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US 2024/0199702 A1Published application
Cell-permeable cyclic peptides and uses thereof
AssigneeUnnatural Products Inc.
InventorsCameron PYE, Joshua SCHWOCHERT, Anthony SILVESTRI
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Abstract
Cyclic peptides that inhibit MDM2 or MDM2 and MDM4, pharmaceutical compositions containing these cyclic peptides, and methods of using these cyclic peptides for inhibiting MDM2 or MDM2 and MDM4 are described herein.
Claims102
A cyclic peptide comprising:
- nine to eleven amino acid residues independently selected from amino acid residues that are not charged at physiological pH;
- a first and a second beta hairpin region;
- at least one amino acid residue with a side chain comprising a moiety selected from an ether, an ester, a carbonate, an amide, a carbamate, and a urea;
- and characterized by one of the following:
- at least four amino acid residues comprising rings independently selected from optionally substituted monocyclic carbocycle and optionally substituted monocyclic heterocycle, wherein at least one of the monocyclic carbocycle and monocyclic heterocycle are substituted;
- at least four amino acid residues with side chains selected from -alkylene-(monocyclic carbocycle) and -alkylene-(monocyclic heterocycle), wherein the monocyclic carbocycle and monocyclic heterocycle are independently optionally substituted;
- and
- at least three amino acid residues comprising rings independently selected from optionally substituted phenyl and optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl.
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A cyclic peptide represented by Formula I:
- wherein:
- R1, R3, and R8 are independently selected from hydrogen, —(C1-4 alkylene)-(C3-8carbocycle), and —(C1-4 alkylene)-(3-10 membered heterocycle), wherein the C3-8carbocycle and 3-10 membered heterocycle are optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, —SCH3, —SOCH3, —SO2CH3, —CN, —NO2, C1-4alkyl, —OH, —CH3, —CF3, —CHF2, —OBz, —OCH3, —OCF3, —SF5, and —OCHF2;
- R2 is selected from hydrogen;
- and C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, and C2-6alkynyl, each of which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from —OR21, —SR21, —N(R21)2, —C(O)R21, —C(O)N(R21)2, —N(R21)C(O)R21, —C(O)OR21, —OC(O)R21, —OC(O)N(R21)2, —N(R21)C(O)OR21, —OC(O)OR21, —N(R21)C(O)N(R21)2, —S(O)R21, —S(O)2R21, —P(O)(OR21)2, —OP(O)(OR21)2, ═O, ═S, ═N(R21), C3-10 carbocycle, and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle;
- wherein the carbocycle and heterocycle are independently optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, —SCH3, —SOCH3, —SO2CH3, —CN, —NO2, C1-4alkyl, —OH, —CH3, —CF3, —CHF2, —OBz, —OCH3, —OCF3, —SF5, and —OCHF2;
- or R2 and R12 are taken together with the intervening atoms to form a 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl;
- R4 is selected from hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl, —(C1-4alkylene)-(C3-8carbocycle), and —(C1-4alkylene)-(3-10 membered heterocycle), wherein the C3-8 carbocycle and 3-10 membered heterocycle are optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, —SCH3, —SOCH3, —SO2CH3, —CN, —NO2, C1-4alkyl, —OH, —CH3, —CF3, —CHF2, —OBz, —OCH3, —OCF3, —SF 5, and —OCHF2;
- and wherein the C1-4alkyl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, —SCH3, —SOCH3, —SO2CH3, —CN, —NO2, C1-4 alkyl, —OH, —OBz, —OCH3, —OCF3, —SF5, and —OCHF2;
- or R4 and R14 are taken together with the intervening atoms to form a 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl;
- R5 is hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl, or R5 and R15 are taken together with the intervening atoms to form a 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl;
- R6 is selected from hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl, —(C1-4alkylene)-(C3-8carbocycle), and —(C1-4alkylene)-(3-10 membered heterocycle), wherein the C3-8 carbocycle and 3-10 membered heterocycle are optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, —SCH3, —SOCH3, —SO2CH3, —CN, —NO2, C1-4alkyl, —OH, —CH3, —CF3, —CHF2, —OBz, —OCH3, —OCF3, —SF 5, and —OCHF2;
- and wherein the C1-4alkyl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, —SCH3, —SOCH3, —SO2CH3, —CN, —NO2, C1-4 alkyl, —OH, —OBz, —OCH3, —OCF3, —SF5, and —OCHF2;
- R7 is selected from hydrogen;
