Ring Nitrogen Is Shared By Two Of The Cyclos Patents (Class 548/428)
  • Patent number: 11555015
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain compounds of Formula (Ia) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which exhibit useful pharmacological properties, for example, as agonists of the S1P1 receptor: Also provided by the present invention are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the invention, and methods of using the compounds and compositions of the invention in the treatment of S1P1 receptor-associated disorders, for example, a disease or disorder mediated by lymphocytes, an autoimmune disease or disorder, an inflammatory disease or disorder, an inflammatory skin disease or disorder, cancer, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, transplant rejection, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis, type I diabetes, and acne, microbial infections or diseases and viral infections or diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Abu J. M. Sadeque, Daniel J. Buzard
  • Patent number: 10155775
    Abstract: The present application relates to a substituted amino six-membered saturated heteroalicycle represented by formula I as a long-acting DPP-IV inhibitor, a method for preparing the same, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and a use of the same in treating and/or preventing diseases and disorders benefitting from DPP-IV inhibition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignees: Centaurus Biopharma Co., Ltd., Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lianyungang Runzhong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinhe Xu, Yu Shen, Dengming Xiao, Hong Luo, Yong Peng, Yongxin Han, Aiming Zhang, Ling Yang
  • Patent number: 9376446
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards emissive dendrimer compositions, luminescence-based pixels, luminescence-based sub-pixels, and associated methods with an emissive dendrimer having various structures as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Zhang-Lin Zhou, Gary Gibson, Lihua Zhao
  • Patent number: 9260434
    Abstract: Presently provided are IDO inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; treating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer; and treating immunosupression associated with an infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: NewLink Genetics Corporation
    Inventors: Mario Mautino, Sanjeev Kumar, Jesse Waldo, Firoz Jaipuri, Tanay Kesharwani, Xiaoxia Zhang
  • Patent number: 9085581
    Abstract: The present invention relates to salts, processes, and process intermediates useful in the preparation of (R)-2-(9-chloro -7-(4-isopropoxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyloxy)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indol-1-yl)acetic acid of Formula (Ia), salts, and crystalline forms thereof. The compound (R)-2-(9-chloro-7-(4-isopropoxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyloxy)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indol-1-yl)acetic acid has been identified as an S1P1 receptor modulator that is useful in the treatment of S1P1 receptor-associated disorders, for example, diseases and disorders mediated by lymphocytes, transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases and disorders, inflammatory diseases and disorders (e.g., acute and chronic inflammatory conditions), cancer, and conditions characterized by an underlying defect in vascular integrity or that are associated with angiogenesis such as may be pathologic (e.g., as may occur in inflammation, tumor development, and atherosclerosis).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Jones, Daniel J. Buzard, Tawfik Gharbaoui, Benjamin R. Johnson, Michelle Kasem, Thomas O. Schrader, Scott Stirn
  • Patent number: 9067946
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for chemically synthesizing naturally-occurring alkaloids, for example, Flindersia alkaloids, and their analogs and derivatives. Generally, the precursor borrerine is synthesized from tryptamine in the presence of an alkylating agent, an acylating agent and a reducing agent and dimerized in the presence of an acid, for example, tetrafluoroacetic acid, hydrochloric acid or acetic acid to yield the products. Analog and derivative compounds are produced by derivatizing one or more of the tryptamine, alkylating agent or acylating agent. Also provided are the synthetic alkaloids and derivatives and analogs thereof produced by the synthetic methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: University of Houston System
    Inventors: Jeremy A May, Ravikrishna Vallakati
  • Publication number: 20150094304
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: SARA SABINA HADIDA RUAH, PETER DIEDERIK JAN GROOTENHUIS, FREDRICK F. VAN GOOR, JINGLAN ZHOU, BRIAN RICHARD BEAR, MARK THOMAS MILLER, JASON MC CARTNEY, MEHDI MICHEL DJAMEL NUMA
  • Patent number: 8912199
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sara S. Hadida Ruah, Peter D. J. Grootenhuis, Fredrick Van Goor, Jinglan Zhou, Brian Bear, Mark T. Miller, Jason McCartney, Mehdi Michel Jamel Numa, Xiaoqing Yang
  • Patent number: 8871798
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to compounds of formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X and Y have the meanings denoted in the disclosure. The compounds of formula I have antithrombotic activity and in particular inhibit the protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). The disclosure further relates to a method for producing the compound of formula I and to the use thereof as a pharmaceutical product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Karl Schoenafinger, Henning Steinhagen, Bodo Scheiper, Uwe Heinelt, Volkmar Herrmann, Matthias Herrmann
  • Patent number: 8835632
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides dyes having an improved photostability, biosensors comprising such dyes, and methods of use thereof, including methods for detecting target molecules in a sample under test and for live-cell imaging. The dyes can include a binding member, including a biomolecule or fragments thereof, which can interact with target molecules of interest and can be specific to a given conformational state or covalent modification, e.g., phosphorylation, of the target molecule. The presently disclosed dyes can be used for detecting changes in the binding, conformational change, or posttranslational modification of the target molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Klaus Hahn, Alexei Toutchkine
  • Patent number: 8771840
    Abstract: Provided are a heterocyclic compound which emits blue light and is represented by General Formula (G1) below, and a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, an electronic device and a lighting device which are formed using the heterocyclic compound represented by General Formula (G1) below. The use of the heterocyclic compound represented by General Formula (G1) makes it possible to provide a light-emitting element which has high emission efficiency, and also a light-emitting device, an electronic device and a lighting device which have reduced power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Suzuki, Tsunenori Suzuki, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 8710092
    Abstract: Provided herein are substituted indolo[4,3-fg]quinolines of Formula (I) and (II) where R1-R6 and R13 are as defined in the specification and pharmaceutical compositions thereof which are useful in treating, preventing, or ameliorating a variety of medical disorders such as, for example, migraine. In other embodiments, provided herein are methods of agonizing receptors such as, for example, the 5-HT1D and or 5-HT1B receptor using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein. In still other embodiments, provided herein are methods of antagonizing or inhibiting activity at receptors such as, for example, the 5-HT2B receptor using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein. In still other embodiments, provided herein are methods of regulating serotonin transport using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Map Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jian Zhang, Robert O. Cook, Thomas A. Armer, Sergey Alexandrovich Kosarev, Dejian Xie
  • Publication number: 20140073623
    Abstract: The invention provides tricyclic sulfonamide compounds and their use in treating medical disorders, such as obesity. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making various tricyclic compounds are provided. The compounds are contemplated to have activity against methionyl aminopeptidase 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Zafgen, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan Mary Cramp, Hazel Joan Dyke, Thomas David Pallin, Robert Zahler
  • Patent number: 8598181
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sara S. Hadida Ruah, Peter D. J. Grootenhuis, Fredrick Van Goor, Jinglan Zhou, Brian Bear, Mark T. Miller, Jason McCartney, Mehdi Michel Jamel Numa, Xiaoqing Yang
  • Patent number: 8513292
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrrolidine-2,5-dione compounds, and methods of preparation of these compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising pyrrolidine-2,5-dione compounds. The present invention provides methods of treating a cell proliferative disorder, such as a cancer, by administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound or pyrrolidine-2,5-dione compound of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: ArQule, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Westlund, Jason Hill, Mark A. Ashwell, Nivedita Namdev, Jianqiang Wang, Syed Ali
  • Publication number: 20130190511
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for chemically synthesizing naturally-occurring alkaloids, for example, Flindersia alkaloids, and their analogs and derivatives. Generally, the precursor borrerine is synthesized from tryptamine in the presence of an alkylating agent, an acylating agent and a reducing agent and dimerized in the presence of an acid, for example, tetrafluoroacetic acid, hydrochloric acid or acetic acid to yield the products. Analog and derivative compounds are produced by derivatizing one or more of the tryptamine, alkylating agent or acylating agent. Also provided are the synthetic alkaloids and derivatives and analogs thereof produced by the synthetic methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Jeremy A. May, Ravikrishna Vallakati
  • Publication number: 20130184307
