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Combinational library composition and method

Assignee: Pence Inc
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Filing: 1994-06-15
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Granted: 1998-04-14
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Expires: 2014-06-15
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Abstract

Abstract A combinatorial library composition and method for using the library to construct oligomers effective to bind to a selected ligand is disclosed. The library composition includes at least two sets of ar oligomer libraries, each library set having selected oligomer subunit positions filled by known subunits, and other subunit positions containing permutations of subunits. In the selection method, oligomers from each library set are identified, and a new permutation library formed of subunits corresponding to the highest binding affinity oligomers in each library is screened for binding affinity to the selected ligand.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert S. Hodges
  • 👤 Randall T. Irvin
  • 👤 Arne Holm
  • 👤 Wah Y. Wong
  • 👤 Hasmukh B. Sheth
  • 👤 Devon L. Husband

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
C; C40; C40B; C40B80/00; B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/0046; C07; C07K; C07K1/00; C07K1/04; C07K1/047; G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/53; B01J2219/00; B01J2219/00274; B01J2219/00277; B01J2219/00279; B01J2219/00306; B01J2219/00313; B01J2219/00315; B01J2219/00583; B01J2219/0059; B01J2219/00592; B01J2219/00596; B01J2219/00603; B01J2219/00605; B01J2219/00612; B01J2219/00614; B01J2219/00621; B01J2219/00623; B01J2219/00626; B01J2219/00659; B01J2219/00718; B01J2219/0072; B01J2219/00725; C40B40/00; C40B40/04; C40B40/10; C40B60/00; C40B60/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 157 words
For use in selecting an oligomer compound capable of interacting specifically with a selected macromolecular ligand, a combinatorial library composition comprising a first set of combinatorial oligomer libraries in which one or more selected subunit positions in the library oligomers have one of substantially all possible different subunits in each of the selected positions, and the remaining one or more subunit positions in each library include substantially all possible combinations of the different subunits, and a second set of combinatorial oligomer libraries in which one or more different selected subunit positions in the library oligomers have one of substantially all possible different subunits in each of the selected positions, and the remaining one or more subunit positions in each library include substantially all possible combinations of the different subunits, wherein the subunits are representative amino acids that display the basic physico-chemical properties associated with naturally occurring amino acids, but exclude many of these naturally occurring amino acids.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 157 words
For use in selecting an oligomer compound capable of interacting specifically with a selected macromolecular ligand, a combinatorial library composition comprising a first set of combinatorial oligomer libraries in which one or more selected subunit positions in the library oligomers have one of substantially all possible different subunits in each of the selected positions, and the remaining one or more subunit positions in each library include substantially all possible combinations of the different subunits, and a second set of combinatorial oligomer libraries in which one or more different selected subunit positions in the library oligomers have one of substantially all possible different subunits in each of the selected positions, and the remaining one or more subunit positions in each library include substantially all possible combinations of the different subunits, wherein the subunits are representative amino acids that display the basic physico-chemical properties associated with naturally occurring amino acids, but exclude many of these naturally occurring amino acids.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 57 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the subunits include at least one from each of the groups consisting of (a) Ala, (b) Glu and Asp, (c) Phe, Tyr, and Trp, (d) Gly, (e) Ile and Val, (f) Lys, His, and Arg, (g) Leu, Met, and Cys (h) Pro, (i) Gln and Asn, and (j) Ser and Thr.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 67 words
The composition of claim 1, for use in selecting a hexapeptide oligomer having three N-terminal and three C-terminal positions, wherein the first set of combinatorial libraries contains a library for each of the possible permutations of amino acids in the three N-terminal positions, and the second set of combinatorial libraries contains a library for each of the possible permutations of amino acids in the three C-terminal positions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 69 words
The composition of claim 3, wherein the subunits include at least one from each of the groups consisting of (a) Ala, (b) Glu and Asp, (c) Phe, Tyr, and Trp, (d) Gly, (e) Ile and Val, (f) Lys, His, and Arg, (g) Leu, Met, and Cys (h) Pro, (i) Gln and Asn, and (j) Ser and Thr, and each of said sets of libraries includes between about 500-2,000 libraries.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 96 words
The composition of claim 1, for use in selecting a hexapeptide oligomer having two N-terminal, two intermediate, and two C-terminal positions, wherein the first set of combinatorial libraries contains a library for each of the possible permutations of amino acids in the two N-terminal positions, and the second set of combinatorial libraries contains a library for each of the possible permutations of amino acids in the two intermediate positions, and which further includes a third set of combinatorial libraries contains a library for each of the possible permutations of amino acids in the two C-terminal positions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 57 words
The composition of claim 5, wherein the subunits include at least one from each of the groups consisting of (a) Ala, (b) Glu and Asp, (c) Phe, Tyr, and Trp, (d) Gly, (e) Ile and Val, (f) Lys, His, and Arg, (g) Leu, Met, and Cys (h) Pro, (i) Gln and Ash, and (j) Ser and Thr.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 104 words
The composition of claim 1, for use in identifying a oligomer having an upstream subunit position, and intermediate subunit position, and a downstream subunit position, where each subunit can be filled with substantially more than 20 different subunits, wherein the first set of combinatorial libraries contains a library for each of the possible subunits in the upstream subunit position and the second set of combinatorial libraries contains a library for each of the possible subunits in the intermediate subunit position, and which further includes a third set of combinatorial libraries contains a library for each of the possible subunits in the downstream subunit position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 19 words
The composition of claim 7, wherein each subunit position can be filled by at least about 50 different subunits.

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