- and C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-10 carbocycle, and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle, each of which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, C1-4alkyl, —OR21, —SR21, —N(R21)2, —C(O)R21, —C(O)N(R21)2, —N(R21)C(O)R21, —C(O)OR21, —OC(O)R21, —OC(O)N(R21)2, (R21)C(O)OR21, —OC(O)OR21, —N(R21)C(O)N(R21)2, —S(O)R21, S(O)2R21, —P(O)(OR21)2, —OP(O)(OR21)2, ═O, ═S, ═N(R21), C3-10 carbocycle, and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle;
- wherein the carbocycle and heterocycle are independently optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, —SCH3, —SOCH3, —SO2CH3, —CN, —NO2, C1-4alkyl, —OH, —CH3, —CF3, —CHF2, —OBz, —OCH3, —OCF3, —SF5, and —OCHF2;
- or R7 and R17 are taken together with the intervening atoms to form a 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl;
- wherein at least one of R2 and R7 is not hydrogen or methyl;
- R9 is hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl, or R9 and R19 are taken together with the intervening atoms to form a 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl;
- R10 is selected from hydrogen;
- and C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-10 carbocycle, and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle, each of which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, C1-4alkyl, —OR21, —SR21, —N(R21)2, —C(O)R21, —C(O)N(R21)2, —N(R21)C(O)R21, —C(O)OR21, —OC(O)R21, —OC(O)N(R21)2, —N(R21)C(O)OR21, —OC(O)OR21, —N(R21)C(O)N(R21)2, —S(O)R21, —S(O)2R21, —P(O)(OR21)2, —OP(O)(OR21)2, ═O, ═S, ═N(R21), C3-10 carbocycle, and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle;
- wherein the carbocycle and heterocycle are independently optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, —SCH3, —SOCH3, —SO2CH3, —CN, —NO2, C1-4alkyl, —OH, —CH3, —CF3, —CHF2, —OBz, —OCH3, —OCF3, —SF5, and —OCHF2;
- or It m and R20 are taken together with the intervening atoms to form a 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl;
- R11, R13, R16 and R18 are independently selected from hydrogen;
- and C1-4alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, —SCH3, —SOCH3, —SO2CH3, —CN, —NO2, C1-4 alkyl, —OH, —OBz, —OCH3, —OCF3, —SF5, and —OCHF2;
- R12 is selected from hydrogen;
- and C1-4alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, —SCH3, —SOCH3, —SO2CH3, —CN, —NO2, C1-4 alkyl, —OH, —OBz, —OCH3, —OCF3, —SF5, and —OCHF2, or R12 and R2 are taken together with the intervening atoms to form a 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl;
- R14 is selected from hydrogen;
- and C1-4alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, —SCH3, —SOCH3, —SO2CH3, —CN, —NO2, C1-4 alkyl, —OH, —OBz, —OCH3, —OCF3, —SF5, and —OCHF2, or R14 and R4 are taken together with the intervening atoms to form a 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl;
- R15 is selected from hydrogen;
- and C1-4alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, —SCH3, —SOCH3, —SO2CH3, —CN, —NO2, C1-4 alkyl, —OH, —OBz, —OCH3, —OCF3, —SF5, and —OCHF2, or R15 and R5 are taken together with the intervening atoms to form a 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl;
- R17 is selected from hydrogen;
- and C1-4alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, —SCH3, —SOCH3, —SO2CH3, —CN, —NO2, C1-4 alkyl, —OH, —OBz, —OCH3, —OCF3, —SF5, and —OCHF2, or R1 7 and R7 are taken together with the intervening atoms to form a 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl;
- R19 is selected from hydrogen;
- and C1-4alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, —SCH3, —SOCH3, —SO2CH3, —CN, —NO2, C1-4 alkyl, —OH, —OBz, —OCH3, —OCF3, —SF5, and —OCHF2 or R19 and R9 are taken together with the intervening atoms to form a 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl;
- R20 is selected from hydrogen;
- and C1-4alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halo, —SCH3, —SOCH3, —SO2CH3, —CN, —NO2, C1-4 alkyl, —OH, —OBz, —OCH3, —OCF3, —SF5, and —OCHF2, or R20 and R10 are taken together with the intervening atoms to form a 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl;
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- R21 is independently selected at each occurrence from hydrogen;
- and C1-10 alkyl, C2-10alkenyl, C2-10 alkynyl, C3-8 carbocycle, and 3-10 membered heterocycle, each of which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halogen, —OH, —CN, —NO2, —NH2, ═O, ═S, C2-10alkenyl, C2-10alkynyl, C1-10haloalkyl, C3-12 carbocycle, 3- to 12-membered heterocycle, —O(C1-10alkyl), —O(C2-10alkenyl), —O(C2-10alkynyl), —O(C3-8carbocycle), and —O(3-10 membered heterocycle).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.