Abstract: The invention provides a novel class of substituted nucleoside derivatives having the formula: A-Z1-L-Z2-G wherein: A and G are connected via Z1 and Z2 respectively, to a linker, L; and A is: wherein: X1 and X2 are N; X3 is —N?CH; R1 and R2 are independently H, alkyl, NH2, OH, SH, Cl, NHR9, or N?NR9, where R9 is alkyl, aryl, or arylalkyl; R5 and R6 are independently alkyl, or R5 and R6 taken together form a —C(CH3)2— group; Z1 is —CH2O—, —CH2NR10—, —CH2NR10C(O)—, —CONR10—, —CO2—, —CH2NHCONH—, —CH2—, —CH2NHCSNH—, —CO—, —CH2CO2—, —NHCO2—, —S—, —SO2—, —CH2S—, or —SO—; Z2 is —NR10CO—, —C(O)NR10—, —NHCONH—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)O—, NHCS, —CSNH—, —NHCSNH—, —O—, —CO—, —OCO—, —OCONH—, —NH—, —CH2—, —CH—alkyl—, —NHCO2—, —S—, —SO2—, CS—, or —SO—; L is H, O, S, C1-15 alkylene chain optionally substituted in one or more positions, a 5, 6 or 7 membered carbocycle, piperidine, piperazine, pyrole, imidazole, benzimidazole, tetrazoles, indole, isoquinoline, quinoline, or pyrrolidine, any of the 5, 6 or 7 membered carbocycl

Abstract: Polymorph Form III of N-methyl-N-(3-{3-[2-thienylcarbonyl]-pyrazol-[1,5-?]-pyrimidin-7-yl}phenyl)acetamide, and use thereof as a sedative-hypnotic, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, and/or skeletal muscle relaxant agent. Related compositions and methods are also disclosed, particularly with regard to treatment of insomnia.

Abstract: A method of treating protozoal and fungal diseases is described, in which an effective amount of a compound of formula I is administered to a host having a protozoal or fungal disease.

Abstract: The invention is based on the discovery that certain 3-oxoacetamideindolyl compounds have potent anticancer and anti-angiogenic activity. The 3-oxoacetamideindolyl compounds are of the following formula. In this formula, each R1 is independently isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, 1,3-benzothiazolyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, thionaphthenyl, or benzofuranyl, each being optionally substituted with 1-6 independent R5; or when taken together with R2 and the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 5-8 membered ring comprising C, N, S, or O atoms wherein any atom is optionally substituted with an independent R5. Each R2 is independently H, C1-C10 alkyl, or aryl, each being optionally substituted with 1-4 independent R5; or when taken together with R1 and the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 5-8 membered ring comprising C, N, S, or O atoms wherein any atom is optionally substituted with an independent R5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, compositions and methods for inhibiting the growth, elaboration and/or replication of HIV in human patients and to the prevention and treatment of human acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and other diseases caused by retroviral infection. More particularly, in preferred aspects, the present invention provides a method for the use of novel prodrug forms of 9-(2,3-Dideoxy-?-D-glycero-pent-2-enofuranosyl) guanine (d4G) for the prevention and treatment of both wild type and drug-resistant Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the causative pathogen of AIDS. Compounds according to the present invention are based upon the chemical formula: where X is OCH3, N3, NHCH3, N(CH3)2 or an aminocyclopropyl group; R1 is H or a C1 to C20 acyl or ether group, a phosphate, diphosphate, triphosphate or phosphodiester group; and R2 is H or a C1 to C20 acyl or alkyl group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stable crystalline form of N-(3-ethynylphenyl)-6,7-bis(2-methoxyethoxy)-4-quinazolinamine hydrochloride designated the B polymorph, its production in essentially pure form, and its use. The invention also relates to the pharmaceutical compositions containing the stable polymorph B form of N-(3-ethynylphenyl)-6,7-bis(2-methoxyethoxy)-4-quinazolinamine as hydrochloride, as well other forms of the compound, and to methods of treating hyperproliferative disorders, such as cancer, by administering the compound.

Abstract: The invention relates to salts of the active substance base 1-[N2-[3,5-dibromo-N-[[4-(3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-oxoquinazolin-3-yl)-1-piperidinyl]carbonyl]-D-tyrosyl]-L-lysyl]-4-(4-pyridinyl)-piperazine [BIBN4096] of formula I, the preparation thereof, a process for preparing an inhalation powder containing a salt of the active substance BIBN4096 as well as the inhalation powders which can be obtained by the process.

