Abstract: The invention relates to novel arylpyrroline compounds of formula (I) which having excellent insecticidal activity and which can thus be used as an insecticide is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a carbon nanotube comprising positive and/or negative charges, the charges being carried by at least one charge-carrying group, the charge carrying group being covalently bound to the surface of the carbon nanotube, for the manufacture of a complex between the carbon nanotube and at least one charged molecule, the bond between the carbon nanotube and the charged molecule being essentially electrostatic, and the charged molecule comprising at least one negative charge if the carbon nanotube comprises positive charges and/or at least one positive charge if the carbon nanotube comprises negative charges.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel class of 4-carboxybenzylamino derivatives. The 4-carboxybenzylamino compounds can be used to treat cancer. The 4-carboxybenzylamino compounds can also inhibit histone deacetylase and are suitable for use in selectively inducing terminal differentiation, and arresting cell growth and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the compounds of the present invention are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The compounds of the invention may also be useful in the prevention and treatment of TRX-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel analogs of choline and methods of use or treatment of neurodegenerative disorders and/or conditions such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington disease, Alzheimer's disease and related disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal muscular atrophy, Friedrich's ataxia, Pick's disease, Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome, Refsom's disease, retinal degeneration, Cruetzfelt-Jacob syndrome or prion disease (mad cow disease), dementia with Lewy bodies, schizophrenia, paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration and neurodegenerative conditions caused by stroke. The present compounds are effective to treat any neurological condition where acetylcholine transmission neurons and their target cells are affected.

Abstract: Antibacterial compounds of formula I are provided: As well as stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of treating bacterial infections by the administration of such compounds; and processes for the preparation of the compounds.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) wherein the variables are defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods for treatment using the same.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula (I). The invention also relates to the use of a compound of the formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a medical disorder susceptible to treatment with a dopamine D3 receptor ligand. The invention also relates to the use of a compound of the formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a medical disorder susceptible to treatment with a dopamine D3 receptor ligand.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) are effective in the treatment of a microbial infection.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods related to drug development. The methods typically include steps whereby two chemical fragments are identified as binding to a target protein and subsequently the two chemical fragments are joined to create a new chemical entity that binds to the target protein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to nitro-containing heterocyclic or ring-opening nitrogenous compounds of formula (A), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, Y, Z, and W are as defined in the specification. The present invention discloses the preparation and the uses of a novel insecticide. Said compound and the derivatives thereof have high insecticidal activity to farm insects including homoptera and Lepidoptera pests, such as aphis, fulgorides, aleyrodids, leafhopper, commom thrips, cotton bollworm, cabbage caterpillar, cabbage moth, cotton leafworm, armyworn and so on.

Abstract: There is provided a novel pest control agent, particularly an insecticide or miticide. A substituted dihydroazole compound of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof: where A1, A2, A3 and A4 are independently C—Y or N, A5 is —CH2—, etc., G1 is a benzene ring, etc., G2 is G2-1, G2-6, G2-9, etc., X is a halogen atom, C1-2haloalkyl, etc., Z is methyl, —NH2, etc., R1 is —C(O)R1a, etc., R1a is C1-4alkyl, etc., R2 is H, C1-4alkyl, etc., R3 is C1-2haloalkyl, etc., R4 is H, cyano, methyl, etc., m is an integer of 1, 2, 3, etc., n is an integer of 0 or 1; and a pest control agent comprising the compound or the salt thereof.

Abstract: a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof: wherein X and Y are independently NR5 or O; W and Z are independently a bond or (CH2)mCH(R7)(CH2)n; m=0-1, n=0-2; R is hydrogen or halogen; R1 and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen halogen, CF3, CN, OR8, NR9R10, NR9COR11, NR9SO2R11 or C1-6 alkyl optionally substituted by hydroxyl, C1-6 alkoxy or NR9R10; R3 is hydrogen, halogen, CF3, CN, OR8, SR8 or SO2R11; R4 is hydrogen, halogen, CF3, OR9, NR9R10, NR9COR11, NR9SO2R11 or C1-6 alkyl optionally substituted by hydroxyl, C1-6 alkoxy or NR9R10; R5 is hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl optionally substituted by hydroxyl, C1-6 alkoxy or NR9R10; R6 is hydrogen, fluorine, C1-6 alkyl, or C1-6 alkoxy; R6 is hydrogen, fluorine, C1-6 alkyl, or C1-6 alkoxy; R7 is hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, phenyl or C1-3 alkylphenyl wherein said phenyl groups are optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, C1-6 alkyl, CF3, OCF3 or OR9; R8 is hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl optionally substitut

