Abstract: The invention relates to the use of ascorbic acid analogs as buffering reagents and chelating agents for the preparation of metalloradiopharmaceuticals. Also, invention relates to the use of ascorbic acid as a buffering reagent, a chelating agent, and a stabilizer for the preparation and stabilization of radiopharmaceuticals and processes for making and using the same.

Abstract: The present invention describes novel compounds of the formula: (Q)d—Ln—Ch, useful for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, methods of imaging tumors in a patient, and methods of treating cancer in a patient. The present invention also provides novel compounds useful for monitoring therapeutic angiogenesis treatment and destruction of new angiogenic vasculature. The present invention further provides novel compounds useful for imaging atherosclerosis, restenosis, cardiac ischemia and myocardial reperfusion injury. The present invention still further provides novel compounds useful for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The pharmaceuticals are comprised of a targeting moiety that binds to a receptor that is upregulated during angiogenesis, an optional linking group, and a therapeutically effective radioisotope or diagnostically effective imageable moiety.

Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for the production of &agr;-aryl-&bgr;-ketonitriles, which serve as synthetic intermediates in the preparation of a series of biologically important molecules such as corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) receptor antagonists.

Abstract: Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) antagonists of formula I: and their use in treating anxiety, depression, and other psychiatric and neurological disorders.

Abstract: Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) antagonists of formula I or II: and their use in treating anxiety, depression, and other psychiatric, neurological disorders as well as treatment of immunological, cardiovascular or heart-related diseases and colonic hypersensitivity associated with psychopathological disturbance and stress.

Abstract: Novel chiral aminoalcohol catalysts and methods for their preparation are provided. The first catalyst is prepared via selective hydrogenation of one of two benzene rings in a precursor. The aminoalcohol promotes the asymmetric addition of organozinc reagents to aldehydes to afford optically active alcohols or their esters. The second catalyst is prepared by selective dialkylation of 3-exo-aminoisoborneol with a 2-haloethyl ether. The aminoalcohol promotes the addition of organozinc reagents to aliphatic aldehydes containing a &bgr;-branch with greatly enhanced enantioselectivity relative to DAIB.

Abstract: Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) antagonists of Formulae (I) or (II): and their use in treating psychiatric disorders and neurological diseases including major depression, anxiety-related disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, supranuclear palsy and feeding disorders as well as treatment of immunological, cardiovascular or heart-related diseases and colonic hypersensitivity associated with psychopathological disturbance and stress.

Abstract: An apparatus for holding liquid, such as a microtiter plate, in which a plurality of wells are formed. Each of the wells have side walls that intersect in an edge that defines the boundary between adjacent wells. The edge boundary prevents liquid from collecting between the wells, thereby causing all of the liquid applied to the plate to enter one of the wells. The microtiter plate can be formed from a material having a reflectance and/or fluorescence that is optimized for the particular application in which the microtiter plate will be used. Microtiter plates for use in fluorescence measurement applications are made from material having low fluorescence, such as a liquid crystal polymer, while microtiter plates for use in luminescence measurements are made from material having a high reflectance. Microtiter plates for spectrophotometric applications are made with wells having clear bottoms and opaque walls.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of compounds of formula (V) below, and analogs thereof, which are useful as intermediates for the synthesis of HIV protease inhibitors, including cyclic ureas.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel isoxazolines and isoxazoles which are useful as antagonists of the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa fibrinogen receptor complex or the vitronectin receptor, to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds, and to methods of using these compounds, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the inhibition of platelet aggregation, as thrombolytics, and/or for the treatment of thromboembolic disorders.

Abstract: This invention relates to substituted cyclic carbonyls and derivatives thereof useful as retroviral protease inhibitors, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and to methods of using these compounds for treating viral infection. A representative compound of the invention is the compound of formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.22 and R.sup.23 are allyl.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel heterocycles, including (S)-2-phenylsulfonylamino-3-???8-(2-pyridinylaminomethyl)-!-1-oxa-2-azaspi ro-?4,5!-dec-2-en-3-yl!carbonylamino! propionic acid, which are useful as antagonists of the .alpha..sub.v .beta..sub.3 integrin and related cell surface adhesive protein receptors, to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds, and to methods of using these compounds, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the inhibition of cell adhesion, the treatment of angiogenic disorders, inflammation, bone degradation, cancer metastasis, diabetic retinopathy, thrombosis, restenosis, macular degeneration, and other conditions mediated by cell adhesion and/or cell migration and/or angiogenesis.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel heterocycles including 3-?1-?3-(imidazolin-2-ylamino)propyl!indazol-5-ylcarbonylamino!-2-(benzylo xycarbonylamino)propionic acid, which are useful as antagonists of the .alpha..sub.v .beta..sub.3 integrin and related cell surface adhesive protein receptors, to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds, and to methods of using these compounds, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the inhibition of cell adhesion, the treatment of angiogenic disorders, inflammation, bone degradation, cancer metastasis, diabetic retinopathy, thrombosis, restenosis, macular degeneration, and other conditions mediated by cell adhesion and/or cell migration and/or angiogenesis.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel heterocycle compounds including but not limited to 3-?3-?3-(imidazolin-2-yl amino)propyloxy!isoxazol-5-ylcarbonylamino!-2-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-pro pionic acid, which are useful as antagonists of the .alpha..sub.v .beta..sub.3 and related integrin receptors, to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds, and to methods of using these compounds, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the inhibition of cell adhesion and the treatment of angiogenic disorders, inflammation, bone degradation, tumors, metastases, thrombosis, and other cell aggregation-related conditions.

Abstract: This invention relates to (2-quinoxalinyloxy)phenoxypropanoic acids, related derivatives thereof, enantiomeric and diastereomeric forms thereof, mixtures of enantiomeric diastereomeric forms thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, processes for their preparation, and methods of using them to treat cancer, particularly solid tumors, in mammals.

Abstract: This invention relates to substituted cyclic ureas and derivatives thereof, including compounds of formula (II): ##STR1## said compounds being useful as inhibitors of HIV protease. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and to method of using these compounds for the treatment HIV infection. The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds in processes for the identification of HIV protease inhibitors and for the inhibition or detection of HIV in a bodily fluid sample.

Abstract: This invention relates to carbocyclic and heterocyclic fused-ring quinolinecarboxylic acid compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and to methods of using such compounds for the treatment and/or prevention of organ transplantation rejection, graft versus host disease, autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, including but not limited to psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer in a mammal.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel cyclic compounds containing carbocyclic ring systems useful as antagonists of the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa complex, to pharmaceutical compositions containing such cyclic compounds, with or without other therapeutic agents, and to methods of using these compounds, with or without other therapeutic agents, for the inhibition of platelet aggregation, as thrombolytics, and/or for the treatment of other thromboembolic disorders. This invention also relates to methods of using the cyclic compounds of the invention in combination with anti-coagulants such as warfarin or heparin, or additional anti-platelet agents such as aspirin, piroxicam or ticlopidine, or thrombin inhibitors such as boropeptides, hirudin or argatroban, or thrombolytic agents such as tissue plasminogen activator, anistreplase, urokinase or streptokinase, or combinations thereof, for the treatment of thromboembolic disorders. A representative compound of the invention is cyclo(D-Val-(.sup..alpha.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in a mammal comprising administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a combination of: (i) at least one cyclic HIV protease inhibitor and (ii) at least one HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

Abstract: This invention relates to substituted cyclic carbonyls and derivatives thereof useful as retroviral protease inhibitors, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and to methods of using these compounds for treating viral infection. A representative compound of the invention is the compound of formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.22 and R.sup.23 are allyl.