Abstract: The present invention provides a compound according to formula I where the substituent designations are provided in the specification. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound according to formula I are also provided.

Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the following formula: in which R1, R2, A1, A2, X, Y, m, n, p, x and y are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and use of the compounds in treating enterovirus infection.

Abstract: Compounds having activity against production of an inflammatory cytokine of formula (I)?: A? is pyrrole; R1? is phenyl or naphthyl; R2? is pyridyl or pyrimidinyl; R3? is (IIa)?, (IIb)? or (IIc)?: m? is 1; E? is nitrogen; D? is >C(R5?)—, R5? is hydrogen, Substituent ?? or Substituent ??; B? is nitrogen-containing 5-membered heterocyclic; R4? is 1 to 3 substituents from Substituent ??, Substituent ?? and Substituent ??; R1? and R3? are bonded to two atoms of the pyrrole adjacent to the pyrrole atom bonded to R2?; Substituent ?? is hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, halogen, alkoxy, halogeno alkoxy, alkylthio, halogeno alkylthio or —NRa?Rb?; Ra? and Rb? are hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl or alkylsulfonyl, or Ra? and Rb? with the nitrogen atom form a heterocyclyl; Substituent ?? is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl or cycloalkyl; Substituent ?? is oxo, hydroxyimino, alkoxyimino, alkylene, alkylenedioxy, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, aryl, aryloxy, alkylidenyl or aralkylidenyl.

Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I) or a salt of the compound, and a PPAR-? activator which contains the compound or salt as the active ingredient: (wherein A represents O or S; B1 represents N, etc.; B2 represents O, etc.; each of X1 and X2 represents O, S, a bond, etc.; Y represents C1-8 alkylene chain; Z represents O or S; R1 represents aryl, etc. which can have substituents; R2 represents C1-8 alkyl, etc.; R3 represents C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, etc.; each of R4 and R5 represents hydrogen, C1-8 alkyl, etc.; and R6 represents hydrogen, etc.; provided that each of Z and R3 is attached to the benzene ring, and X2 is not attached to the benzene ring).

Abstract: This invention relates aryl substituted pyridines of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug or solvate thereof, wherein Ar and R1–R4 are set in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula I for the treatment of neuronal damage following global and focal ischemia, for the treatment or prevention of neurodegenerative conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of both acute or chronic pain, as antitinnitus agents, as anticonvulsants, and as antimanic depressants, as local anesthetics, as antiarrhythmics and for the treatment or prevention of diabetic neuropathy.

Abstract: Compounds are provided which have the structure wherein Q is C or N, X1 is C or N, and R1, R2, R2a, R2b, R2c, R3, Y, A, m, n, X2, X3 and X4 are as defined herein, which compounds are useful as antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, and antiobesity agents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of the general formula wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined hereinabove. This invention also relates to the compound's pharmaceutically acceptable salt and processes for the preparation thereof. These compounds can be used for the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment and prevention of mGluR5 receptor mediated disorders. These compounds are useful, inter alia, in the treatment or prevention of acute and/or chronic neurological disorders such as psychosis, epilepsy, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive disorders and memory deficit disorders, as well as chronic and acute pain.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing an antiulcer agent, 2-(2-pyridylmethylsulphinyl)benzimidazoles, such as Omeprazole, Lansoprazole and Pantoprazole, which includes oxidizing an intermediate having a linkage of methylthio group (—CH2S—) to methylsulfinyl (—CH2S(O)—) in the presence of an oxidation catalyst of acetyl acetonate of molybdenium (II) [(CH3C(O)CH2C(O)CH2)2Mo].

Abstract: This invention relates to nicotinamide derivatives of general formula (I): in which R1, R2 and R3 have the meanings defined herein, and to processes for the preparation of, intermediates used in the preparation of, compositions containing and the uses of such derivatives.

Abstract: Substituted 2-cyclohexyl-4-phenyl-1H-imidazole derivatives capable of modulating NPY5 receptor activity, are provided. Such compounds may be used to modulate NPY binding to NPY5 receptors in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of disorders (e.g., eating disorders such as obesity or bulimia, psychiatric disorders, diabetes and cardiovascular disorders such as hypertension) in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating such disorders are provided, as are methods for using such compounds for detecting NPY5 receptors.

