Abstract: A method of extracting nutrients from a plant includes the steps of: pulverizing a water soluble nutrient-based plant part of a first plant material of the plant so as to form a first pulverized plant part; pulverizing a lipid soluble nutrient-based plant part of a second plant material of the plant so as to form a second pulverized plant part; subjecting the first pulverized plant part to a distillation so as to obtain a distillate and a first residue that contains a water soluble nutrient; and immersing the second pulverized plant part in the distillate to form a first mixture followed by distillation of the first mixture, so as to obtain a second residue that contains a lipid soluble nutrient.

Abstract: A method for blood plasma protein activity preservation is provided. The method comprises the steps of mixing blood plasma with two or more protectants selected from the group consisting of triglyceride, glycerol, propylene glycol, alanine, serine, glycine, alginate, and sucrose to obtain a mixture; and lyophilizing the mixture.

Abstract: A method of extracting nutrients from a plant includes the steps of: pulverizing a water soluble nutrient-based plant part of a first plant material of the plant so as to form a first pulverized plant part; pulverizing a lipid soluble nutrient-based plant part of a second plant material of the plant so as to form a second pulverized plant part; subjecting the first pulverized plant part to a distillation so as to obtain a distillate and a first residue that contains a water soluble nutrient; and immersing the second pulverized plant part in the distillate to form a first mixture followed by distillation of the first mixture, so as to obtain a second residue that contains a lipid soluble nutrient.

Abstract: A compound of formula I, ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.1 ', R.sub.2 ', and R.sub.3 ' are independently the same or different and each represent hydrogen, hydroxy, or lower alkoxy, or any vicinal two of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.1 ', R.sub.2 ', and R.sub.3 ' combined together represent --O--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --O--, wherein n=1 or 2; R.sub.4 represents methylene or halomethyl; and X.sub.1, X.sub.2, X.sub.3, and X.sub.4 are independently the same or different and each represent hydrogen or halogen; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition that contains an effective amount of a compound of formula I together with a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, and a method of treating cancer that involves the administration of an effective amount of the compound of formula I to a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: A compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is arylene, heteroarylene, fused arylene, fused heteroarylene, or deleted; Y is sulfonyl, --O--, or deleted; R.sub.1 is aryl, heteroaryl, fused aryl, or fused heteroaryl; R.sub.2 is H, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halo, nitro, cyano, haloalkyl, hydroxyl, carboxyl, amido, amino, or aminoalkyl; or a salt thereof are disclosed. Also disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition which contains an excipient and an effective amount of a compound of the above formula and a method of treating cancer which involves the administration of an effective amount of such a compound to a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: A series of novel polyamine-linked acridine dimers and derivatives thereof are described. The polyamine-linked acridine dimers and derivatives are potential anti-cancer agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, hydroxy or alkoxy;R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 may be hydrogen or alkyl; andn is 0,1 or 2;and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.The invention also relates to the processes for preparing the compounds of formula (I), and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use as a low density lipoprotein peroxidation inhibitors, anti-atherosclerotic agents and/or antihyperlipidemic agents.