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Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Claims for Patent: 7,049,285


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Summary for Patent: 7,049,285
Title:Biocompatible polymers including peptide spacer
Abstract: The present invention relates to new biocompatible polymer derivatives including peptide spacers of formula (I) and their methods of preparation. The present invention also relates to the conjugates formed by covalent or non-covalent bonding and their methods of preparation. These biocompatible polymers with peptide spacers providing regions of hydrophobicity and positive charge can enhance their interaction with cell membrane to increase the cell trafficking, endosomal disruption, the circulation half-life in blood, and the stability of conjugated therapeutic drug.
Inventor(s): Park; Myung-Ok (139-230 Seoul, KR)
Assignee:
Application Number:10/380,498
Patent Claims:1. A biologically active conjugate of the following formula: {[P--OCH.sub.2CO--(Y)].sub.n-(L).sub.s-(Q).sub.t-(Y').sub.k-A.sup.1}.sub.- z-biologically active molecule, wherein: P and Q may be the same or different and independently represent a biocompatible polymer; t is an integer of 0 or 1; Y and Y' may be the same or different and independently represent a peptide consisting of from 2 to 18 amino acid residues; k is an integer of 0 or 1; L represents aliphatic linking moiety or diaminocarboxylic acid; s is an integer of 0 or 1; n is an integer of 1 or 2; A.sup.1 is a linker between a biocompatible polymer and a biologically active molecule which comprises a functional group selected from the group consisting of --NHS, --NHNH2, carbonyl imidazole, nitrophenyl, isocyanate, sulfonyl chloride, aldehyde, glyoxal, epoxide, carbonate, cyanuric halide, dithiocarbonate, tosylate and maleimide; and z is an integer of 1 or more as the number of polymers attached to the biologically active molecule, and wherein the conjugate is stable whereby the half-life of the biologically active molecule in the conjugate extends in vivo.

2. The conjugate according to claim 1 wherein the biologically active molecule is selected from the group consisting of proteins, peptides, polypeptides, enzymes, drugs, and small organic molecules.

3. The conjugate according to claim 2 wherein the protein or peptide is selected from the group consisting of alpha-, beta-, gamma-interferon, asparaginase, arginase, arginine deiminase, adenosine deaminase, superoxide dismutase, endotoxinase, catalase, chymotrypsin, lipase, uricase, adenosine diphosphatase, tyrosinase, glucose oxidase, glucosidase, galactosidase, glucouronidase, hemoglobin, blood factors (VII, VIII and IX), immunoglobins, cytokines such as interleukins, G-CSF, GM-CSF, PDGF, lectins, ricins, TNF, TGF, epidermal growth factor, human growth hormone, calcitonin, PTH, insulin, enkephalin, GHRP, LHRH and derivatives, calcitonin gene related peptide, thyroid stimulating hormone and thymic humoral factor.

4. A conjugate formed by non-covalently binding the biocompatible polymer as claimed in claim 1 and an antisense oligonucleotide, a gene or a plasmid DNA.

5. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of the conjugate as claimed in claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

6. The biologically active conjugate according to claim 1, wherein: P and Q are polyethylene glycol; t is 0; Y and Y' are His-His; k is 0; L is lysine; s is 1; A is NHNH.sub.2; n is 2; A.sup.1 is --NH.dbd.NH--; z is 1; and the biologically active molecule is interferon.

7. The biologically active conjugate of claim 1, wherein the biologically active molecule is interferon.

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