Abstract: Thioether-substituted benzamide compounds having the formula: are provided that exhibit exceptionally strong inhibition of Factor Xa in combination with weak hERG binding.

Abstract: A method of making a compound of Formula VI: wherein Tr is a triphenyl group; R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1–C4 alkyl, C1–C4 alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, and arylalkyl; R4 is C2–C6 alkyl, and R5 and R6 are each independently H or C1–C4 alkyl, involves the step of reacting a compound of Formula V: with Tr-OH to produce a compound of Formula VI. The compounds of Formula VI are useful as intermediates in the manufacture of antibiotic agents. Methods of making compounds of Formula V, and intermediates made or used in the foregoing methods, are also described.

Abstract: The invention relates to substituted alcohol compounds of the formula (I): wherein X, R1, R2, R3, RN, R20 and RC are defined herein. The compounds are useful in the treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease and more specifically to compounds that are capable of inhibiting beta-secretase, an enzyme that cleaves amyloid precursor protein to produce amyloid beta peptide (A-beta), a major component of the amyloid plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's sufferers.

Abstract: Substituted imidazolylmethyl pyridine and pyrazine derivatives that bind to GABAA receptors are provided. Such compounds may be used to modulate ligand binding to GABAA receptors in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of central nervous system (CNS) disorders in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Compounds provided herein may be administered alone or in combination with one or more other CNS agents to potentiate the effects of the other CNS agent(s). Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating such disorders are provided, as are methods for using such ligands for detecting GABAA receptors (e.g., receptor localization studies).

Abstract: The present invention relates to certain substituted polyketides of formula I, wherein A, B, C, D, E, F and m are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds, and the use of said compounds in treating tumors.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an imidazole derivative represented by formula (1): wherein each of R1 and R2 represents an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, etc.; each of A, X1, and X2 represents N or CH; each of Y and Z represents O, S, etc.; each of R3, R4, and R5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, etc.; m is a number of 1 to 4; and n is a number of 0 to 4, or a salt thereof. The invention is also directed to a drug containing the derivative or the salt as an active ingredient. These compounds exert excellent effects of inhibiting production of NO and IL-6 and are useful for preventing or treating diseases induced by overproduction of NO and IL-6.

Abstract: Compound of general formula (I) in which Y is chosen from the following groups Y1 to Y3 (I*), the other substituents being as defined in the description, process for preparing this compound, fungicidal composition comprising this compound, method for treating plants by applying this compound or composition.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula I have activity as inhibitors of binding between VCAM-1 and cells expressing VLA-4 and are useful for treating disease whose symptoms and or damage are related to the binding of VCAM-1 to cells expressing VLA-4.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein R1, R2 and R3 are various substituent groups; and one of X1 and X2 is N or CR?, and the other is NR? or CHR? wherein R? is hydrogen, OH, C1-6alkyl, or C3-7cycloalkyl; or when one of X1 and X2 is N or CR? then the other may be S or O; and their use as pharmaceuticals.

Abstract: The invention provides fungicidal compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof wherein: R1 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbocyclyl or heterocyclyl, each of which may be substituted, or hydrogen; R2 and R3, which may be the same or different, are any group defined for R1; cyano; acyl; —ORa or —SRa, where Ra is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbocyclyl or heterocyclyl, each of which may be substituted; or R2 and R3, or R2 and R1, together with their interconnecting atoms may form a ring, which may be substituted; R4 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbocyclyl or heterocyclyl, each of which may be substituted; hydroxy; mercapto; azido; nitro; halogen; cyano; acyl; optionally substituted amino; cyanato; thiocyanato; —SF5; —ORa; —SRa or —Si(Ra)3; m is 0 to 3; when present R5, which may be the same or different to any other R5, is any group defined for R4; R6 is optionally substituted carbo- or heterocylclyl; and A is a defined linking group, or —A—R6 and R5 together with benzene ring M form an optionally substituted fused ri

