyme transfers the bioorthogonal handle onto the target protein's short recognition tag, site-specifically.

03 — CLICK

Conjugate your payload

Standard CuAAC or SPAAC click chemistry joins your molecule of choice — dye, biotin, DNA, another protein, or a surface.

Our mission & roadmap

Make precise conjugation simple, cheap, and accessible.

Precise bioconjugation shouldn't require long tags, bespoke substrates, or specialist chemistry. ADDing started as a way to change that — an enzymatic route to click handles using materials any laboratory can buy.

  • Today — site-specific labeling, biotinylation & immobilization
  • Next — higher-yield protein–protein & payload conjugation
  • Goal — a low-immunogenicity ADC conjugation platform
Proven method.
Published enzymatic chemistry, demonstrated across multiple proteins and applications.
Accessible by design.
Cheap, off-the-shelf substrates and one enzyme any lab can express.
A minimal, stable, biocompatible linkage as the foundation for future therapeutics.

Let's build the bond together.

We're looking for research partners, collaborators, and investors who want to bring simple, precise conjugation to real applications.

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