Abstract: Mono-substituted and di-substituted alpha-amino acids and derivatives thereof, substituted at the alpha positon with one (mono-) or two (di-) substituents (R2 and/or R3) as shown in Formula 1: N(R4R5)C(R2R3)CO(OR1).

Abstract: This invention relates to new compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and diagnostic kits comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds for inhibiting NAALADase enzyme activity, detecting diseases where NAALADase levels are altered, effecting neuronal activity, effecting TGF-? activity, inhibiting angiogenesis, and treating glutamate abnormalities, neuropathy, pain, compulsive disorders, prostate diseases, cancers and glaucoma.

Abstract: Specified phenylalanine derivatives and analogues thereof have an antagonistic activity to ? 4 integrin. They are used as therapeutic agents for various diseases concerning ? 4 integrin.

Abstract: The invention concerns novel nitroaromatic compounds of general formula (I?) wherein: R, R?1, R2, Z and n are as defined in claim 1. The invention also concerns a method for preparing nitroaromatic compounds nitrated in position 4. The invention further concerns the use of said compounds for preparing heterocyclic benzofuran or benzothiophene derivatives nitrated in position 5. The invention concerns particularly the preparation of 2-alkyl-5-nitrobezofuran.

Abstract: The invention relates to the separation of lanthanides and actinides by nanofiltration complexation. The object of the invention is to satisfy the existing need for a simple, efficient and economical technique for separating lanthanides and actinides. This object is achieved by a process consisting of using ligands of the polyamino acid type, such as EDTA or DTPA, for complexing lanthanides and/or actinides before separating them by nanofiltration. The invention further relates to novel polyamino acid ligands incorporating ligand structures additional to EDTA and DTPA. Application to the production of rare earths or nuclear waste processing, especially to recycling operations carried out on spent nuclear fuels is also discussed.

Abstract: A medicament comprising as an active ingredient a compound or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof represented by general formula (I): wherein R1 represents a dicarba-closo-dodecaboran-yl which may be substituted with a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, carboxyl group or the like; R2 represents carboxyl group, a lower alkoxycarbonyl group, or hydroxyl group; and X represents a single bond or a linking group such as —CO—Y1— wherein Y1 represents oxygen or —N(R3)— wherein R3 represents hydrogen or a lower alkyl.

Abstract: A carboxylic acid derivative of formula (1) wherein R1 is COOH, COOR6 etc.; A is alkylene etc.; R2 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl etc.; B is carbocyclic ring or heterocyclic ring; R4 is alkyl, cycloalkyl etc.; R6 is carbocyclic ring or heterocyclic ring; or non-toxic salts thereof, a process for the preparation thereof and a pharmaceutical agent comprising the same as active ingredient. The compound of the formula (I) can bind to Prostaglandin E2 receptors, especially, EP3 receptor and/or EP4 receptor and show the antagonizing activity, and useful for the prevention and/or treatment of disease, for example, pain, allergy, Alzheimer's disease, cancer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of making novel dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (“DPP-IV’) inhibitor compounds useful for treating, inter alia, diseases that are associated with proteins that are subject to processing by DPP-IV, such as Type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome (Syndrome X or insulin resistance syndrome), hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, glucosuria, metabolic acidosis, cataracts, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic cardiomyopathy, Type 1 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, osteopenia, frailty, bone loss, bone fracture, acute coronary syndrome, infertility due to polycystic ovary syndrome, short bowel syndrome and to prevent disease progression in Type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to a method of making 3,3,4,4-tetrafluoropyrrolidine, a starting material utilized in the afore-mentioned method for preparing DPP-IV compounds.

Abstract: The invention provides novel adamantane compounds having one of the following formulas: 1

Abstract: Disclosed are certain 3-(heteroaryl)alanine derivatives which bind VLA-4 and inhibit leukocyte adhesion mediated by VLA-4. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in a mammalian patient, e.g., human, such as asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, AIDS dementia, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, tissue transplantation, tumor metastasis and myocardial ischemia. The compounds can also be administered for the treatment of inflammatory brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis.

