Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Z is NR11, NHCO, NHSO2, NHCH2, CH2, CH2CH2, or CH?CH; X is a hydrocarbyl group optionally substituted by one or more R12 groups; R10 and R11 are each independently II or alkyl; R1-R4 are each independently II or (CII2)mR12, where m is O, 1, 2, or 3; each R12 is independently (CH2)aR16, where each R16 is independently selected from O(CH2)bR13, R13, COR13, COOR13, CN, CONR13R14, NR13R14, NR13COR14, SR13, SOR13, SO2R13, NR13SO2R14, SO2OR13, SO2NR13R14, halogen, CF3, and NO2, and wherein each a is 0, 1, 2, or 3 and b is 0, 1, 2, or 3; R13 and R14 are each independently H or (CH2)aR15, where n is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and each R15 is independently selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, aryl and heterocycloalkyl, each of which may be optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, OH, CN, COO-alkyl, aralkyl, SO2-alkyl, SO2-aryl, COOH, CO-alkyl, CO-aryl, NH2, NH-alkyl, N(

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 and R5 are each independently H, C(ORj?) or a hydrocarbyl group optionally substituted by one or more R6 groups; R2, R3, and R4 are each independently H, alkyl or alkenyl, each of which may be optionally substituted with one or more R7 groups; R6 and R7 are each independently halogen, NO2, CN, (CH2)mORa, O(CH2)nORb, (CH2)pNRcRd, CF3, COORe, CONRfRg, CORh, SO3H, SO2Ri, SO2NRjRk, (CH2)qNRa?CORg?, Rf?, (CH2)rNRb?SO2Rh?, SO2NRd?Ri?, SO2NRe?(CH2)sORc?, heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl, wherein said heterocycloalkyl and heteroaryl may be optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from aralkyl, sulfonyl, Rm and CORn; Rg?, Rh?, Ri? and Rj? are each independently selected from alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl, each of which may be optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from halogen, OH, NO2, NH2 CF3 and COOH; m, p, q and r are each independently 0, 1, 2 or 3; n

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Z is NR11, NHCO, NHSO2, NHCH2, CH2, CH2CH2, or CH?CH; X is a hydrocarbyl group optionally substituted by one or more R12 groups; R10 and R11 are each independently II or alkyl; R1-R4 are each independently II or (CII2)mR12, where m is O, 1, 2, or 3; each R12 is independently (CH2)aR16, where each R16 is independently selected from O(CH2)bR13, R13, COR13, COOR13, CN, CONR13R14, NR13R14, NR13COR14, SR13, SOR13, SO2R13, NR13SO2R14, SO2OR13, SO2NR13R14, halogen, CF3, and NO2, and wherein each a is 0, 1, 2, or 3 and b is 0, 1, 2, or 3; R13 and R14 are each independently H or (CH2)nR15, where n is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and each R15 is independently selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, aryl and heterocycloalkyl, each of which may be optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, OH, CN, COO-alkyl, aralkyl, SO2-alkyl, SO2-aryl, COOH, CO— alkyl, CO-aryl, NH2, NH-alkyl, N

Abstract: The present invention relates to selected substituted pyrimidines their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as inhibitors of one or more protein kinases, and hence their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, viral disorders and/or other disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a homology model for PLK, and the use thereof in assays for the identification of small molecule PLK modulators. The invention further relates to PLK modulators identified by said assays, and their use in the treatment of PLK-related disorders such as proliferative disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 and R5 are each independently H, C(ORj?) or a hydrocarbyl group optionally substituted by one or more R6 groups; R2, R3, and R4 are each independently H, alkyl or alkenyl, each of which may be optionally substituted with one or more R7 groups; R6 and R7 are each independently halogen, NO2, CN, (CH2)mORa, O(CH2)nORb, (CH2)pNRcRd, CF3, COORe, CONRfRg, CORh, SO3H, SO2Ri, SO2NRjRk, (CH2)qNRa?CORg?, Rf?, (CH2)rNRb?SO2Rh?, SO2NRd?Ri?, SO2NRe?(CH2)sORc?, heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl, wherein said heterocycloalkyl and heteroaryl may be optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from aralkyl, sulfonyl, Rm and CORn; Rg?, Rh?, Ri? and Rj? are each independently selected from alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl, each of which may be optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from halogen, OH, NO2, NH2 CF3 and COOH; m, p, q and r are each independently 0, 1, 2 or 3

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: Z is CR10 or N; one of R1 and R2 is selected from (CH2)mR11, (CH2)mR12, (CH2)mNR12R13, (CH2)mOR12, (CH2)mNR13CO(CH2)nR11, (CH2)mNR13COR12, (CH2)mCONR13(CH2)nR11, (CH2)mCONR12R13, (CH2)mCO(CH2)nR11 and (CH2)mCOR12; where m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 and n is 1, 2, 3 or 4; the other of R1 and R2 is H or R11; R3 and R5 are both H; R4 is H or R11; R6is H or (CH2)pR11, where p is 0 or 1; R7, R9 and R10 are each independently H or R11; R8 is selected from H, halogen, NO2, CN, OR13, NR13R14, NHCOR13, CF3, COR13, R13, CONR13R15, SO2NR13R14, SO2R13, NR13SO2R14, OCH2CH2OH, OCH2CH2OMe, morpholine, piperidine, and piperazine; each R11 is independently halogen, NO2, CN, (CH2)qOR13(CH2)rNR13R14, NHCOR13, CF3, COR13, R13, CONR13R14, SO2NR13R14, SO2R13, OR12, NR13SO2R14, OCH2CH2OH, OCH2CH2OMe, NR13SO2R12, (CH2)sNR12R13, morpholine, piperidine or piperazine, where q, r and s are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or