Abstract: The compound N-{2-[(3-benzoyl-1-pyridyl)-thio]-ethyl}-N'-cyano-S-methyl-isothiourea and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof are disclosed as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing same and a method of treatment employing same. The compound or its acid addition salts are effective in treating gastric oedema and thus are useful in ulcer therapy.

Abstract: The invention relates to new [1,3]oxazino[4,3-a]-isoquinoline derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent hydroxyl or alkoxy having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms,R.sup.3 is hydrogen, alkyl having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cycloakyl or cycloalkenyl having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, optionally substituted phenyl, aralkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety or heteroaryl,R.sup.4 is hydrogen or alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, orR.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together form a --(CH.sub.2).sub.n -- group, in which n is an integer from 3 to 7,R.sup.5 is hydroxyl, halogen or an ##STR2## group, in which R.sup.6 is optionally substituted phenyl,X is oxygen or sulfur,and salts thereof.According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a process for the preparation of these compounds. Compounds of formula (I) are pharmaceutically active. Pharmaceutical compositions containing them are also within the scope of the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to new 1-cyclohexyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represents hydrogen, hydroxyl or alkoxy having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms,X is oxygen andZ is a .dbd.CH.sub.2 or .dbd.CH--COOR.sup.3 group, in which R.sup.3 is hydrogen or alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; orX represents an .dbd.NR.sup.4 group, in which R.sup.4 is hydrogen or hydroxyl, andZ is a .dbd.CH--CN, .dbd.CH.sub.2 or .dbd.CH--COOR.sup.3 group, in which R.sup.3 is as defined above,and acid addition salts thereof.The compounds of formula (I) are pharmaceutically active, in particular show antispasm, analgesic, gastric acid secretion inhibiting, sedative and hypnotic activity and effectively reduce the alcoholic narcosis time. According to a further aspect of the invention there is provided a process for the preparation of these compounds. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing them as active ingredient.

Abstract: The invention relates to new 2H-azeto[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent hydroxyl or alkoxy having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms,R.sup.3 is hydroxyl, halogen or an ##STR2## group, whereinX is oxygen or sulfur,R.sup.4 is optionally substituted phenyl,and acid addition, metal and quaternary salts thereof.According to the invention the new compounds are prepared by cyclization of the corresponding compounds of formula (II), ##STR3## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are as defined above, and Hal is halogen.Compounds of formula (I) are pharmaceutically active, in particular are potent analgesic and antipyretic agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to new aminopropanol derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is halogen, trihalomethyl, alkoxy having from one to 3 carbon atoms or alkyl having from one to 3 carbon atoms,R.sub.2 is alkyl having from one to 3 carbon atoms, andR.sub.3 is cycloalkyl having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, orR.sub.2 and R.sub.3 together with the nitrogen they are attached to form an up to 8 membered ring optionally containing oxygen or a further nitrogen as an additional hetero atom, and optionally substituted with alkyl having from one to 4 carbon atoms or benzyl,and acid addition and quaternary ammonium salts thereof.According to another aspect of the invention there are provided processes for the preparation of these compounds.The new compounds are suitable for the treatment of acute ethanolic intoxication. Pharmaceutical compositions containing them are also within the scope of the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to a new microbiological process for the preparation of clavine alkaloids of the general formula (I), ##STR1## wherein R stands for hydroxymethyl or methyl group, by cultivation of a Claviceps fusiformis strain in liquid submerged culture medium containing sources of carbon, nitrogen, mineral salts and optionally other additives, under aerobic conditions, in which a Claviceps fusiformis variant strain deposited under No. 00211 is used as alkaloid-producing strain. The invention further relates to a biologically pure culture of the Claviceps fusiformis variant strain No. 00211 obtained in a process in which a Claviceps fusiformis strain No. 00164 is grown in a solid culture medium containing sources of carbon, nitrogen, mineral salts and agar as well as an additive promoting the formation of cytochrome P-450, followed by the selective isolation of the new strain No. 00211.

Abstract: New thiazolidine compounds of the formula (I) having anti-ulcer activity are disclosed: ##STR1## wherein Ar is a 2-furyl or a phenyl, naphthyl or pyridyl group optionally substituted by one or more C.sub.1-4 -alkyl, C.sub.1-4 -alkoxy, halo-C.sub.1-4 -alkoxy, dihalomethyl, trihalomethyl, hydroxyl or nitro groups or by a group of the formula (II), ##STR2## wherein Y is nitrogen or CH;Z is cyano or carbamoyl if Y is nitrogen, and represents a nitro group if Y is CH.Also disclosed are several processes for preparing the new compounds as well as pharmaceutical compositions and method of treatment employing same.