Abstract: Diastereomeric pyrrolidine compounds and methods of preparation, as can be used en route to the preparation of a range of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined in claim 1 or a salt or N-oxide thereof and their use in methods for the control and/or prevention of fungal infection, particularly in plants.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel beta-secretase inhibitors and methods for their use, including methods of treating of Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel carboxamide compounds and their use for the manufacture of a medicament. The carboxamide compounds are inhibitors of calpain (calcium dependant cysteine proteases). The invention therefore also relates to the use of these carboxamide compounds for treating a disorder associated with an elevated calpain activity. The carboxamide compounds are compounds of the general formula I in which R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R4, Q, Y, A and X have the meanings mentioned in the claims and the description, the tautomers thereof and the pharmaceutically suitable salts thereof. In particular, the compounds have the general formula Ia and Ib in which R1, r, R2b, R3a, R3b, R4, Y and X have the meanings mentioned in the claims, including the tautomers thereof and the pharmaceutically suitable salts thereof.

Abstract: The invention concerns compounds of general formula (I): Wherein n, X1, X2, X3, X4, Y, Z, Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4 are as defined herein. The invention also concerns a process for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) and their therapeutic use.

Abstract: Radiolabeled 2-amino-4-alkyl-6-(haloalkyl)pyridine compounds are disclosed. In some aspects, the compounds bind to inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) with high specificity. In some configurations, a compound comprising a radioisotope can be used for diagnostic imaging of iNOS distribution in a mammalian subject such as a human, using a scanning method such as positron emission tomography (PET scanning). Methods of synthesis of the compounds are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention includes compounds of pyridinium salts and methods of their use for industrial uses. The present invention also relates to methods of controlling fungi and/or bacteria. The present invention may also be used to control insects.

Abstract: The present invention provides active compounds for modulating nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and methods of making the same. The methods of preparing the active compounds utilize different intermediate compounds.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds of formula I: where RA and RB are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of formula I are serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of 11-?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 enzyme and their use in treatment of non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, central nervous system disorders, and diseases and conditions that are related to excessive glucocorticoids.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds that act as selective agents to protect against unintentional cell death or tissue damage and can relieve side effects of cancer treatment such as, for example, oral mucositis, hair loss, diarrhea due to damage to the gastrointestinal epithelium, and myelosuppression. In addition, these compounds can be used to prevent premature cell death when the cell death is caused by signals from damaged cells, for example, signals generated as the result of a traumatic incident or an ischemic episode.

Abstract: A serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor of the formula: its uses, and methods for its preparation are described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1, antagonists of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The compounds of the invention can be useful in the treatment of various diseases associated with expression or activity of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 and/or diseases associated with aldosterone excess.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound represented by the following formula (I), which has a glucagon antagonistic action and is useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes and the like, a compound represented by wherein ring A is an optionally substituted benzene ring and the like; Y is a nitrogen atom and the like; X is —O— and the like; R4 is a hydrogen atom and the like; R5 and R6 are each independently a hydrogen atom and the like; R1 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group and the like; R2 is a hydrogen atom and the like; and R3 is —(CH2)3—COOH and the like, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a use of a specific alpha-arylmethoxyacrylate derivative, or its pharmacologically acceptable salt or solvate for preventing and treating metabolic bone diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to certain biphenyl sulfonamide derivatives of Formula (Ia) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the histamine H3-receptor. Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are directed to methods useful in the treatment of histamine H3-associated disorders, such as, cognitive disorders, epilepsy, brain trauma, depression, obesity, disorders of sleep and wakefulness such as narcolepsy, shift-work syndrome, drowsiness as a side effect from a medication, maintenance of vigilance to aid in completion of tasks and the like, cataplexy, hypersomnia, somnolence syndrome, jet lag, sleep apnea and the like, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), schizophrenia, allergies, allergic responses in the upper airway, allergic rhinitis, nasal congestion, dementia, Alzheimer's disease and the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormal serum uric acid level which has a uricosuric activity or the like. The present invention relates to 5-membered heterocyclic derivatives represented by the following general formula (I) having xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities and useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormality of serum uric acid level, prodrugs thereof, or salts thereof.

