Abstract: A method of printing a security code on an article includes applying droplets of an ink composition with an ink jet printer to a surface of an article to print an encrypted code. The ink composition includes an organic solvent, a binder resin, and a luminescent dye.

Abstract: The invention relates to oral, topical or injectable compositions for combating liver fluke parasites in mammals, comprising at least one benzimidazole derivative active agent. The invention also provides for an improved method for eradicating and controlling liver fluke parasite infections and infestations in a mammal comprising administering the compositions of the invention to the mammal in need thereof.

Abstract: A process for the production of a compound of formula (III) which comprises a step of reacting a compound of formula (I) with an excess amount of a compound of formula (II) in absence of aromatic solvent, wherein n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; X is NH, O or S; each R1 group may be the same or different, and is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, carboxylic acid ester, amido, cyano, halogenated aliphatic, nitro, and amino; and R2 group is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, Cl, F, Br, amino, and alkoxy.

Abstract: The invention relates to a monomer (6, 14) carrying an imidazole-type heterocycle (3). According to the invention, the chemical structure of said monomer (6, 14) comprises at least one unit of formula (I) wherein R1 comprises an alkenyl grouping and R2 comprises a grouping for protecting one of the nitrogen atoms of the heterocycle. The invention also relates to a monomer carrying a benzimidazole-type heterocycle, and to protected polymers obtained from said monomers, deprotected polymers produced by the protected polymers, a proton exchange membrane based on deprotected polymers, and a fuel cell provided with said membrane. Furthermore, the invention relates to methods for producing the above-mentioned monomers and polymers.

Abstract: A lithium salt is disclosed. The lithium salt includes a lithium ion and an anion represented by formula (I), wherein R1 to R5 are independently selected from hydrogen atom, cyano group, fluorine atom, and C1-C5 alkyl group, in which the C1-C5 alkyl group is substituted with at least one fluorine atom. The present invention further provides an electrolyte solution and a lithium battery containing the lithium salt to enable a high conductivity of the battery at a high temperature.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula I wherein the substituents are as defined in Claim 1, and the agrochemically acceptable salts and all stereoisomers and tautomeric forms of the compounds of formula I can be used as agrochemical active ingredients and can be prepared in a manner known per se.

Abstract: The invention relates to oral, topical or injectable compositions for combating liver fluke parasites in mammals, comprising at least one benzimidazole derivative active agent. The invention also provides for an improved method for eradicating and controlling liver fluke parasite infections and infestations in a mammal comprising administering the compositions of the invention to the mammal in need thereof.

Abstract: Benzimidazole compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X, Y, Z1, and Z2 are defined herein. Also disclosed is a method for treating cancer with benzimidazole compounds.

Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, Metabolic Syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.

Abstract: The present invention provides an article of manufacture formed from a substrate and a benzazoloporphyrazine bound to the substrate. The article may take a variety of different forms and may be for example an electrochromic display, a molecular capacitor, a battery, a solar cell, or a molecular memory device. Methods of making such articles, along with compounds, methods and intermediates useful for making such benzazoloporphyrazines, are also described.

Abstract: Provided herein are sirtuin-modulating compounds of formula (II). The sirtuin-modulating compounds may be used for increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders relating to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity. Also provided are compositions comprising a sirtuin-modulating compound in combination with another therapeutic agent.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel 2-substituted benzimidazole derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of disorders and conditions modulated by the androgen receptor.

Abstract: Disclosed here in are compounds and methods of diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease or a predisposition thereto in a mammal, the method comprising administering to the mammal a diagnostically effective amount of a radiolabeled compound, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of radiolabeled flavones, coumarins, carbazoles, quinolinones, chromenones, imidazoles and triazoles derivatives, allowing the compound to distribute into the brain tissue, and imaging the brain tissue, wherein an increase in binding of the compound to the brain tissue compared to a normal control level of binding indicates that the mammal is suffering from or is at risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease

Abstract: The present invention is related to novel benzimidazole compounds of formula (I) having cannabinoid receptor agonistic properties, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, chemical processes for preparing these compounds and their use in the treatment of diseases linked to the mediation of the cannabinoid receptors in animals, in particular humans.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein W, R1, R2, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are as defined in the specification. Such compounds are MEK inhibitors and useful in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, such as cancer and inflammation, in mammals. Also disclosed is a method of using such compounds in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases in mammals, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel benzimidazole derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of disorders and conditions modulated by the androgen receptor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the R1, Z, Y, RA, and W groups of formula I are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel 1,5,7-trisubstituted benzimidazole derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods of treatment therewith. The compounds of the invention are useful in the treatment of central nervous system diseases and disorders, which are responsive to modulation of the GABAA receptor complex.

Abstract: Provided is a pharmaceutical composition containing a propane-1,3-dione derivative as the active ingredient, particularly a GnRH receptor antagonist. Also, provided is a propane-1,3-dione derivative having a GnRH antagonistic effect.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods of preparing the compounds of formula (V): Each variable in this formula is defined in the specification.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 1,3-benzoxazole or benzodiazole UV-A sunscreens and to compositions, in particular topical compositions, containing the above UV-A sunscreens.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel benzimidazole derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of disorders and conditions modulated by the androgen receptor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the R1, Z, Y, RA, and W groups of formula I are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.

