Template-fixed β-hairpin loop mimetics comprising a template corresponding to one of the structures (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and a template-fixed chain of 4 to 20 α-amino acid residues which, if their α-C atom is asymmetric, have L-configuration can be manufactured by a novel process which is based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy. If desired, this process can be modified to give the enantiomers of these template-fixed β-hairpin loop mimetics. These enantiomers are novel compounds, and many of said template-fixed β-hairpin loop mimetics themselves are also novel compounds. The template-fixed β-hairpin loop mimetics and their enantiomers can mimick flat surfaces of proteins and thus be used to probe large surface protein-protein interactions. Accordingly they can serve as lead finding tools for protein targets where it is difficult to find small-molecular-weight lead compounds.
由模板固定的β-发夹环类似物包括一个与结构(a)、(b)、(c)、(d)、(e)、(f)、(g)、(h)之一相对应的模板和一个由4到20个
α-氨基酸残基组成的模板固定链,如果它们的α-C原子是不对称的,则具有L-构型,可以通过一种基于混合固相和溶液相合成策略的新工艺制造。如果需要,该工艺可以修改以给出这些模板固定的β-发夹环类似物的对映体。这些对映体是新化合物,许多所述模板固定的β-发夹环类似物本身也是新化合物。模板固定的β-发夹环类似物及其对映体可以模拟蛋白质的平面表面,因此可以用于探测大面积蛋白质相互作用。因此,它们可以作为寻找小分子靶点的先导化合物的工具,这些靶点很难找到小分子量的先导化合物。