Abstract: Compounds of the present invention of the formula are thyromimetic agents which can be used to prevent and/or treat diseases associated with an imbalance of thyroid hormones, such as hypo- and hyper-thyroidism, obesity, osteoporosis and depression. The compounds of the invention are, in particular, hypolipedemic agents which enhance the clearance of cholesterol from circulation, particularly the clearance of cholesterol in the form of low density lipoproteins (LDL). The compounds are useful for reducing total cholesterol plasma levels in mammals, in particular for reducing levels of LDL-cholesterol. Furthermore, such compounds also lower elevated lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] levels, an independent cardiovascular risk factor, in mammals.

Abstract: Enamine derivatives of formula (1) are described: wherein R1 is a group Ar1L2Ar2Alk- in, which Ar1 is an aromatic or heteroaromatic group, L2 is a covalent bond or a linker atom or group, Ar2 is an arylene or heteroarylene group and Alk is a chain —CH2—CH(R)—, —CH═C(R)— or in which R is a carboxylic acid or a derivative or biostere thereof; R2 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-6alkyl group; Cy is a cycloaliphatic or heterocycloaliphatic ring in which X is a N atom or a C(Rw) group; Rx is a oxo, thioxo, or imino group; Rw and Rz is each a hydrogen atom or optional substituent; provided that Cy is not a cyclobutenedione group; and the salts, solvates, hydrates and N-oxides thereof. The compounds are able to inhibit the binding of integrins to their ligands and are of use in the prophylaxis and treatment of immune or inflammatory disorders, or disorders involving the inappropriate growth or migration of cells.

Abstract: The present invention provides solid and liquid sweetening compositions with a high intensity sweetness containing aspartyl dipeptide ester compounds, processing of making the aspartyl dipeptide ester compounds, as well as food and beverages containing the compositions.

Abstract: Compounds having the formula: are disclosed. M1 and M2 are the same or different and are transition metal atoms or ions; Z2 and Z3, independently, are the atoms necessary to complete a 3-12 membered heterocyclic ring; Z1 is an alkylene or arylene group; Q1 and Q2 are the same or different and are electron withdrawing groups; L1 and L3, taken together, represent —O—CR13—O—; L2 and L4, taken together, represent —O—CR14—O—; and R13 and R14 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups and aryl groups or R13 and R14 represent alkylene or arylene groups that are directly or indirectly bonded to one another. Methods for making such compounds are also disclosed, as are intermediates which can be used in their preparation. Also disclosed are methods for carrying out C—H insertion reactions using bis-transition metal catalysts, such as the above compounds.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) 1

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for the kinetic resolution of racemic and diastereomeric mixtures of chiral compounds. The critical elements of the method are: a non-racemic chiral tertiary-amine-containing catalyst; a racemic or diastereomeric mixture of a chiral substrate, e.g., a cyclic carbonate or cyclic carbamate; and a nucleophile, e.g., an alcohol, amine or thiol. A preferred embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for achieving the kinetic resolution of racemic and diastereomeric mixtures of derivatives of &agr;- and &bgr;-amino, hydroxy, and thio carboxylic acids. In certain embodiments, the methods of the present invention achieve dynamic kinetic resolution of a racemic or diastereomeric mixture of a substrate, i.e.

Abstract: There are described 4-aminobut-2-ynecarboxylic acid derivatives of formula wherein R1 and R2 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl; C3-C12cycloalkyl; unsubstituted or C1-C5alkyl-, C3-C12cycloalkyl-, C1-C5alkoxy-, C3-C12cycloalkoxy-, halo-, oxo-, carboxy-, carboxy-C1-C7alkyl ester-, carboxy-C3-C12cycloalkyl ester-, cyano-, trifluoromethyl-, pentafluoroethyl-, amino-, N,N-mono- or di-C1-C20alkylamino- or nitro-substituted phenyl, phenyl-C1-C5alkyl, naphthyl and naphthyl-C1-C5alkyl; and R3 is C1-C20alkyl; C3-C12cycloalkyl. The compounds exhibit a pronounced activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, and also against yeasts and moulds.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to selective LXR modulators, small molecule compounds corresponding to Formula I and is further directed to a process of treating a condition in a mammal that is modulated by LXR using a therapeutically effective dose of a compound of Formula I.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of reducing photooxidation or air oxidation in susceptible materials such as food, plastics or pharmaceuticals comprising mixing the material with an antioxidation composition comprising at least one amino acid, at least one metal ion, and at least one carboxylic acid in an amount effective to reduce photooxidation in the material.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a class of phenylalanine enamide derivatives is described: 1

