Peptoid and synthetic oligomers, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using same

1. A synthetic oligomer

(i) wherein the synthetic oligomer is

X-Asp-Ala-Glu-Phe-Arg-His-Asp-Ser-Gly-Tyr-Glu-Val-His-His-Gln-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-Glu-Asp-Val-Gly-Ser-Asn-Lys-Gly-Ala-Ile-Ile-Gly-Leu-Met-Val-Gly-Gly-Val-Val-Ile-Ala-Y (SEQ ID NO: 28);

or a salt thereof, and stereoisomers, isotopic variants and tautomers thereof;

and wherein at least one and up to 35 amino acid residues are replaced with monomers independently selected from Nap, Nab, Nah, Ngb, Npm, Nnm, Ndp, Nip, Nib, Nmg, and Nchm;

or

(ii) wherein the synthetic oligomer is X-Gly-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-Glu-Asp-Val-Gly-Y (SEQ ID NO: 32); or a salt thereof, and stereoisomers, isotopic variants and tautomers thereof; and wherein at least one and up to 5 amino acid residues are replaced with monomers independently selected from Nap, Nab, Nah, Ngb, Npm, Nnm, Ndp, Nip, Nib, Nmg, and Nchm;

or

(iii) wherein the synthetic oligomer is X-Gly-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-Glu-Y (SEQ ID NO: 33); or a salt thereof, and stereoisomers, isotopic variants and tautomers thereof;

and wherein at least one and up to 4 amino acid residues are replaced with monomers independently selected from Nap, Nab, Nah, Ngb, Npm, Nnm, Ndp, Nip, Nib, Nmg, and Nchm;

or

(iv) wherein the synthetic oligomer is X-Gly-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Y (SEQ ID NO: 34); or a salt thereof, and stereoisomers, isotopic variants and tautomers thereof; and wherein at least one and up to 4 amino acid residues are replaced with monomers independently selected from Nap, Nab, Nah, Ngb, Npm, Nnm, Ndp, Nip, Nib, Nmg, and Nchm;

and

wherein:

Phe is phenylalanine or cyclohexylalanine;

and

provided that a) the monomer or monomers adjacent to Nmg are other than Gly, Nmg, Ser, Ile, or Tyr; and b) none of -Gly-residues is replaced with Nmg.

2. The synthetic oligomer according to claim 1 , wherein the synthetic oligomer is

X-Asp-Ala-Glu-Phe-Arg-His-Asp-Ser-Gly-Tyr-Glu-Val-His-His-Gln-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-Glu-Asp-Val-Gly-Ser-Asn-Lys-Gly-Ala-Ile-Ile-Gly-Leu-Met-Val-Gly-Gly-Val-Val-Ile-Ala-Y; and

at least one and up to 5 amino acid residues of -His-His-Gln-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala- (SEQ ID NO: 29) are replaced with monomers independently selected from Nap, Nab, Nah, Ngb, Npm, Nnm, Ndp, Nip, Nib, Nmg, and Nchm.

3. The synthetic oligomer according to claim 1 , wherein the synthetic oligomer is

X-Asp-Ala-Glu-Phe-Arg-His-Asp-Ser-Gly-Tyr-Glu-Val-His-His-Gln-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-Glu-Asp-Val-Gly-Ser-Asn-Lys-Gly-Ala-Ile-Ile-Gly-Leu-Met-Val-Gly-Gly-Val-Val-Ile-Ala-Y; and

at least one and up to 4 amino acid residues of -Gln-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala- (SEQ ID NO: 30) are replaced with monomers independently selected from Nap, Nab, Nah, Ngb, Npm, Nnm, Ndp, Nip, Nib, Nmg, and Nchm.

4. The synthetic oligomer according to claim 1 , wherein the synthetic oligomer is

X-Asp-Ala-Glu-Phe-Arg-His-Asp-Ser-Gly-Tyr-Glu-Val-His-His-Gln-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-Glu-Asp-Val-Gly-Ser-Asn-Lys-Gly-Ala-Ile-Ile-Gly-Leu-Met-Val-Gly-Gly-Val-Val-Ile-Ala-Y; and

at least one and up to 3 amino acid residues of -Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala- (SEQ ID NO: 4) are replaced with monomers independently selected from Nap, Nab, Nah, Ngb, Npm, Nnm, Ndp, Nip, Nib, Nmg, and Nchm.

