A solid-phase method for the synthesis of N-substituted oligomers, such as poly (N-substituted glycines) (referred to herein as poly NSGs) is used to obtain oligomers, such as poly NSGs of potential therapeutic interest which poly NSGs can have a wide variety of side-chain substituents. Each N-substituted glycine monomer is assembled from two "sub-monomers" directly on the solid support. Each cycle of monomer addition consists of two steps: (1) acylation of a secondary amine bound to the support with an acylating agent comprising a leaving group capable of nucleophilic displacement by --NH.sub.2, such as a haloacetic acid, and (2) introduction of the side-chain by nucleophilic displacement of the leaving group, such as halogen (as a solid support-bound .alpha.-haloacetamide) with a sufficient amount of a second sub-monomer comprising an --NH.sub.2 group, such as a primary amine, alkoxyamine, semicarbazide, acyl hydrazide, carbazate or the like. Repetition of the two step cycle of acylation and displacement gives the desired oligomers. The efficient synthesis of a wide variety of oligomeric NSGs using automated synthesis technology of the present method makes these oligomers attractive candidates for the generation and rapid screening of diverse peptidomimetic libraries. The oligomers of the invention, such as N-substituted glycines (i.e. poly NSGs) disclosed here provide a new class of peptide-like compounds not found in nature, but which are synthetically accessible and have been shown to possess significant biological activity and proteolytic stability. Combinatorial libraries of cyclic compounds are disclosed wherein the cyclic compounds are comprised of at least one ring structure derived from cyclization of a peptoid backbone. The diversity of product compounds is generated by the sequential addition of substituted submonomers. The combinatorial library includes 10 or more, preferably 100 or more, and more preferably 1,000 or more distinct and different compounds. The library includes each of the product compounds in retrievable and analyzable amounts and preferably includes at least one biologically active compound. Methods of synthesizing the combinatorial libraries and assay devices produced using the libraries are disclosed as is methodology for screening for and obtaining biologically active cyclic organic compounds.
一种固相合成N-取代寡聚物的方法,例如聚(N-取代甘
氨酸)(在此处称为聚NSGs),用于获得具有潜在治疗兴趣的寡聚物,例如具有各种侧链取代基的聚NSGs。每个N-取代甘
氨酸单体均直接在固定支撑物上由两个“亚单体”组装而成。每个单体添加周期包括两个步骤:(1)用包含能够被-NH.sub.2亲核取代的离去基的酰化试剂(例如卤代
乙酸)对与支撑物结合的次级胺进行酰化,以及(2)通过亲核取代离去基(例如卤素,作为固定支撑物上的α-卤代乙酰胺)引入侧链,使用包含足够量第二亚单体的-NH.sub.2基团,例如主要胺,烷氧胺,半
羧酸酰,酰基
肼,
碳酸酯或类似物。重复酰化和取代的两步循环给出所需的寡聚物。使用本方法的自动合成技术高效合成各种寡聚NSGs,使这些寡聚物成为生成和快速筛选各种肽模拟库的有吸引力的候选物。本发明的寡聚物,如N-取代甘
氨酸(即聚NSGs),提供了一类在自然界中找不到的肽类化合物,但可以通过合成获得,并且已被证明具有显著的
生物活性和
蛋白酶稳定性。公开了由至少一个源自肽骨架环化的环结构组成的环化合物的组合库,通过顺序添加取代亚单体生成产物化合物的多样性。组合库包括10个或更多,最好是100个或更多,更好是1,000个或更多不同的化合物。该库中包括每个产物化合物的可检索和可分析量,并且最好包括至少一种具有
生物活性的化合物。公开了合成组合库的方法以及使用该库制备的检测装置,以及用于筛选和获得具有
生物活性的环状有机化合物的方法。