Abstract: A personal care formulation comprising an active compound is operable to reduce the surface friction of hair fibres and promoting inter-fibre movement. The active compound is the reaction product of a fatty acid and a polyamine. The use of the active compound in a personal care formulation works as a friction modifier operable to reduce the surface friction of hair fibres. The invention extends to the active compound and a method of reducing hair-fibre surface friction.

Abstract: The invention describes pharmaceutical agents capable of crossing the blood brain barrier to protect against organophosphate pesticides and nerve agents or other electrophiles by reactivating inhibited cholinesterase (i.e., acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase) and other proteins in the peripheral and central nervous system.

Abstract: Aqueous hard surface cleaner compositions derived from metathesized natural oil feedstocks are disclosed. In one aspect, the compositions comprise at least one anionic surfactant derived from a metathesis-derived C10-C17 monounsaturated acid, 5 octadecene-1,18-dioic acid, or their ester derivatives. In another aspect, aqueous hard surface cleaners comprising at least one nonionic or amphoteric surfactant derived from a metathesis-derived C10-C17 monounsaturated acid, octadecene-1,18-dioic acid, or their ester derivatives are disclosed. The aqueous cleaners noted above rival or outperform commercial baselines in a Gardner straight-line washability test. Industrial degreasers comprising a C10 or C12 amide solvent and derived from a metathesis-derived C10-C17 monounsaturated acid are superior to commercial standards.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating nasal congestion through ophthalmic delivery. The provided compositions and methods utilize low concentrations of selective ?-2 adrenergic receptor agonists. The compositions preferably include brimonidine.

Abstract: Activators for heat-curing epoxy resin compositions, as well as use thereof in heat-curing epoxy resin compositions. These activators are distinguished by a good activation effect as well as good storage stability.

Abstract: An 'onium salt, e.g. a quaternary ammonium salt, of an anionic dye may be prepared by mixing an aqueous solution of a salt of the dye with a solution of a water-insoluble 'onium salt in an organic solvent, and separating a solution of the 'onium salt of the anionic dye in the organic solvent from the residual aqueous solution.

Abstract: The present invention provides (I) a method of manufacturing a triphenylmethane colorant that can suppress the sub-reactions in conversion to a sulfonamide and is industrially advantageous, (II) a colorant compound that has both excellent spectral characteristics and a high solubility relative to organic solvents or polymers as a coloring agent to be used in color filters and (III) a blue resist composition for use in a color filter that shows a high lightness and an excellent hue particularly for blue color and can be used to display an image that is excellent in terms of spectral characteristics and contrast.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a product of reaction between a primary and/or secondary amine and one or more active ingredients. By the present invention, there is provided a release of the active component over a longer period of time than by the use of the active itself.

Abstract: Oxidized and maleated derivative compositions, such as chemically modified oxidized and maleated tall oil fatty acid compositions, can be prepared and used in a variety of industrial applications, including as emulsifiers, corrosion inhibitors, concrete admixtures, and in reverse flotation mining applications.

Abstract: and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, wherein X1, X2, X3, Y1, Y2 and R are described herein inhibit the interaction of MDM2 protein with a p53-like peptide and hence have anti proliferative activity.

Abstract: An 'onium salt, e.g. a quaternary ammonium salt, of an anionic dye maybe prepared by mixing an aqueous solution of a salt of the dye with a solution of a water-insoluble 'onium salt in an organic solvent, and separating a solution of the 'onium salt of the anionic dye in the organic solvent from the residual aqueous solution.

Abstract: An improved process for preparing arylethanoldiamines is described. Compounds of this type are known to be useful as agonists at a typical beta-adrenoceptors (also known as beta-3-adrenoceptors).

Abstract: The present invention provides bradykinin-B1 antagonists of the formula in which A, Ar, G, Q, R1 and R4 are as defined in claim 1, their enantiomers, their diastereomers, their mixtures and their salts, in particular their physiologically acceptable salts with organic or inorganic acids or bases having useful properties, their preparation, medicaments comprising the pharmacologically effective compounds, their preparation and their use.

Abstract: The invention relates to new diphenylurea having the formula (I) or a salt thereof, where Y is C?O, C?S, C?NH, (C?O)2 or SO2; and to processes for the preparation of these compounds and to their use in the treatment of protozoal diseases and to diseases where the inhibition of intracellular protein-degradation pathways is of benefit.

Abstract: Compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof are disclosed. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of Alpha-1A mediated diseases or conditions such as urinary incontinence.

Abstract: Compounds of the Formula: where R1-R6 are those defined herein and methods for producing the same. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a Compound of Formula I and methods for their use as therapeutic agents.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein R, Ar, A, n, R1 and R2 are defined herein. These compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAA brain receptors or prodrugs of agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAA brain receptors and are therefore useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, depression, Down Syndrome, sleep and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine drugs and for enhancement of memory. Pharmaceutical compositions, including packaged pharmaceutical compositions, are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for making and a method for using a corrosion inhibitor composition to reduce the corrosion rate of a metal by a fluid containing a corrosion agent. The corrosion inhibitor composition comprises at least a quaternized compound. Examples of the quaternized compound are quaternized imino imidazolines and quaternized amido imidazolines.