Abstract: This invention relates to low molecular weight, non-peptidic, non-peptidomimetic, organic molecules that act as modulators of mammalian complement C5a receptors, preferably ones that act as high affinity C5a receptor ligands and also to such ligands that act as antagonists or inverse agonists of complement C5a receptors. Preferred compounds of the invention possess some or all of the following properties in that they are: 1) multi-aryl in structure, 2) heteroaryl in structure, 3) a pharmaceutically acceptable oral dose can provide a detectable in vitro effect, 4) comprise fewer than four or preferably no amide bonds, and 5) capable of inhibiting leukocyte chemotaxis at nanomolar or sub-nanomolar concentrations. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and the use of such compounds in treating a variety of inflammatory and immune system disorders. Additionally, this invention relates to the use such compounds as probes for the localization of C5a receptors.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel alkylene-tethered bis-nitroiminoimidazolidine compound having superior insecticidal activity. The nitroimino imidazolidine compound is a bis-[1-(pyridylmethyl)-2-nitroiminoimidazolidinyl)alkylene compound represented by chemical formula 1. In formula 1, Y represents an alkylene group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, —CH2CH?CHCH2—, —CH2C?CCH2—, —(CH2)3O(CH2)3—, —(CH2)3S(CH2)3—, X represents a pyridylmethyl group composed of and Z represents a halogen atom, CH3, or H.

Abstract: The invention provides sodium channel modulating compounds which are useful for treating diseases or conditions associated with sodium channel activity, such as neuropathic pain. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the present invention, as well as therapeutic methods comprising administering such a compound or salt to a mammal (e.g. a human).

Abstract: The invention relates to substituted polycyclic aryl and heteroaryl pyridone compounds useful as inhibitors of serine proteases of the coagulation cascade and compounds, compositions and methods for anticoagulant therapy for the treatment and prevention of a variety of thrombotic conditions including coronary artery and cerebrovascular diseases.

Abstract: A method of making a compound of Formula VI: wherein Tr is a triphenyl group; R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, and arylalkyl; R4 is C2-C6 alkyl, and R5 and R6 are each independently H or C1-C4 alkyl, involves the step of reacting a compound of Formula V: with Tr-OH to produce a compound of Formula VI. The compounds of Formula VI are useful as intermediates in the manufacture of antibiotic agents. Methods of making compounds of Formula V, and intermediates made or used in the foregoing methods, are also described.

Abstract: The present invention describes novel nitrosated and/or nitrosylated proton pump inhibitor compounds, and novel compositions comprising at least one proton pump inhibitor compound that is optionally substituted with at least one NO and/or NO2 group, and, optionally, at least one compound that donates, transfers, or releases nitric oxide, induces the production of endogenous nitric oxide or endothelium-derived relaxing factor, stimulates endogenous synthesis of nitric oxide or is a substrate for nitric oxide synthase, and/or at least one nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug, selective COX-2 inhibitor, antacid, bismuth-containing reagent, acid-degradable antibacterial compound, and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Novel benzamide compounds including their pharmaceutically acceptable isomers, salts, hydrates, solvates and prodrug derivatives having activity against mammalian factor Xa are described. Compositions containing such compounds are also described. The compounds and compositions are useful in vitro or in vivo for preventing or treating coagulation disorders.

Abstract: Imidazole compounds substituted directly, or by a bridge, with a heteroaryl moiety containing N adjacent to the point of connection of the heteroaryl, are mGluR5 modulators useful in the treatment of psychiatric and mood disorders such as, for example, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and panic, as well as in the treatment of pain, circadian rhythm disorders, and other diseases.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with compounds of formula the N-oxides, the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts and the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-6alkyl or aryl; R2 is hydrogen; optionally substituted C1-12alkyl; C3-7cycloalkyl; C2-8alkenyl, optionally substituted pyrrolidinyl or aryl; R3 is hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-6alkyl or aryl; Het is an optionally substituted unsaturated heterocycle selected from imidazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl and pyridinyl; is an optionally substituted unsaturated mono- or bicyclic heterocycle; and aryl is optionally substituted phenyl. The present invention also relates to processes for their preparation and compositions comprising said new compounds, as well as their use as a medicine.

Abstract: A compound of formula (I) 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following formula 1

Abstract: The present invention is related to compounds, their intermediates, processes for their preparation and use, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds. The novel compounds are useful in therapy, and in particular for the treatment of viral infection, particularly HIV infection.