Abstract: 2-Aryl substituted benzimidazoles and imidazo[4,5]pyridines are disclosed as inhibitors of Cds1 and useful as adjuvants to chemotherapy or radiation therapy in the treatment of cancer.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel benzimidazoles according to representative structures I and II, and their derivatives that possess antibacterial activity. This invention is also directed to compositions including the benzimidazole derivatives, and methods for using the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to N-methyl-substituted benzamidazole derivatives of formula (I): as defined in the specification; pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a pharmaceutical composition containing a propane-1,3-dione derivative as the active ingredient, particularly a GnRH receptor antagonist. Also, provided is a propane-1,3-dione derivative having a GnRH antagonistic effect.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel antidiabetic compounds, their tautomeric forms, their derivatives, their stereoisomers, their polymorphs, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, their pharmaceutically acceptable solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions containing them. This invention particularly relates to novel azolidinedione derivatives of the general formula (I), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable solvates and pharmaceutical compositions containing them.

Abstract: 3-(2,4-Dichlorobenzyl)-2-methyl-N-(pentylsulfonyl)-3H-benzimidazole-5-carboxamide, a compound having hypoglycemic activity or PDE5 inhibitory effect, has three forms of crystal forms that are distinguishable by their X-ray powder diffraction values. The most crystallographically stable crystal form is useful as a drug substance for medicines. Another crystal form can be purified efficiently by crystallization, since it forms larger crystals and can be very easily isolated by filtration. Thus this crystal form is useful for purifying 3-(2,4-Dichlorobenzyl)-2-methyl-N-(pentylsulfonyl)-3H-benzimidazole-5-carboxamide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which inhibit tyrosine kinase enzymes, compositions which contain tyrosine kinase inhibiting compounds and methods of using tyrosine kinase inhibitors to treat tryrosine kinase-dependent diseases/conditions such as angiogenenesis, cancer, atherosclerosis, diabetic retinopathy or autoimmune diseases, in mammals.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of the formula: wherein R is phenyl or substituted phenyl; or R is furyl, pyridyl or quinolinyl; R1 and R2 are hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, nitro, carboxyl, alkoxy-carbonyl or aryloxycarbonyl; R3 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or arylalkyl; R4 and R5 are hydrogen or alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are useful as inhibitors of smooth muscle cell proliferation.

Abstract: This invention provides novel benzimidazole derivatives represented by the formula (I); a process for producing the same; a drug containing at least one of such compounds as its active ingredient, in particular, a drug for preventing and/or treating diseases exhibiting eosinophilia, bronchial asthma and allergic diseases; and an enhancer for IFN-&ggr; production, and in particular, an antitumor agent or an antiviral agent based on the action of enhancing the IFN-&ggr; production which exhibits excellent oral bioavailability.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of HIV infection. In particular, the present invention provides non-nucleoside inhibitors of reverse transcriptase (RT), as well as methods to treat HIV infection using these non-nucleoside inhibitors of RT. In preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of substituted benzimidazoles, effective in the inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RT.

Abstract: A benzimidazole compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R3 is a carboxyl group, a esterified carboxyl group, an amidated carboxyl group, an amino group, an amido group, or a sulfonyl group, or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. Because of their blood sugar-depressing effect or PDE5 inhibitory effect, these compounds or salts thereof are useful as medicines for treating impaired glucose tolerance, diabetes, diabetic complications, syndrome of insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disorders, hyperglycemia, or hypertension; or stenocardia, hypertension, pulmonary hypertension, congestive heart failure, glomerulopathy, tubulointerstitial disorders, renal failure, atherosclerosis, angiostenosis, distal angiopathy, cerebral apoplexy, chronic reversible obstructions, allergic rhinitis, urticaria, glaucoma, diseases characterized by enteromotility disorders, impotence, diabetic complications, nephritis, cancerous cachexia, or restenosis after PTCA.

Abstract: Benzimidazole-4-carboxamide compounds (I) which can act as potent inhibitors of the DNA repair enzyme poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase or PARP enzyme (EC 2.4.2.30), and which thereby can provide useful therapeutic compounds for use in conjunction with DNA-damaging cytotoxic drugs or radiotherapy to potentiate the effects of the latter. In formula (I), R and R′ may each be selected independently from hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl (e.g. CH2CH2OH), acyl (e.g. acetyl or benzoyl) or an optionally substituted aryl (e.g. phenyl) or aralkyl (e.g. benzyl or carboxybenzyl) group. R is generally a substituted phenyl group in the most preferred compounds. The compounds may also be used in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts or pro-drugs.

Abstract: This invention relates to a heterocyclic compound of the formula wherein a group of the formula: is a group of the formula X is O, S or N-R5, R1 is lower alkyl, etc., R5 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, etc., R2 is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, etc., R3 is halogen, lower alkyl, etc., R4 is amino optionally having suitable substituent(s), and A is lower alkylene, and a salt thereof, to processes for preparation thereof, and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same for the prevention and/or the treatment of bradykinin or its analogues mediated diseases in human being or animals.