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Spiroligomer‐Based Macrocycles for Atomically Precise Membranes

Abstract Here, we report a new class of peptidomimetic macrocycles with well‐defined three‐dimensional structures and low conformational flexibility. They are assembled from fused‐ring spiro‐ladder oligomers (spiroligomers) by modular solid‐phase synthesis. Two‐dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance confirms their shape persistency. Triangular macrocycles of tunable sizes assemble into membranes with atomically precise pores, which exhibit size and shape‐dependent molecular sieving towards a series of structurally similar compounds. The exceptional structural diversity and stability of spiroligomer‐based macrocycles will be explored for more applications.

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Spiroligomer‐Based Macrocycles for Atomically Precise Membranes

Abstract Here, we report a new class of peptidomimetic macrocycles with well‐defined three‐dimensional structures and low conformational flexibility. They are assembled from fused‐ring spiro‐ladder oligomers (spiroligomers) by modular solid‐phase synthesis. Two‐dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance confirms their shape persistency. Triangular macrocycles of tunable sizes assemble into membranes with atomically precise pores, which exhibit size and shape‐dependent molecular sieving towards a series of structurally similar compounds. The exceptional structural diversity and stability of spiroligomer‐based macrocycles will be explored for more applications.

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Final Report

This final progress report describes the development of the CANDO Software package at ThirdLaw Technologies LLC (TLT) towards a software platform that will be used by its subsidiary company ThirdLaw Molecular LLC (TLM) for the development of therapeutic Spiroligomer™ molecules. ThirdLaw Molecular LLC is 95% owned by ThirdLaw Technologies LLC. TLM is developing a new therapeutics platform based on Spiroligomer™ molecules and is currently funded by the Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DOD/DTRA W15QKN209C004). Spiroligomer™ molecules are complex, highly-preorganized macromolecules with programmable three-dimensional shapes. Spiroligomer™ molecules are currently synthesized by TLM in the form of large (>880,000 member) DNA-encoded libraries and screened against dangerous bacteria and viruses as part of the DOD/DTRA project. The CANDO software package is being developed to enable the computational design of Spiroligomer™ molecules for the development of therapeutic and diagnostic molecules. Towards this end, over the period of the grant we implemented software algorithms and a user interface within CANDO to enable the computational design of Spiroligomer™ molecules.

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