Abstract: The invention is directed to arylpyrrolidines compounds which exhibit excellent insecticidal efficacy and which may be used as in the agrochemical field or in the field of veterinary medicine. The compounds are represented by formula (I): wherein the respective substituents are defined in the specification.

Abstract: Methods of alkylating target compounds are disclosed. The alkylating agent can be radiolabelled. In some instances, the alkylating agent is synthesized and then reacted with a target compound without an intervening purification step. The method comprises a) synthesizing an alkylating agent having the formula: X—(CR1R2)aCR3R4-LG wherein, a is 0, 1, 2 or 3, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently H, X or alkyl, X is a halogen or a label, with the proviso that at least one X is a halogen, LG is a leaving group; and b) directly reacting said alkylating agent with a target compound comprising an alkylation reactive group under conditions suitable for the alkylation of said target compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides an amino-pyridine compound of formula I The present invention also provides methods for the use thereof to inhibit ?-secretase (BACE) and treat ?-amyloid deposits and neurofibrillary tangles.

Abstract: Organozinc compounds of the type R1—Ar1—ZnY (1) can be reacted with different functionalized aryl halides R2—Ar2—X (2) in the presence of catalytic amounts of Ni or Fe in a polar solvent or solvent mixture to form polyfunctional biaryles of the type R1—Ar1—Ar2—R2 (3). Organozinc compounds of the type (1) can be represented by the transmetallation reaction of functionalized aryl magnesium halides or lithium aryl compounds with e.g. ZnBr2.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide compounds of formula (I) or their pharmacologically acceptable salts or solvates wherein A represents aryl while R1 represents a five- or six-membered monocyclic heterocyclic group, or A represents a four- to six-membered monocyclic heterocyclic group while R1 represents aryl or a five- or six-membered monocyclic heterocyclic group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or C1-6 alkyl; R3 represents C1-6 alkyl or C3-6 cycloalkyl-C1-4 alkyl; R4, R5, and R6 represent a hydrogen atom; R7 represents C1-6 alkyl; and m is 1 to 3. The compounds are novel lincosamide derivatives that have a potent activity against resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. Further, the compounds are usable as antimicrobial agents and are useful for preventing or treating bacterial infectious diseases.

Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims a series of substituted N-phenyl-bipyrrolidine carboxamides of formula (I). Wherein R, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as described herein. More specifically, the compounds of this invention are modulators of H3 receptors and are, therefore, useful as pharmaceutical agents, especially in the treatment and/or prevention of a variety of diseases modulated by H3 receptors including diseases associated with the central nervous system. Additionally, this invention also discloses methods of preparation of substituted N-phenyl-bipyrrolidine carboxamides and intermediates therefor.

Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims a series of substituted N-phenyl-pyrrolidinylmethylpyrrolidine amides of formula (I). Wherein R, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as described herein. More specifically, the compounds of this invention are modulators of H3 receptors and are, therefore, useful as pharmaceutical agents, especially in the treatment and/or prevention of a variety of diseases modulated by H3 receptors including diseases associated with the central nervous system. Additionally, this invention also discloses methods of preparation of substituted pyrrolidinylmethylpyrrolidine amides and intermediates therefor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compound represented by the formula (I) below and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. This compound is useful for treatment of obesity, diabetes and the like. [In the formula (I), Ar represents a benzene ring or the like; X1 represents a nitrogen atom, a sulfur atom or the like; R1 represents an aryl group or the like; X2 represents a group represented by the following formula (II): (wherein R4 and R5 respectively represent a lower alkyl group or the like, and m represents a number of 2-4) or the like; one of X and Y represents an oxygen atom and the other represents a sulfanyl group or the like; and X3-X6 respectively represent —CH—, a nitrogen atom or the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides an immune response modifier (IRM) composition that includes an IRM moiety and a second active moiety covalently linked to the IRM moiety, wherein the covalent link comprises a labile bond directly attached to the IRM moiety.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions containing organic compounds or salts thereof that serve as modulators for the SDF-1 or I-TAC chemokines are disclosed. The compounds and compositions are useful in the treatment of cancer, especially in the inhibition of cancer proliferation, growth, and metastasis. Methods of interfering with SDF-1 and/or I-TAC binding to the CCXCKR2 receptor and treating cancer using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new substituted thiophene-2-carboxylic acid amides of general formula wherein A, and R1 to R8c are defined as in claim 1, the tautomers, the enantiomers, the diastereomers, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids or bases, which have valuable properties.

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: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof. The compound of the present invention has a glucokinase activity, and is useful as a medicament such as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes, obesity and the like, and the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new pyrrolidinyl modulating nicotinic acetylcholine receptor compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: Novel vinylazacycloalkane compounds of Formula (I) are disclosed. The compounds are ligands of various nAChRs. The compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can be used to prepare pharmaceutical compositions and/or medicaments intended to prevent or treat disorders associated with dysfunction of nAChRs, especially within the central nervous system or the gastrointestinal system. Examples of types of disorders that can be treated include neurodegenerative disorders, including central nervous system disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, cognitive disorders, motor disorders such as Parkinson's disease, drug addiction, behavioral disorders and inflammatory disorders within the gastrointestinal system. The compounds can also serve as analgesics in the treatment of acute, chronic or recurrent pain.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new substituted pyrrolidinones of general formula wherein A, X, B and R1 to R9 are defined as in claim 1, the tautomers, the enantiomers, the diastereomers, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids or bases, which have valuable properties.

Abstract: Compounds having the formula I wherein R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R3c, R4, R5 and p are as defined herein are Hepatitis C virus NS5b polymerase inhibitors. Also disclosed are compositions and methods for treating an HCV infection and inhibiting HCV replication.

Abstract: The invention relates to (pyrrolidin-2-yl)phenyl derivatives having the general Formula I wherein R1 is (C1-4)alkyl, halo(C1-4)alkyl, (C1-4)alkyloxy, or halo(C1-4)alkyloxy; R2 is H, (C1-4)alkyl, halo(C1-4)alkyl, (C1-4)alkyloxy, halo(C1-4)alkyloxy or halogen; R3 is H, (C1-4)alkyl or halo(C1-4)alkyl; R4 is H, (C1-4)alkyl or halo(C1-4)alkyl; R5 is H, (C1-4)alkyl or halo-(C1-4)-alkyl; or R4 and R5, when bonded to the same carbon atom, can together with the carbon atom form a spiro(C3-6)cycloalkyl group, optionally substituted with halogen; R6 is H, (C1-4)alkyl, halo(C1-4)alkyl, (C1-4)alkyloxy, halo(C1-4)alkyloxy or halogen; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, as well as to the use of these (pyrrolidin-2-yl)phenyl derivatives for the treatment of pain, such as neuropathic pain or inflammatory pain.

Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula (I) (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound or prodrug thereof) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa and/or thrombin, as well as a process for its preparation and intermediates therefor. An example of a compound of formula (I) is (a).

Abstract: The present application relates to calcium channel inhibitors containing compounds of formula (I) wherein Ar1, Ar2, L1, L2, n, R1, R4, X and Y are as defined in the specification. The present application also relates to compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions.

Abstract: The present invention discloses novel compounds of Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which have histamine-H3 receptor antagonist or inverse agonist activity, as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I as well as methods of using these compositions to treat obesity, cognitive deficiencies, narcolepsy, and other histamine H3 receptor-related diseases.