Abstract: The invention relates to new racemic and optically active apovincaminic acid derivatives of the general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A is hydroxyl, halogen or a group --O--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --OR.sup.1 or --OMe, in whichR.sup.1 is alkyl having from one to 6 carbon atoms,n is an integer between 2 and 6,Me is an alkali metal,R.sup.2 stands for an alkyl group having from one to 6 carbon atoms, which may be identical with or different from R.sup.1,and the hydrogen in the 3-position and the R.sup.2 group have an .alpha.,.alpha.- and/or .beta.,.beta.- or .alpha.,.beta.- and/or .beta.,.alpha.-configuration, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, which are pharmaceutically active, e.g. show antihypoxial activity or are potent peripheral vasodilators. Their preparation and pharmaceutical composition containing them are also within the scope of the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to the preparation of new diethylaminoalkoxybenzhydrol derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, halogen, trihalomethyl, alkyl having from one to 4 carbon atoms or alkoxy having from one to 4 carbon atoms,R.sub.2 is halogen, trihalomethyl, or alkoxy having from one to 4 carbon atoms, andn is 1, 2, 3 or 4,and acid addition and quaternary ammonium salts thereof.According to another aspect of the invention, there are provided new compounds of the formula (I), and acid addition and quaternary salts thereof. The compounds can be used for the treatment of acute ethanolic intoxication and depression syndromes. Pharmaceutical compositions containing them as active ingredient are also within the scope of the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to new 1,1-diphenylpropan-1-ol derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently represent hydrogen, halogen, trihalomethyl, alkyl having from one to 4 carbon atoms or alkoxy having from one to 4 carbon atoms,R.sub.3 is halogen, trihalomethyl, alkyl having from one to 5 carbon atoms or alkoxy having from one to 5 carbon atoms,R.sub.4 is phenyl optionally substituted by one or more identical or different substituents selected from the group of halogen, trihalomethyl, alkyl, alkoxy, cyano, nitro, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, hydroxyl, carboxyl or substituted carboxyl; dialkylaminocarbonyl or alkoxycarbonyl containing from one to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl and alkoxy moieties, respectively,n is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.According to another aspect of the invention there are provided processes for the preparation of the compounds of formula (I).

Abstract: The invention relates to 1-(hydroxymethyl)-1,6,7,11b-tetrahydro-2H,4H-[1,3]oxazino- or -thiazino-[4,3-a]isoquinoline derivatives of the formula (I), ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are alkoxy having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms,X is oxygen or sulfur,Y is .dbd.O, .dbd.S or an .dbd.NR.sup.3 group, whereinR.sup.3 is hydrogen, alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms or optionally substituted phenyl,and acid addition and quaternary salts thereof.

Abstract: A method of treating chronic pain is disclosed which comprises the step of topically administering to the skin of a human patient, 1 to 100 .mu.g/cm.sup.2 of body surface of a compound of the Formula (I) ##STR1## in which R is --CH.sub.3 or --CHOR.sup.1 is methoxy or amino;R.sup.2 is hydrogen, hydroxyl or acetoxy;R.sup.3 is hydrogen or ethyl;R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 together form a valency bond or an epoxy bridge, or R.sup.4 is hydroxy or ethyl; andR.sup.5 is hydrogen; or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, by iontophoresis.

Abstract: The invention relates to new pyridine derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently represent hydrogen, halogen, trihalomethyl, alkyl having from one to 4 carbon atoms or alkoxy having from one to 4 carbon atoms,and acid addition and quaternary ammonium salts thereof.According to another aspect of the invention there are provided processes for the preparation of these compounds.The compounds of the formula (I) are pharmacologically active. In particular, they inhibit the microsomal monooxigenase enzyme system of the liver. Pharmaceutical compositions containing them as active ingredient are also within the scope of the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to the preparation of 3-trifluoromethyl- and 2,5-dimethyl-4'-hydroxy-.alpha.-ethyl-benzhydrol. Both compounds have so far been described only as metabolites of corresponding benzhydrol derivatives containing no hydroxyl group. Neither their physico-chemical characteristics nor their manufacturing processes have been disclosed in the known publications.3-Trifluoromethyl- and 2,5-dimethyl-4'-hydroxy-.alpha.-ethyl-benzhydrol are suitable for the treatment of acute ethanolic intoxication. Accordingly, another aspect of the invention is a pharmaceutical composition containing one of these compounds as active ingredient.