Abstract: Aminobenzoic acid derivatives represented by Formula (1) as follows: (wherein, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6alkyl group, or the like; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6alkyl group, or the like; R3 represents a C8-25alkyl group, or the like; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a group represented by OR9 or CO2R10 (wherein R9 and R10 represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group); A represents a group represented by S(O)qR15 (wherein q is 0, 1, or 2, R15 represents a C1-6alkyl group, a phenyl C1-3alkyl group, or a group represented by (CH2)mOR16 (wherein m is 2 or 3, and R16 represents a hydrogen atom or a methoxymethyl group), or the like; X represents O, a single bond, CH═CH, or a group represented by NR27 (wherein R27 represents a hydrogen atom or a t-butoxycarbonyl group); Y represents O, CONH, NHCO, or a group represented by NR28 (wherein R28 represents a hydrogen atom or a t-butoxycarbonyl group); and n is an integer of 0 to 15) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the

Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutically acceptable salts having local anesthetic and anti-inflammatory activities. The preferred pharmaceutically acceptable salt is a diclofenac salt of lidocaine. Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (“NSAID”). Lidocaine is a local anesthetic. Other NSAID (except the salicylic acid derivatives of NSAID) can be used to replace diclofenac and/or other local anesthetics can be used to replace lidocaine. The pharmaceutically acceptable salts are crystalline compounds, which are distinctively different from either the NSAID alone or the local anesthetic alone, as indicated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Fourier-Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses.

Abstract: The invention provides novel adamantane compounds having one of the following formulas: wherein: R1 and R3 are H, OH, alkyl, cycloalkyl, amino or aryl, and can be the same or different; R2 is H, NH2, alkyl, OH, COOH, amino, amide, or carbamate; R4-R8 are H, OH, NH2, alkyl, OH, COOH, ester, amino, amide, or alkyloxy, and can be the same or different; R9-R14 are H, alkyl, or phenyl, and can be the same or different; and wherein when any of R1-R8 is amino, the compounds are the free bases and their acid addition salts. The present invention also relates to compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing neurological and inflammatory disorders in a patient by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the compounds of formula (I), (II) or (III) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Abstract: An agent comprising the benzoic acid of formula (I) wherein A, B, R6, R7 are carbocyclic ring, heterocyclic ring, etc.; R1 is hydroxy etc.; R2, R3, R4 are alkyl etc.; R5, D, E are alkylene, etc.; G is oxygen etc., as active ingredient. The compound of formula (I) is considered to be useful for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of bone diseases, cancer, systemic granuloma, immunological diseases, allergy, atopy, asthma, gumboil, gingivitis, periodontitis, neurocyte death, Alzheimer's diseases, lungs injury, pulmopathy, acute hepatitis, nephritis, myocardial ischemia, Kawasaki disease, ambustion, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, multiple organ failure, sleeping disorder, platelet aggregation, etc.

Abstract: In producing optically-active amino acid benzyl esters by reacting optically-active amino acids with benzyl alcohols, hydrazines are present in the reaction system, or the compounds are reacted in the absence of oxygen, or the compounds are reacted in the absence of oxygen while hydrazines are present in the reaction system. The processes are simple and give optically-active amino acid benzyl esters of high optical purity.

Abstract: The present invention provides an AP-1 activation inhibitor, NF-kappa B activation inhibitor, inflammatory cytokine production inhibitor, matrix metalloprotease production inhibitor, inflammatory cell adhesion molecule expression inhibitor, anti-inflammatory agent, antirheumatic agent, immunosuppressant, cancer metastasis inhibitor, remedy for arteriosclerosis and antiviral agent which contain the benzene derivative of the following general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to therapeutically active novel aminoindanes of formula (I). Also provided is a method of preparing compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds. The novel compounds act as modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors and, as such, are useful in treating diseases of the central nervous system related to the metabotropic glutamate receptor system.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula in which W is O, S, S(O) or S(O)2; X is —SR4, —S(O)R4, or —S(O)2R4, —S(O)2NR5R6; or X is —C(O)NR5R6 provided that —C(O)NR5R6 is located at the 3′, 4′ or 5′ position; Y is O or H2; Z is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, optionally substituted alkoxy, aralkoxy, acyloxy or alkoxycarbonyloxy; R is hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl, lower alkyl or cycloalkyl; R1 is hydroxy, optionally substituted alkoxy, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, aralkyloxy, cycloalkoxy, heteroaralkoxy or —NR5R6; R2 is hydrogen, halogen or alkyl; R3 is halogen or alkyl; R4 is optionally substituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl or heteroaryl; R5, R6 and R7 are independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, or heteroaralkyl; or R5 and R6 combined are alkylene optionally interrupted by O, S, S(O), S(O)2 or NR7 which together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 5- to 7-membered ring;