Abstract: A metal complex of a piperazineNONOate derivative of the formula: wherein a) R1 and R2 independently represent hydrogen, linear or branched (C1-C4) alkyl, optionally substituted by 1 or 2 groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, (C1-C4) alkoxy, (C1-C4) alkylthio, amino, (C1-C4) alkylamino, di-(C1-C4) alkylamino, carboxy, carbo(C1-C4) alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, arylthio; or b) R1 and R2 taken together, represent one of the following groups ?CR3-aryl, where R3 represents hydrogen, (C1-C4) linear or branched chain alkyl, optionally substituted by 1 or 2 groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, carboxy, aryl; n represents a whole number ranging from 2 to 4; M+ represents a cation of a transition metal or zinc; x represents a whole number which varies from 1 to 3, and indicates the charge units of the cation of the transition metal or of the zinc in relation to its stable oxidation state; A ? represents an inorganic or organic anion which forms stable salts with the NONOate metal complex

Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of compound of the general formula (I), their derivatives, their analogs, their tautomeric forms, their stereoisomers, their polymorphs, their pharmaceutically acceptable solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions containing them.

Abstract: Fused tri-heterocyclic compounds of formula: R1 is H or alkyl; R2 is H, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cyclyl, or heterocyclyl; R3 and R4, independently, is H, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cyclyl, heterocyclyl, or (CRaRb)mX(CRcRd)nY; in which X is a bond, O, S, or NRe; Y is alkoxy, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, OC(O)Re, C(O)Re, N(ReRe?), NReC(O)Re?, S(O)2Re, or SRe; each of m and n, independently, is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; each of Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re, and Re?, independently, is H, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cyclyl, or heterocyclyl; and R5 is H or halogen.

Abstract: Diarylpyrimidine compounds of Formula I are provided, wherein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cancer therapy and to novel anticancer agents having a mechanism of action which is quite specific. It also relates to novel chemical compounds as well as their therapeutic application in humans.

Abstract: The novel arylsulfonamide ether compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof as inhibitors of interleukin-1? converting enzyme and other cysteine proteases in the ICE family are described. In one embodiment, the compound is described by the generalized structure: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, amides, and prodrugs thereof. In addition, methods of treating stroke, inflammatory diseases, septic shock, repurfusion injury, Alzheimer's disease, and shigellosis, using a compound of the invention or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, are described.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for efficiently purifying 5?-protected thymidines which cannot be efficiently purified by the prior art. Impurities can be separated by obtaining crystals including a carbonyl-containing solvent to provide a highly pure 5?-protected thymidine. Thus, this invention allows 5?-protected thymidines, which cannot be purified in an industrial scale by the prior art, to be easily provided with a high purity in a large scale.

Abstract: A process is provided for preparing chiral diol sulfones of the structure where R3 is preferably where R4a is preferably aryl such as phenyl, and R1a is preferably alkyl such as t-butyl, which are intermediates used in preparing HMG CoA reductase inhibitors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds having the formula I: which inhibit, regulate and/or modulate tyrosine kinase signal transduction, compositions which contain these compounds, and methods of using them to treat tyrosine kinase-dependent diseases and conditions. The compounds of the present invention are useful in treating angiogenesis, cancer, tumor growth, atherosclerosis, age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, inflammatory diseases, and the like in mammals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to active polymorphs of 4-[2-(5-cyano-thiazol-2-ylamino)-pyridin-4-ylmethyl]-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid methylamide which inhibit, regulate and/or modulate tyrosine kinase signal transduction, compositions which contain these compounds, and methods of using them to treat tyrosine kinase-dependent diseases and conditions, such as angio-genesis, cancer, tumor growth, atherosclerosis, age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal ischemia, macular edema, inflammatory diseases, and the like in mammals.

Abstract: A method of treating or preventing obesity, this method comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of a compound of formula in which R, R3 and R4 are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: Crystalline forms of the p38 kinase inhibitor N-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-5-(4-piperidyl)-4-(4-pyrimidinyl)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)pyrazole are provided. These crystalline forms include (a) a first anhydrous crystalline form possessing improved physical stability relative to other solid-state forms of the compound; (b) a second anhydrous crystalline form possessing unique properties relative to other solid-state forms of the compound; (c) a third anhydrous crystalline form possessing unique properties relative to other solid-state forms of the compound; and (d) solvated crystalline forms, hydrated crystalline forms, and crystalline salt forms of the compound that are useful, for example, as intermediate solid-state forms in the preparation of other crystalline forms of the compound.

Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, the present invention describes the synthesis of the following compound and similar compounds, in high stereochemical purity by a novel stereoselective alkylation process: