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US 12,133,855 B2Granted
Lipid-like nanocomplexes and uses thereof
AssigneeTrustees of Tufts College
InventorsQiaobing Xu, Yamin Li
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Abstract
Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) below: wherein each of the variables A, B, X, W, V, R1-R5, and m is defined herein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing a nanocomplex, wherein the nanocomplex is formed of one of the compounds, and a protein, a nucleic acid, or a small molecule; and methods of treating a medical condition with one of the pharmaceutical compositions.
Claims16
A compound having a structure represented by Formula (I):
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,
- wherein
- A, a hydrophilic head, is selected from:
- wherein:
- Ra and Ra′ are each independently selected from H, C1-C20 alkyl, C3-C20 cycloalkyl, C1-C20 heteroalkyl, C1-C20 heterocycloalkyl, C6 monocyclic aryl, and 5-8 monocyclic heteroaryl;
- and
- Z is selected from a C1-C20 bivalent aliphatic radical and a C1-C20 bivalent heteroaliphatic radical;
- B is
- wherein
- R1 and R2 are each independently at each occurrence a C1-C20 bivalent aliphatic radical;
- R3 and R4 are each independently at each occurrence selected from H and C1-C10 alkyl;
- or, alternatively, R3 and R4, together with the atom to which they are attached, form C3-C10 cycloalkyl;
- R5 is independently at each occurrence selected from C1-C24 alkyl, C2-C24 alkenyl, C2-C24 alkynyl, C3-C24 cycloalkyl, C1-C24 heteroalkyl, C1-C24 heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl;
- W is independently at each occurrence selected from O, S, and Se;
- V is independently at each occurrence selected from a bond, O, S, and Se;
- X is independently at each occurrence selected from
- wherein:
- L1, L2, L3, and L4 are each independently at each occurrence selected from a bond, O, S, and NRc;
- G is independently at each occurrence selected from O, S, and NRd;
- Q is independently at each occurrence selected from ORf, SRg, and NRhRi;
- r and t are each independently at each occurrence an integer from 1 to 6;
- wherein Rc, Rd, Rf, Rg, Rh, and Ri are each independently at each occurrence selected from H, C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C10 heteroalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl;
- and
- m is 1;
- and
- at least one of W and V is Se.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.