Abstract: The invention involves isolating a food intake suppressant by subjecting blood serum to ultrafiltration transmitting up to a molecular weight of 30,000 daltons, partially evaporating the filtrate, removing the insoluble part from the concentrate obtained, adding trichloroacetic acid up to a concentration of 5 to 25 weight/volume percent to the liquid phase at a temperature of 0.degree. to 10.degree. C., removing the proteins precipitated, subjecting the obtained solution to chromatography on a gel with a void volume below a molecular weight of 4000 daltons, eluting with a solution of pH 6.0 to 7.0, concentrating the biologically active fractions, chromatographing again on a gel with a void volume below a molecular weight of 4000 daltons, fractionating by elution with water, lyophilizing the active fractions, dissolving the lyophilized fractions in a buffer of pH 8.1 to 8.2, adding trypsin and chymotrypsin to the solution in a substantially identical amount of 0.01 to 0.

Abstract: The invention relates to new indolo[2,3-g]cyclopent[a]indolizine derivatives of the formulae (II) ##STR1## and/or (III) ##STR2## wherein W is alkoxycarbonyl having from one to four carbon atoms in the alkoxy moiety or cyano,R.sub.1 is hydrogen or alkyl having from one to four carbon atoms,G is a >CH.sub.2 or >C.dbd.O group, andX and Y each stands for hydrogen or together represent a C--C bond.According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a process for the preparation of the above compounds, which are pharmaceutically active, in particular, possess valuable gastric acid secretion inhibiting activity. Pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the formulae (II) and/or (III) are also within the scope of the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (X) ##STR1## wherein R is as a removable protecting substituent of the amido group a phenyl group or a benzyl group substituted by one or more alkoxy group(s) having 1-4 carbon atoms andR.sup.1 stands for a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms and a process for the preparation thereof.The compounds of the general formula (X) can be prepared from the starting materials of the general formula (V), wherein R and R.sup.1 are as stated above and Z is an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms.The compounds of the general formula (X) are useful pharmaceutical intermediates which can be used in the preparation of known antibiotics (e.g. Thienamycin and PS-5).

Abstract: The invention relates to the new monohydrate of N-methyl-N'-{2-[(5-methylimidazol-4-yl)-methylthio]-ethyl}-N"-cyanoguanidi ne (cimetidine), a histamine-H.sub.2 receptor antagonist which is called N-methyl-N'-{2-[(5-methylimidazol-4-yl)-methylthio]-ethyl}-N"-cyanoguanidi ne H (cimetidine H) as well as to a process for the preparation of same, which comprises pouring a hot, homogeneous aqueous solution of N-methyl-N'-{2-[(5-methylimidazol-4-yl)-methylthio]-ethyl}-N"-cyanoguanidi ne, optionally containing also methylamine, onto ice and separating the N-methyl-N'-{2-[(5-methylimidazol-4-yl)-methylthio]-ethyl}-N"-cyanoguanidi ne monohydrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to new carbamyloxybenzhydrol derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, halogen, trihalomethyl, alkyl having from one to 4 carbon atoms or alkoxy having from one to 4 carbon atoms;R.sub.2 is hydrogen or an R.sub.3 --NH--COO-- group;R.sub.3 is alkyl having from one to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having up to 7 carbon atoms, or phenyl, optionally substituted with one or more halogen(s).The compounds of the formula (I) show antilipaemic activity and can therefore be used in therapy for treating hyperlipaemia and coronary diseases. Pharmaceutical compositions containing them as active ingredient are also within the scope of the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to new 2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane derivatives of the formula (I), ##STR1## wherein A is hydrogen, alkoxycarbonyl having from one to 4 carbon atoms in the alkoxy group, phenylalkoxycarbonyl having from one to 4 carbon atoms in the alkoxy moiety, alkyl having from one to 6 carbon atoms, aralkyl containing from one to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety or substituted acyl,R.sub.1 is hydrogen or alkyl having from one to 4 carbon atoms,Z is hydrogen or halogen,X is hydrogen or halogen,Y is hydrogen, orX and Y together represent a C--C bond,W is alkoxycarbonyl having from one to 4 carbon atoms in the alkoxy moiety, cyano, carboxamido or haloformyl, orif X stands for halogen, X and Y together represent a ##STR2## group. According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a process for the preparation of the above compounds, which are pharmaceutically active, in particular, possess valuable anticonvulsive, vasodilating or gastric acid secretion inhibiting properties.