Abstract: There are disclosed novel hydroquinone derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## The derivatives of the formula (I) have various pharmacological activities such as antioxidation in living bodies and are useful as medicaments.

Abstract: There are disclosed novel hydroquinone derivatives of the formulas: ##STR1## The derivatives of the formula (I) have various pharmacological activities such as antioxidation in living bodies and are useful as medicaments, and the derivatives of the formula (II) are intermediates for the production thereof.

Abstract: There are disclosed novel hydroquinone derivatives of the formulas: ##STR1## The derivatives of the formula (I) have various pharmacological activities such as antioxidation in living bodies and are useful as medicaments, and the derivatives of the formula (II) are intermediates for the production thereof.

Abstract: An assay method which comprises utilizing chemiluminescence of a pyridopyridazine compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrocarbon group or a heterocyclic group each of which may be substituted and R.sub.2 is hydroxy group, thiol group, amino group or a monosubstituted amino group, and when R.sub.2 is a monosubstituted amino group, R.sub.2 may be taken together with R.sub.1 to form the ring; R.sub.3 is hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group which may be substituted, an amino group which may be substituted, a thiol group which may be substituted, a halogen atom, a heterocyclic group, nitro group, cyano group, carboxyl group which may be esterified or amidated, azido group, sulfo group or an organic sulfonyl group, provided that when R.sub.1 is an aliphalic group, R.sub.3 is not hydrogen atom; and X is oxygen atom or sulfur atom/or a salt thereof; and a novel compound of the formula (I) wherein the symbols are as defined above with proviso that R.sub.3 is hydrogen atom, R.sub.

Abstract: There is disclosed a novel phenothiazine derivative of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are the same or different and are a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group and at least one of them has as a substituent a group which can react with amino group, thiol group or carboxyl group, and X.sup.- is a counter ion of the phenazathionium. Their production and the intermediates used in the production are also disclosed. The compound (I) is a derivative of methylene blue and is applicable to photodynamic therapy of cancer or immunoassays utilizing chemiluminescence.

Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each is a hydrocarbon residue, R.sub.3 is a sulfo group or phosphono group, --CO--R.sub.4 is an esterified carboxyl group, a thiol-esterified carboxyl group or an amidated carboxyl group; and .about. represents the absolute configuration of R or S, or its salt, which is useful for preventing and treating thrombosis.

Abstract: A compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.4 are independently amino or an organic residue bonded through nitrogen, R.sup.2 is hydrogen or alkyl which may be substituted, R.sup.3 is hydrogen or a protecting group and R5 is hydroxyl which may be substituted or amino which may be substituted or salts thereof; with the proviso that when R.sup.1 is amino, leucylamino, acetylamino or benzyloxycarbonylamino, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, methyl or 2-tettrahydropyranyl, R.sup.4 is amino, acetylamino or benzyloxycarbonylamino and R.sup.5 is hydroxyl which may be substituted or amino which may be substituted, R.sup.2 is alkyl which may be substituted, has antibacterial activities against drug-resistant bacteria and therefore can be useful as a chemotherapeutic drug for bacterial infections in mammals.

Abstract: The compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, amino, isonitrile or an organic residue bonded through nitrogen; R.sup.2 is carboxy or a group derivable therefrom; X is hydrogen, methoxy, formylamino, alkyl which may be substituted, alkylthio in which the sulfur atom may be oxidized or azido, or forms a double bond together with the adjacent carbon atom; provided that when R.sup.1 is acetylamino or amino and X is hydrogen, R.sup.2 is not para-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl or benzhydryloxycarbonyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, exhibit excellent antimicrobial activity, and are utilized as antimicrobial agents.

Abstract: Novel cephem compounds having a group of the formula at the 3-position thereof: ##STR1## wherein X represents oxygen, sulfur or imino, which may be substituted; and B represents hydrogen or a hydroxyl, amino, mercapto or hydrocarbon group, which groups may be substituted, can be prepared by reacting a 3-formylcephem compound with a hydrazine compound of the formula: ##STR2## wherein the symbols have the same meanings as above, and subjecting the thus obtained compound to an oxidative ring-closure reaction. The objective compounds are found to have a broad antimicrobial spectrum and, in particular, are effective against gram-negative bacteria including Escherichia Coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus rettgerii, as well as gram positive ones, and have low-toxity. Thus, these compounds may be used for antimicrobial agents in therapeutical purpose.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for preparing 17.alpha.-hydroxy corticoid 21-phosphate which comprises reacting a compound selected from the group consisting of 17.alpha.,21-dihydroxy corticoid and 11, 17.alpha.,21-trihydroxy corticoid with pyrophosphoryl tetrachloride, subjecting the reaction mixture to a hydrolyzing agent and recovering the objective 17.alpha.-hydroxy corticoid 21-phosphate or 11, 17.alpha.-dihydroxy corticoid 21-phosphate from the hydrolysis reaction medium.

Abstract: 6-(1'-CYCLOHEXENYLGLYCINAMIDO)PENICILLANIC ACID AND SALTS THEREOF, WHICH HAVE BOTH A BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIBACTERIAL ACTION AND STRONG ACTIVITY AGAINST Escherichia coli.