5. The synthetic oligomer according to claim 1 , wherein the synthetic oligomer is

X-Asp-Ala-Glu-Phe-Arg-His-Asp-Ser-Gly-Tyr-Glu-Val-His-His-Gln-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-Glu-Asp-Val-Gly-Ser-Asn-Lys-Gly-Ala-Ile-Ile-Gly-Leu-Met-Val-Gly-Gly-Val-Val-Ile-Ala-Y; and

at least one and up to 2 amino acid residues of -Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala- (SEQ ID NO: 31) are replaced with monomers independently selected from Nap, Nab, Nah, Ngb, Npm, Nnm, Ndp, Nip, Nib, Nmg, and Nchm.

6. The synthetic oligomer according to claim 1 , wherein the synthetic oligomer is X-Gly-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-Glu-Asp-Val-Gly-Y (SEQ ID NO: 32); and wherein at least one and up to 5 amino acid residues are replaced independently with monomers according to formula Ha, IIb, or IIc or with amino acid residues independently selected from Nap, Nab, Nah, Ngb, Npm, Nnm, Ndp, Nip, Nib, Nmg, and Nchm.

7. The synthetic oligomer according to claim 1 , wherein the synthetic oligomer is X-Gly-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-Glu-Y (SEQ ID NO: 33); and wherein at least one and up to 4 amino acid residues are replaced independently with monomers according to formula IIa, IIb, or IIc or with amino acid residues independently selected from Nap, Nab, Nah, Ngb, Npm, Nnm, Ndp, Nip, Nib, Nmg, and Nchm.

8. The synthetic oligomer according to claim 1 , wherein the synthetic oligomer is X-Gly-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Y (SEQ ID NO: 34); and wherein at least one and up to 4 amino acid residues are replaced independently with monomers according to formula IIa, IIb, or IIc or with amino acid residues independently selected from Nap, Nab, Nah, Ngb, Npm, Nnm, Ndp, Nip, Nib, Nmg, and Nchm.

9. A synthetic oligomer according to formula IIIa (SEQ ID NO: 36), IIIb (SEQ ID NO: 36), IIIc (SEQ ID NO: 37), IIId (SEQ ID NO: 37), IIIe (SEQ ID NO: 38) or IIIf (SEQ ID NO: 38):

or a salt thereof; and stereoisomers, isotopic variants and tautomers thereof;

wherein F is phenylalanine or cyclohexylalanine;

t is an integer from 1-5;

X is H, or substituted or unsubstituted acyl; Y is NH 2 , OH, acylamino, or acyloxy;

at least one and up to 3 of K, Q, L, V, F, and A of IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IIId, IIIe, or IIIf are independently replaced with monomers according to formula IIa, IIb, or IIc:

each R 1a is independently unsubstituted alkyl or cycloalkylalkyl;

each R 1b is independently aminoalkyl, guanidinoalkyl (H 2 N—C(═NH)—NH-alkyl) or methyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, n-pentyl, or n-hexyl; and each of methyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, n-pentyl, and n-hexyl is independently substituted with pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, or tetrazolyl;

each R 1c is independently substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted diarylalkyl; or R 1c is furanyl or thienyl, each of which unsubstituted or substituted with one or more groups selected from alkyl, halo, hydroxy, amino, nitro, and alkoxy;

provided that when the amino acid residue K is replaced with the monomer according to formula IIa, then R 1a is other than Me.