Abstract: The present invention relates to new substituted salicylic acid salts of salmeterol, processes for preparing them and their use

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) and also process for preparing them where substituents X1, X2, Y and Z are defined as follows: X1 is H or F X2 is H or F Y is CI, Br, or I Z is CHO or COOH or CN n is 0 or 1 and also their use as starting material for preparing agrochemicals, electronics materials and pharmaceuticals.

Abstract: An organic compound useful for detecting the total quantity of isocyanate in an environmental sample is provided. The compound is 9-anthrcenylmethyl-1-piperazinecarboxylate (PAC), an isocyanate derivatizing agent. A process for producing PAC and methods for detecting a particular isocyanate monomer or the total isocyanate in environmental samples using PAC & related isocyanate derivatizing agents are also provided.

Abstract: The invention provides improved therapeutic and diagnostic fullerenes and endohedral fullerenes. The fullerenes and endohedral fullerenes of the invention are derivatized with at least two charged functional groups (and preferably more than two charged functional groups) to provide for water-solubility and improved in vivo biodistribution. Improved derivatized fullerenes and endohedral fullerenes carry a plurality of functional groups at least two of which are charged. Preferably at least about ⅙ of the possible derivations sites on the fullerene caged carry derivatives and preferably at least about ½ of the functional groups on the fullerene cage are charged groups. The invention also provides water-soluble endohedral metallofullerene with improved biodistribution which are useful as in vivo imaging agents, including MRI contrast agents.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions containing one or more aspartyl dipeptide derivatives represented by formulas (1) and/or (2) mixed with another high intensity sweetner, such Aspartame, sugar, sugar alcohol, and oligosaccharide; food, beverages, and/or medicinal products containing these compositions, methods of using the compositions to impart sweetness in food, beverages, and/or medicinal products to impart sweetness or suppress a bitter taste; and methods of making the compositions and products.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula where the symbols have the meaning described in the application, have retinoid-like or retinoid antagonist-like biological activity.

Abstract: The preparation of a mono-cationic salt of N,N′-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-ethylenediamine-N,N′-diacetic acid (HBED) and HBED itself is disclosed. In particular, the invention relates to the hydrolysis of the t-butyl ester of HBED with a weak acid, such as formic acid, to form HBED, and the subsequent reaction with an equimolar amount of a base to form the mono-cationic salt.

Abstract: The instant invention is a series of novel mono- and disubstituted 3-propyl gamma aminobutyric acids of Formula I The compounds are useful as therapeutic agents in the treatment of epilepsy, faintness attacks, hypokinesia, cranial disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, depression, anxiety, panic, pain, neuropathological disorders, arthritis, sleep disorders, IBS, and gastric damage. Methods of preparing the compounds and useful intermediates are also part of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aniline derivative represented by the formula (I) 1

Abstract: Methods for the separation of chaotropic and kosmotropic enantiomers within a racemic mixture are provided. Such methods comprise differentially partitioning the enantiomers into stabilized microdomains of low density water and high density water abutting a porous surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel, aspartyl dipeptide ester derivatives and salts thereof, such as N-[N-(3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)propyl]-L-&agr;-aspartyl]-L-(&agr;-methyl)phenylalanine 1-methyl ester which provide high degrees of sweetness in comparison to conventional products, compositions and products containing the novel aspartyl dipeptide ester derivatives and method of producing the novel aspartyl dipeptide ester derivatives.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula I 1

Abstract: or therapeutically acceptable salts thereof, are protein tyrosine kinase PTP1B inhibitors. Preparation of the compounds, compositions containing the compounds, and treatment of diseases using the compounds are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds that are inducers or inhibitors of apoptosis or apoptosis preceded by cell-cycle arrest. In addition, the present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating mammals with leukemia or other forms of cancer or for treating disease conditions caused by apoptosis of cells.