Abstract: Methods for treating conditions associated with hyperglycemia, especially Type II diabetes, with novel naphthylsulfonic acids and related compounds. These compounds, as single stereoisomers or mixtures of stereoisomers, or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, are useful in methods of stimulating the kinase activity of the insulin receptor, enhancing the activation of the insulin receptor by insulin, and stimulating the uptake of glucose into cells. A variety of antidiabetic compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antidiabetic compounds are also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided are an anti-inflammatory agent containing, as an active ingredient, at least one selected from amino acid derivatives represented by formula (I) wherein Ar represents an optionally substituted 2-hydroxyaryl group, n is 0 or 1, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a side chain of an &agr;-amino acid or &bgr;-amino acid, X represents —O— or —NH—, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a group that forms, together with R2 and an adjacent atoms, a cyclic structure of pyroglutamic acid, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group having from 2 to 22 carbon atoms, and salts thereof, and toiletries or skin external products containing the same. The anti-inflammatory agent of the invention inhibits expression of an inflammatory protein and activation of a gene transcription control factor that participates therein, and exhibits a good feeling upon use and a safety.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for making and a method for using a corrosion inhibitor composition to reduce the corrosion rate of a metal by a fluid containing a corrosion agent. The corrosion inhibitor composition comprises at least a quaternized compound having a substituted diethylamino moiety. Examples of the quaternized compound having a substituted diethylamino moiety are quaternized diacrylamino imidazolines.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for making and a method for using a corrosion inhibitor composition to reduce the corrosion rate of a metal by a fluid containing a corrosion agent. The corrosion inhibitor composition comprises at least a quaternized compound. Examples of the quaternized compound are quaternized imino imidazolines and quaternized amido imidazolines.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel diphenylimidazolines of the formula (I) in which Ar1, Ar2 and R are each as defined in the description, and a plurality of processes for their preparation and to their use for controlling animal pests.

Abstract: An electrolyte composition comprising a compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R represents a substituent containing a —(CR1R2—CR3R4—O)n— bond (in which R1 to R4 are independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, n being an integer of 2 to 20); Q represents an atomic group forming an aromatic cation having a 5- or 6-membered ring structure with a nitrogen atom, which may have a substituent; and X− represents an anion. A photoelectric conversion device comprising the electrolyte composition and a photo-electrochemical cell composed thereof are also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula 1 R1—O—(A—O)x—(CH2)y—R2  (1) in which R1 is branched or straight-chain C4-C30-alkyl, C4-C30-alkenyl or C4-C30-alkylaryl, A is C2-C4-alkylene, x is an integer from 1 to 100, y is 1, 2, 3 or 4 and R2 is a radical selected from structures of the formulae 2 and 3 —CO—NR3R4  (2) in which one of the radicals R3 and R4 is a hydrocarbon chain which has at least one free NH or NH2 group and the other radical is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon chain which has at least one free NH or NH2 group and R5 is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon chain which has at least one free NH or NH2 group.

Abstract: 1,3-diazolino and 1,3-diazolidino heterocycle derivatives useful as nitric oxide synthase inhibitors.

Abstract: Substituted imidazolidine derivatives of the formula I, in which B, E, W, Y, R, R2, R3, R30, e and h have the meanings indicated in the claims. The compounds of the formula I are valuable pharmaceutical active compounds, which are suitable, for example, for the therapy of inflammatory disorders, for example of rheumatoid arthritis, or of allergic disorders. The compounds of the formula I are inhibitors of the adhesion and migration of leucocytes and/or antagonists of the adhesion receptor VLA-4 belonging to the integrins group. They are generally suitable for the therapy or prophylaxis of illnesses which are caused by an undesired extent of leucocyte adhesion and/or leucocyte migration or are associated therewith, or in which cell-cell or cell-matrix interactions which are based on interactions of VLA-4 receptors with their ligands play a part.

Abstract: Methods for introducing nucleic acids into mammalian cells are provided which use imidazolium lipids. The imidazolium lipids have the formula: wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent a C8-C24 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon chain, uninterrupted or interrupted by from 1 to 3 heteroatom moieties selected from —O—, —S—, —NH— and —NR—; X represents —CH2—, —O—, —S—, —NH— or —NR—; wherein R is a lower alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; n is an integer of from 1 to 2; and A− is an anion.

Abstract: Amphoteric derivatives of aliphatic polyamines, such as diethylenetriamine or triethylenetetramine reacted with long chain fatty acids, esters or triglycerides from various natural or synthetic sources are effective in the softening/texture modification of substrates such as paper, textiles, human skin surfaces and hair tresses, as well as in applications for metal working and lubrication. The polyamines are first reacted with fatty acids, esters or triglycerides derived from various animal, vegetable or synthetic sources ranging in molecular distribution from butyric through erucic acids (e.g. milkfat, soy bean oil, rapeseed oil) to form polyamines or imidazolines; they are then further reacted with unsaturated or halogenated carboxylic acids, carboxylated epoxy compounds or acid anhydrides (e.g. acrylic acid, itaconic acid, chloroacetic acid, maleic anhydrides octadecenyl anhydride) to form the various amphoteric structures.