10. A synthetic oligomer is according to formula IIIa (SEQ ID NO: 36), IIIb (SEQ ID NO: 36), IIIc (SEQ ID NO: 37), IIId (SEQ ID NO: 37), IIIe (SEQ ID NO: 38) or IIIf (SEQ ID NO: 38):

or a salt thereof; and stereoisomers, isotopic variants and tautomers thereof;

wherein F is phenylalanine or cyclohexylalanine;

t is an integer from 1-5;

X is H, or substituted or unsubstituted acyl; Y is NH 2 , OH, acylamino, or acyloxy;

at least one and up to 3 of K, Q, L, V, F, and A of each of IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IIId, IIIe, or IIIf are independently replaced with monomers independently selected from Nap, Nab, Nah, Ngb, Npm, Nnm, Ndp, Nip, Nib, Nmg, and Nchm; and

wherein:

X is H, or substituted or unsubstituted acyl; and Y is NH 2 , OH, acylamino, or acyloxy;

provided that the synthetic oligomer is other than

11. The synthetic oligomer according to claim 10 , wherein

at least one of K, L, V, F, and A of -(KLVFFA)- (SEQ ID NO: 37) is independently replaced with N-phenylmethylglycine (Npm), N-cyclohexylmethylamine (Nchm), or N-methylglycine (Nmg); or

at least one of Q, L, V, F, and A of -(QLVFFA)- (SEQ ID NO: 38) is independently replaced with N-phenylmethylglycine (Npm), N-cyclohexylmethylamine (Nchm), or N-methylglycine (Nmg).

12. The synthetic oligomer according to claim 10 , wherein one or both Fs of -(KLVFFA)- (SEQ ID NO: 37) or -(QLVFFA)- (SEQ ID NO: 38) are independently replaced with N-phenylmethylglycine (Npm), N-cyclohexylmethylamine (Nchm), or N-methylglycine (Nmg).

13. The synthetic oligomer according to claim 10 , wherein the synthetic oligomer is X-(GKLVFNpmA) t -Y (SEQ ID NO: 40), X-(GKLVNpmFA) t -Y (SEQ ID NO: 41), X-(GKLVFNchmA) t -Y (SEQ ID NO: 42), X-(GKLVNchmFA) t -Y (SEQ ID NO: 43), X-(GKLVNmgFA) t -Y (SEQ ID NO: 45), X-(GKLVNpmNpmA) t -Y (SEQ ID NO: 46), X-(GKLVNchmNchmA) t -Y (SEQ ID NO: 47), or X-(GKLVFNmgA) t -Y (SEQ ID NO: 44); the subscript t is 1 or 2; X is acetyl or H; and Y is NH 2 .

14. The synthetic oligomer according to claim 10 , wherein the synthetic oligomer is according to formula IVa (SEQ ID NO: 22), IVb (SEQ ID NO: 17), IVc (SEQ ID NO: 18), Va (SEQ ID NO: 3), Vb (SEQ ID NO: 23), VIa (SEQ ID NO: 19), VIb (SEQ ID NO: 20), VIc (SEQ ID NO: 21), or VII (SEQ ID NO: 50; SEQ ID NO: 2; or SEQ ID NO: 49):

or a salt thereof, and stereoisomers, isotopic variants and tautomers thereof;

wherein X is acetyl or H; Y is NH 2 ; and R 3 is Me, phenylmethyl, or cyclohexylmethyl.

15. The synthetic oligomer according to any one of claims 1 , 9 , or 10 , wherein X is H or unsubstituted acyl.

16. The synthetic oligomer according to any one of claims 1 , 9 , or 10 , wherein Y is NH 2 .

17. The synthetic oligomer according to claim 10 , wherein the synthetic oligomer is according to formula IXa (SEQ ID NO: 3) or IXb (SEQ ID NO: 3):

or a salt thereof, and stereoisomers, isotopic variants and tautomers thereof.

18. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a pharmaceutically effective amount of the synthetic oligomer of any one of claims 1 , 9 , or 10 .

19. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 18 wherein the carrier is a parenteral, oral or topical carrier.

20. A method for treating, ameliorating or managing a disease or condition which comprises administering to a patient in need of such treatment, amelioration or management, a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of the synthetic oligomer of any one of claims 1 , 9 , or 10 .

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the disease or condition is or results from neurodegeneration.