IP Library Granted Patent US 8,404,862
Granted Patent B2
US 8,404,862 · App. 12/497,262 · Granted Mar 26, 2013

Ligand-conjugated monomers

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Patent No.
US 8,404,862
App. No.
12/497,262
Granted
Mar 26, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

This invention relates composition and methods for making and using chemically modified oligonucleotides agents for inhibiting gene expression.

Claims (55)

1. A compound having the formula:

wherein:

y ranges from 4-11;

DMTr is a dimethoxytrityl group;

R is H or —CH 3 ; and

R′ is —CH 3 or a lipophilic moiety selected from the group consisting of a lipid, cholesterol, oleyl, retinyl, cholesterol residues, cholic acid, adamantane acetic acid, 1-pyrene butyric acid, dihydrotestosterone, 1,3-Bis-O(hexadecyl)glycerol, geranyloxyhexyl group, hexadecylglycerol, borneol, menthol, 1,3-propanediol, heptadecyl group, palmitic acid, myristic acid, O3-(oleoyl)lithocholic acid, O3-(oleoyl)cholenic acid, dimethoxytrityl, phenoxazine,

or R and R′, together with the nitrogen to which they are bound, form a

group.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein y is 5; R is H; and R′ is a lipophilic moiety selected from the group consisting of a lipid, cholesterol, oleyl, retinyl, cholesterol residues, cholic acid, adamantane acetic acid, 1-pyrene butyric acid, dihydrotestosterone, 1,3-Bis-O(hexadecyl)glycerol, geranyloxyhexyl group, hexadecylglycerol, borneol, menthol, 1,3-propanediol, heptadecyl group, palmitic acid, myristic acid, O3-(oleoyl)lithocholic acid, O3-(oleoyl)cholenic acid, dimethoxytrityl, phenoxazine,

3. The compound of claim 2 , wherein the lipophilic moiety is selected from the group consisting of:

4. A compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound (7):

5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound (13):

6. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound (20):

7. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound (26):

8. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound (45a):

9. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound (229a):

10. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound (229b):

11. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound (212a):

12. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound (100a):

13. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound (212b):

14. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound (95):

15. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound (45b):

16. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound (85):

17. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound (91):

18. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound (106):

19. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound (112):

20. A compound having the formula:

wherein:

y ranges from 4-11;

DMTr is a dimethoxytrityl group;

is any solid support;

R is H or —CH 3 ; and

R′ is —CH 3 or a lipophilic moiety selected from the group consisting of a lipid, cholesterol, oleyl, retinyl, cholesterol residues, cholic acid, adamantane acetic acid, 1-pyrene butyric acid, dihydrotestosterone, 1,3-Bis-O(hexadecyl)glycerol, geranyloxyhexyl group, hexadecylglycerol, borneol, menthol, 1,3-propanediol, heptadecyl group, palmitic acid, myristic acid, O3-(oleoyl)lithocholic acid, O3-(oleoyl)cholenic acid, dimethoxytrityl, phenoxazine,

; or R and R′, together with the nitrogen to which they are bound, form a

group.

21. The compound of claim 20 , wherein y is 5; R is H; and R′ is a lipophilic moiety selected from the group consisting of a lipid, cholesterol, oleyl, retinyl, cholesterol residues, cholic acid, adamantane acetic acid, 1-pyrene butyric acid, dihydrotestosterone, 1,3-Bis-O(hexadecyl)glycerol, geranyloxyhexyl group, hexadecylglycerol, borneol, menthol, 1,3-propanediol, heptadecyl group, palmitic acid, myristic acid, O3-(oleoyl)lithocholic acid, O3-(oleoyl)cholenic acid, dimethoxytrityl, phenoxazine,

22. The compound of claim 21 , wherein the lipophilic moiety is selected from the group consisting of:

23. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the compound is compound (9):

24. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the compound is compound (15):

25. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the compound is compound (22):

26. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the compound is compound (28):

27. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the compound is compound (46a):

28. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the compound is compound (230a):

29. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the compound is compound (230b):

30. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the compound is compound (211a):

31. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the compound is compound (102):

32. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the compound is compound (211b):

33. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the compound is compound (97):

34. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the compound is compound (46b):

35. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the compound is compound (87):

36. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the compound is compound (93):

37. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the compound is compound (106):

38. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the compound is compound (114):

39. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the lipophilic moiety is selected from the group consisting of a lipid, cholesterol, oleyl, retinyl, cholesteryl residues, cholic acid, adamantane acetic acid, 1-pyrene butyric acid, dihydrotestosterone, 1,3-Bis-O(hexadecyl)glycerol, geranyloxyhexyl group, hexadecylglycerol, borneol, menthol, 1,3-propanediol, heptadecyl group, palmitic acid, myristic acid, O3-(oleoyl)lithocholic acid, O3-(oleoyl)cholenic acid, dimethoxytrityl, and phenoxazine.

40. The compound of claim 20 , wherein the lipophilic moiety is selected from the group consisting of a lipid, cholesterol, oleyl, retinyl, cholesteryl residues, cholic acid, adamantane acetic acid, 1-pyrene butyric acid, dihydrotestosterone, 1,3-Bis-O(hexadecyl)glycerol, geranyloxyhexyl group, hexadecylglycerol, borneol, menthol, 1,3-propanediol, heptadecyl group, palmitic acid, myristic acid, O3-(oleoyl)lithocholic acid, O3-(oleoyl)cholenic acid, dimethoxytrityl, and phenoxazine.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2025
From: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; SIRNA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 072996/0337 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2009
From: MANOHARAN, MUTHIAH; KESAVAN, VENKITASAMY; RAJEEV, KALLANTHOTTATHIL G.
To: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 023188/0057 →