Abstract: Compounds and their use as pharmaceuticals particularly as Raf kinase inhibitors for the treatment of neurotraumatic diseases, cancer, chronic neurodegeneration, pain, migraine and cardiac hypertrophy. Wherein X is O, CH2 CO, S or NH, or the moiety X—R1 is hydrogen; Y1 and Y2 independently represent CH or N; Ar is a mono- or fused bicyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic group which may be optionally substituted; one of X1 and X2 is selected from O, S or NR11 and the other is CH, wherein R11 is hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, aryl or arylC1-6alkyl.

Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of formula I 1

Abstract: Process for the preparation of 4-(imidazol-1-yl)benzenesulfonamide derivatives of formula 1, wherein R1 represents optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, which comprises treating a compound of formula II, wherein R1 has the same meaning defined in the formula I and But represents tert-butyl, with an acid. The 4-(imidazol-1-yl)benzenesulfonamide derivatives of formula I are useful as anti-inflammatory agents.

Abstract: Compounds and their use as pharmaceuticals particularly as Raf kinase inhibitors for the treatment of neurotraumatic diseases, cancer, chronic neurodegeneration, pain, migraine and cardiac hypertrophy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a group of novel 1H-imidazole derivatives, to methods for the preparation of these compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more of these compounds as an active component. These 1H-imidazole derivatives are potent cannabinoid-CB1 receptor agonists, partial agonists or antagonists, useful for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders, as well as and other diseases involving cannabinoid neurotransmission. The compounds have the general formula (I) wherein R and R1-R4 have the meanings given in the specification.

Abstract: The present invention provides 4-[1-Aryl-imidazol-4-ylethynyl]-2-alkyl-pyridine and 1-heteroaryl-imidazol-4-ylethynyl]-2-alkyl-pyridine derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for the treatment or prevention of disorders mediated in full or in part by metabotropic glutamate receptor 5. These disorders include, e.g. acute, traumatic and chronic degenerative processes of the nervous system, such as Alzheimer's disease, senile dementia, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis, psychiatric diseases, such as schizophrenia and anxiety, depression, pain and drug dependency.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: 1

Abstract: This invention provides 3-pyridyl imidazoles, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods of using these for treatment of cancer.

Abstract: The invention concerns novel azole or triazole derivatives of formula (I), wherein: X, Ar1, Ar3, A, R1, R5, R6, R7 and B are such as defined in the description, their preparation method and their use as antifungal medicines.

Abstract: Novel fused heteroaromatic compounds, including derivatives thereof, to intermediates for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their medicinal use are described. The compounds of the present invention are potent inhibitors of transforming growth factor (“TGF”)-&bgr; signaling pathway. They are useful in the treatment of various TGF-related disease states including, for example, cancer and fibrotic diseases.

Abstract: Pyridinium-Betain compounds of the general formula (A): 1

Abstract: The invention relates to novel imidazolamino compounds. Also disclosed are methods of treating cancer by using one of these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing one of these compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the potentiation of glutamate receptor function using certain sulphonamide derivatives. It also relates to novel sulphonamide derivatives, to processes for their preparation and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to sulfonamides, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use as antagonists of urotensin II.

Abstract: There are disclosed compounds of the formula 1

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) below, or pharmacologically acceptable salts, esters or other derivatives thereof: 1

Abstract: Compound of general formula (I) in which Y is chosen from the following groups Y1 to Y3 (I*), the other substituents being as defined in the description, process for preparing this compound, fungicidal composition comprising this compound, method for treating plants by applying this compound or composition.

Abstract: Derivatives of tetrahydropyridines (or 4-hydroxypiperidines)-butylazols of formula (I), wherein R1, R2 and R3, which are similar or different, represent each of them hydrogen, halogen, alkyl C1-C4, trifluoromethyl, hydroxyl, alkoxyl, or two adjacent radicals can form a ring; A is a C atom and the dotted line represents an additional bond, or A is a C atom joined to a hydroxyl group and the dotted line represents absence of additional bond; Z1 is N or CR4; Z2 is N or CR5; Z4 is N or CR7; and R4, R5, R6 and R7, which different, represent hydrogen, halogen, alkyl C3-C4, aryl or substituted aryl, or two adjacent radicals can form part of another ring. These derivatives are useful for the treatment of acute pain, neuropathic pain or nociceptive pain in mammals, including human beings.