Abstract: A ketosis-treating agent comprising, as an active ingredient, at least one amino acid selected from valine, isoleucine, serine, glutamine and glutamic acid, or a peptide or protein comprising at least one amino acid selected from valine, isoleucine, serine, glutamine and glutamic acid; a method for treating or preventing ketosis, comprising administering to a human or animal an effective amount of the above agent; and a method for treating or preventing symptoms relating to ketone bodies, comprising administering to a human or animal an effective amount of the above agent.

Abstract: Enamine derivatives of formula (1) are described: wherein R1 is a group Ar1 L2Ar2Alk- in which Ar1 is an aromatic or heteroaromatic group, L2 is a covalent bond or a linker atom or group, Ar2 is an arylene or heteroarylene group and Alk is a chain —CH2—CH(R)—, —CH═C(R)— or in which R is a carboxylic acid or a derivative or biostere thereof; R2 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-6alkyl group; Cy is a cycloaliphatic or heterocycloaliphatic ring in which X is a N atom or a C(Rw) group; Rx is a oxo, thioxo, or imino group; Rw and Rz is each a hydrogen atom or optional substituent; provided that Cy is not a cyclobutenedione group; and the salts, solvates, hydrates and N-oxides thereof. The compounds are able to inhibit the binding of integrins to their ligands and are of use in the prophylaxis and treatment of immune or inflammatory disorders, or disorders involving the inappropriate growth or migration of cells.

Abstract: Novel cyclo azaphospha hydrocarbons according to formula I are provided. The compounds are useful as metalloprotease inhibitors.

Abstract: Phenylamino benzoic acid, benzamides, and benzyl alcohol derivatives of the formula 1

Abstract: Enamide derivatives of formula (1) are described: wherein R1 is a group Ar1L2Ar2Alk- in which Ar1 is an optionally substituted aromatic or heteroaromatic group, L2 is a covalent bond or a linker atom or group, Ar2 is an optionally substituted arylene or heteroarylene group and Alk is a chain —CH2—CH(R)—, —CH═C(R)— or  in which R is a carboxylic acid (—CO2H) or a derivative or biostere thereof; R2 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-6alkyl group; X is an O or S atom or the group NR30 group; j and k is each zero or the integer 1 or 2 provided that the sum of j and k is zero or the integer 1 or 2; Cy1 is an optionally substituted cycloaliphatic, heterocycloaliphatic, aromatic or heteroaromatic group; and the salts, solvates, hydrates and N-oxides thereof.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula in which W is O, S, S(O) or S(O)2; X is —SR4, —S(O)R4, or —S(O)2R4, —S(O)2NR5R6; or X is —C(O)NR5R6 provided that —C(O)NR5R6 is located at the 3′, 4′ or 5′ position; Y is O or H2; Z is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, optionally substituted alkoxy, aralkoxy, acyloxy or alkoxycarbonyloxy; R is hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl, lower alkyl or cycloalkyl; R1 is hydroxy, optionally substituted alkoxy, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, aralkyloxy, cycloalkoxy, heteroaralkoxy or —NR5R6; R2 is hydrogen, halogen or alkyl; R3 is halogen or alkyl; R4 is optionally substituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl or heteroaryl; R5, R6 and R7 are independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, or heteroaralkyl; or R5 and R6 combined are alkylene optionally interrupted by O, S, S(O), S(O)2 or NR7 which together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 5- to 7-membered ring;

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula I wherein A, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are described in the specification, pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds, the use of these compounds are medicaments, the use of these medicaments in the treatment of and/or prevention of diabetes, especially non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM or Type 2 diabetes), as well as methods for treating diabetes comprising administration of these compounds.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for producing amino acids by reacting halogenated carboxylic acid ester (haloacid esters) with a metal cyanate in the presence of an alcohol and by subsequent acidic saponification of the urethane carbonic acid formed. The method is characterized by the metal cyanate being placed at an elevated temperature in an organic solvent and the other reactants being continuously charged into the mixture over a defined time period.