Abstract: A piperidine compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A is a fused aromatic ring; R is hydrogen, chloro or methoxy; X is (CH.sub.2).sub.n, which may be substituted, in which n is 0 or an integer of 1 to 10, --CH.dbd.CH--, --C.dbd.C--, --O--, --S--, --NH--, --N(COCH.sub.3)--, --N(COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5)--, --N(CHO)--, --N(CH.sub.3)--, --CO--, --SO--, or --SO.sub.2 --; Y is --CH.dbd.CH--, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 CO--, --O--, --S--, --NH--, --OCH.sub.2 --, --SCH.sub.2 --, --NHCH.sub.2 --, --CH(OH)CH.sub.2 -- or --CH(OH)CH(OH)--; and Q is substituted or unsubstituted n-hexyl, carboxypropyl, ethoxycarbonylpropyl, cyanopropyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, indanyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, benzocycloheptyl, piperidinyl, tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, indolyl, pyrolyl, furyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl or N-methylpyrolyl, wherein any one or more of the --(CH.sub.2)-groups of the hexyl, carboxypropyl, ethoxycarbonylpropyl and cyanopropyl groups may be replaced by --CH.dbd.CH--, --C.dbd.

Abstract: Methods and polypeptides for assaying human proteins associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, are disclosed.

Abstract: A piperidine compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A is a fused aromatic ring; R is hydrogen, chloro or methoxy; X is (CH.sub.2).sub.n, which may be substituted, in which n is 0 or an integer of 1 to 10, --CH.dbd.CH--, --C.dbd.C--, --O--, --S--, --NH--, --N(COCH.sub.3)--, --N(COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5)--, --N(CHO)--, --N(CH.sub.3)--, --CO--, --SO--, or --SO.sub.2 --; Y is --CH.dbd.CH--, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 CO--, --O--, --S--, --NH--, --OCH.sub.2 --, --SCH.sub.2 --, --NHCH.sub.2 --, --CH(OH)CH.sub.2 -- or --CH(OH)CH(OH)--; and Q is substituted or unsubstituted n-hexyl, carboxypropyl, ethoxycarbonylpropyl, cyanopropyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, indanyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, benzocycloheptyl, piperidinyl, tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, indolyl, pyrolyl, furyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl or N-methylpyrolyl, wherein any one or more of the --(CH.sub.2)-groups of the hexyl, carboxypropyl, ethoxycarbonylpropyl and cyanopropyl groups may be replaced by --CH.dbd.CH--, --C.dbd.

Abstract: An ethylamine derivative of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A represents a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom;B represents a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl or aryl group;C represents hydrogen, alkyl, aralkyl, or aryl, each of which may optionally be substituted orC may optionally be bonded to A to form an alkylene bridge which is optionally substituted,Q represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, said group optionally being substituted by hetero atom(s) or substituent(s) optionally containing hetero atom(s); andX represents an alkylene bridge having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms and is optionally substituted with groups which include hetero atoms with the non-hetero atom substituents optionally containing hetero atoms.

Abstract: A piperidine derivative of general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: ##STR1## wherein ##STR2## is any of several specified aromatic-containing groups; X is selected from one of several hetero atom-containing groups or C.sub.

Abstract: Agents against drug-resistant tumor cells comprising a 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an aryl group which may be substituted;R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be the same or different, each is a member selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkyloxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an aralkyloxycarbonyl group, an aminocarbonyl group, a hydroxycarbonyl group, a formyl group, and a cyano group, each of which may be substituted;R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 is a hydrogen atom or a member selected from the group consisting of a lower alkyl group, a hydroxymethyl group, a cyano group, an amino group, a formyl group, and a halogen atom; andR.sup.

Abstract: There are disclosed dipeptide derivatives represented by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a radical selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aralkyl and aryl groups optionally containing one or more substituent groups, R.sup.2 is a radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms and alkyl, aralkyl and aryl groups optionally containing one or more substituent groups, R.sup.3 is a radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms and alkyl, aralkyl and aryl groups optionally containing one or more substituent groups, R.sup.4 is a radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms and alkyl, aralkyl and aryl groups optionally containing one or more substituent groups, and R.sup.

