Bis-sulfhydryl macrocyclization systems
AssigneeAileron Therapeutics, Inc.
InventorHuw M. Nash
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Abstract
The present invention provides novel peptidomimetic macrocycles and methods for their preparation and use, as well as amino acid analogs and macrocycle-forming linkers, and kits useful in their production.
Claims30
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A pharmaceutical composition comprising a peptidomimetic macrocycle of Formula (I):
- wherein:
- each A, C, D, and E is independently a natural or non-natural amino acid;
- B is a natural or non-natural amino acid, amino acid analog,
- [—NH-L4-CO—], [—NH-L4-SO2—], or [—NH-L4-];
- R1 and R2 are independently —H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted with halo-;
- R3 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, arylalkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloaryl, or heterocycloaryl, unsubstituted or substituted with R5;
- L1, L3 and L4 are independently alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, heteroalkylene, cycloalkylene, heterocycloalkylene, cycloarylene, heterocycloarylene or [—R4—K—R4-]n, each being unsubstituted or substituted with R5;
- L2 is alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, heteroalkylene, heterocycloalkylene, or [—R4—K—R4-]n, each being unsubstituted or substituted with R5;
- K is O, S, SO, SO2, CO, CO2, or CONR3;
- each R4 is alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, heteroalkylene, cycloalkylene, heterocycloalkylene, arylene, or heteroarylene;
- each R5 is independently halogen, alkyl, —OR6, —N(R6)2, —SR6, —SOR6, —SO2R6, —CO2R6, a fluorescent moiety, a radioisotope or a therapeutic agent;
- each R6 is independently —H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, arylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, a fluorescent moiety, a radioisotope or a therapeutic agent;
- R7 is —H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, cycloaryl, or heterocycloaryl, unsubstituted or substituted with R5, or part of a cyclic structure with a D residue;
- R8 is —H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, cycloaryl, or heterocycloaryl, unsubstituted or substituted with R5, or part of a cyclic structure with an E residue;
- v is an integer from 1-1000;
- w is an integer from 1-1000;
- x is an integer from 0-10;
- y is an integer from 0-10;
- z is an integer from 0-10;
- and
- n is an integer from 1-5.
The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein at least one of R1 and R2 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted with halo-.
The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein at least one of R1 and R2 is alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted with halo-.
The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein at least one of D and E is attached to an additional macrocycle-forming linker of the formula [-L1-S-L2-S-L3-].
The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein a secondary structure of the peptidomimetic macrocycle is more stable than a corresponding secondary structure of a corresponding non-macrocyclic polypeptide.
The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the peptidomimetic macrocycle comprises an α-helix.
The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein x+y+z is at least 3.
The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein L2 is [R4—K—R4-]n.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a peptidomimetic macrocycle of Formula (I):
- wherein:
- each A, C, D, and E is independently a natural or non-natural amino acid;
- each B is independently a natural or non-natural amino acid,
- [—NH-L4-CO—], [—NH-L4-SO2—], or [—NH-L4-];
- R1 and R2 are independently —H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted with halo-;
- each R3 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, arylalkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloaryl, or heterocycloaryl, unsubstituted or substituted with R5;
- L1, L3 and L4 are independently alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, cycloalkylene, heteroalkylene, heterocycloalkylene, heteroarylene or [—R4—K—R4-]n, each being unsubstituted or substituted with R5;
- L2 is a linker moiety unsubstituted or substituted with R5;
- each K is independently O, S, SO, SO2, CO, CO2, or CONR3;
- each R4 is independently alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, heteroalkylene, cycloalkylene, heterocycloalkylene, arylene, or heteroarylene;
- each R5 is independently halogen, alkyl unsubstituted or substituted with halogen, —OR6, —N(R6)2, —SR6, —SOR6, —SO2R6, —CO2R6, a fluorescent label, a radioisotope or a therapeutic agent;
- each R6 is independently —H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, arylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, a fluorescent label, a radioisotope or a therapeutic agent;
- R7 is —H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, cycloaryl, or heterocycloaryl, unsubstituted or substituted with R5, or part of a cyclic structure with a D residue;
- R8 is —H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, cycloaryl, or heterocycloaryl, unsubstituted or substituted with R5, or part of a cyclic structure with an E residue;
- v is an integer from 1-1000;
- w is an integer from 1-1000;
- x is an integer from 0-10;
- y is an integer from 0-10;
- z is an integer from 0-10;
- and
- each n is independently an integer from 1-5,
- wherein at least one of A, B, C, D, or E, is an amino acid with a side chain thiol moiety.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.