Abstract: An amino acid derivative having anti-hypertensive activity and having the formula: ##STR1## wherein one of X or Y represents an acyl group RCO--, and wherein R is an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of glycyl, alanyl, valyl, leucyl, isoleucyl, phenylalanyl, methionyl, prolyl, ceryl, threonyl, arginyl, lysyl, histidyl, aspartyl, asparaginyl, tyrosyl, cysteinyl, tryptophyl, and hydroxyprolyl, and the other group is H; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different from each other, and each represents H, lower alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, aryl having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, any of which are unsubstituted or substituted by one or more lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, hydroxy, amino, carboxy or mercapto groups; Z represents --OH, RO--, RS--, RNH--, NONH--, RONH--, RSO.sub.

Abstract: A method of preparing .alpha.-L-phenylalanine methyl ester and its hydrochloride, which comprises dissolving .alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine .beta.-methyl ester in a methanol/hydrochloric acid mixture solvent which contains, when hydrochloric acid is expressed in terms of concentrated hydrochloric acid and water, 0 to 20% by volume of methanol, 8 to 55% by volume of concentrated hydrochloric acid and water (balance) in a concentration from 0.01 mol/dl to 0.3 mol/dl; holding the solution at 0.degree. to 60.degree. C. to effect intramolecular ester exchange reaction and crystallize out the formed .alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester as its hydrochloride; isolating the hydrochloride; and obtaining, when required, the free ester by neutralization with an alkali, is disclosed.

Abstract: A method for preparing .alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester and its hydrochloride which comprises dissolving .alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine dimethyl ester in a mixture of 0-10% (v/v) methanol, 8-55% (v/v) of concentrated hydrochloric acid, and water (remainder) to a concentration of 0.01 mol/dl to 0.30 mol/dl; holding the resulting solution at one or more temperatures between 0.degree. and 60.degree. C. for a time sufficient for crystals of .alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride to precipitate out, and isolating the crystals. The hydrochloride may then be treated with alkali to yield .alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester.

Abstract: A new process is disclosed for preparing N-acylcarnosine which comprises reacting histidine with 3-acylaminopropionic acid reactive derivatives under basic conditions, and 3-acylaminopropionic acid reactive derivative being acid chloride, mixed acid anhydride salt with sulfuric acid, mixed acid anhydride with mono alkyl carbonate or mixed acid anhydride with phosphoric acid derivatives.

Abstract: An imidazoledicarboxylic acid derivative having the following formula: ##STR1## wherein X is a group selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom and hydroxyl group. The compounds are useful as antibiotics.

Abstract: Compounds having the following formula: ##STR1## wherein X is a radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, methyl and amino.Y is a radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxy, andA is an organic compound residue selected from the group consisting of having the formula: ##STR2## wherein Z is a radical selected from the group consisting hydrogen, acyloxy, carbamoyloxy, (heteroaromatic) thio, pyridinium, quinolinium and picolinium; and salts thereof, are useful as anti-bacterial agents active against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Abstract: D-.alpha.-amino acids are produced by contacting a 5-substituted hydantoin with an effective amount of an enzyme capable of converting the 5-substituted hydantoin to the D-.alpha.-amino acid produced by a microorganism in an aqueous medium at a pH in the range of 4 to 9, the microorganism being capable of utilizing the D-isomer of the 5-substituted hydantoin as the sole nitrogen source, but substantially incapable of utilizing the L-isomer of the 5-substituted hydantoin as the nitrogen source and the substituent of the 5-position being such that upon reaction with the enzyme, an optically active D-.alpha.-amino acid isomer is produced; and recovering the D-.alpha.-amino acid which accumulates in the aqueous medium.

Abstract: L-amino acids are produced by fermenting a hydantoin compound with Flavobacterium aminogenes or its enzymes.

Abstract: A piperidine compound of the formula (I): wherein A is a fused aromatic ring; R is hydrogen, chloro or methoxy; X is (CH2)n, which may be substituted, in which n is 0 or an integer of 1 to 10, —CH≡CH—, —C≡C—, —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(COCH3)—, —N(COOC2H5)—, —N(CHO)—, —N(CH3)—, —CO—, —SO—, or —SO2—; Y is —CH≡CH—, —CH2CH2—, —CH2CO—, —O—, —S—, —NH—, —OCH2—, —SCH2—, —NHCH2—, —CH(OH)CH2— or —CH(OH)CH(OH)—; and Q is substituted or unsubstituted n-hexyl, carboxypropyl, ethoxycarbonylpropyl, cyanopropyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, indanyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, benzocycloheptyl, piperidinyl, tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, indolyl, pyrolyl, furyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl or N-methylpyrolyl, wherein any one or more of t