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain substituted tricyclic acid derivatives of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which exhibit useful pharmacological properties, for example, as agonists of the S1P1 receptor. Also provided by the present invention are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the invention, and methods of using the compounds and compositions of the invention in the treatment of S1P1-associated disorders, for example, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, transplant rejection, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis, type I diabetes, acne, myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, hypertensive nephropathy, glomerulosclerosis, gastritis, polymyositis, thyroiditis, vitiligo, hepatitis, biliary cirrhosis, microbial infections and associated diseases, viral infections and associated diseases, diseases and disorders mediated by lymphocytes, auto immune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8415484
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain substituted tricyclic acid derivatives of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which exhibit useful pharmacological properties, for example, as agonists of the S1P1 receptor. Also provided by the present invention are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the invention, and methods of using the compounds and compositions of the invention in the treatment of S1P1-associated disorders, for example, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, transplant rejection, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis, type I diabetes, acne, myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, hypertensive nephropathy, glomerulosclerosis, gastritis, polymyositis, thyroiditis, vitiligo, hepatitis, biliary cirrhosis, microbial infections and associated diseases, viral infections and associated diseases, diseases and disorders mediated by lymphocytes, auto immune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Jones, Daniel J. Buzard, Andrew M. Kawasaki, Sun Hee Kim, Lars Thoresen, Juerg Lehmann, Xiuwen Zhu
  • Patent number: 8410130
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a series of bis(hydroxymethyl) and its bis(carbamate) of 8H-3a-azacyclopenta[a]indene-1-yl and 5,10-dihydropyrrolo-[1,2-b]isoquinolines derivatives (Formula I-Formula IV) as DNA di-alkylating agents. The preliminary antitumor studies indicated that compounds disclosed herein could exhibit potent cytotoxicity in vitro and antitumor therapeutic efficacy in human tumor xenografts and could have little or no cross-resistance to either Taxol or Vinblastine. The results demonstrated that compounds disclosed herein possess potent antitumor therapeutic efficacy and are expected to have potential for clinical applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Academia Sinica
    Inventors: Tsann-Long Su, Ting-Chao Chou
  • Publication number: 20120329848
    Abstract: The present invention relates to salts, processes, and process intermediates useful in the preparation of (R)-2-(9-chloro-7-(4-isopropoxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyloxy)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indol-1-yl)acetic acid of Formula (Ia), salts, and crystalline forms thereof. The compound (R)-2-(9-chloro-7-(4-isopropoxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyloxy)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indol-1-yl)acetic acid has been identified as an S1P1 receptor modulator that is useful in the treatment of S1P1 receptor-associated disorders, for example, diseases and disorders mediated by lymphocytes, transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases and disorders, inflammatory diseases and disorders (e.g., acute and chronic inflammatory conditions), cancer, and conditions eases characterized by an underlying defect in vascular integrity or that are associated with angiogenesis such as may be pathologic (e.g., as may occur in inflammation, tumor development, and atherosclerosis).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: ARENA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert M. Jones, Daniel J. Buzard, Tawfik Gharbaoui, Benjamin R. Johnson, Michelle Kasem, Thomas O. Schrader, Scott Stirn
  • Patent number: 8334300
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel C2-phenyl-substituted cyclic ketoenols of the formula (I) in which W, X, Y, Z and CKE are as defined in the description, to processes for their preparation and to their use as pesticides and herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellshaft
    Inventors: Michael Ruther, Hermann Hagemann, Udo Schneider, Markus Dollinger, Peter Dahmen, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Reiner Fischer, Alan Graff, Thomas Bretschneider, Christophe Erdelen, Mark Wilhelm Drewes, Dieter Feucht, Folker Lieb
  • Patent number: 8222425
    Abstract: The present application describes organic compounds that are useful for the treatment, prevention and/or amelioration of human diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Shawn D. Britt, Lech Andrzej Ciszewski, Jiping Fu, Subramanian Karur, Yugang Liu, Peichao Lu, David Thomas Parker, Mahavir Prashad, Prakash Raman, Pascal Rigollier, Mohindra Seepersaud, Aregahegn Yifru, Rui Zheng
  • Patent number: 8178687
    Abstract: Pyrroloindoles of formula (I) are provided wherein Het is an aromatic or partially unsaturated, monocyclic or bicyclic heterocycle containing between 1 and 4 heteroatoms N, O or S, optionally substituted by R1 or R?1 which are the same or different; R is X-(A-B)n-CONH2, X-(A-B)n-O—CONH2, X-(A-B)n-NH—CONH2, X—(CH2)m-heterocycloalkyl, X(CH2)m-aryl and X—(CH2)m-heteroaryl wherein X is —O—C(O), —NH—C(O), NH—CS, —NH—CO—CH2-O—; —NH—COCH2-S—CH2-CO—NH—; —NH—CO—(CH2)2-SO2-; and —NH—CO—CH2-N(CH3)-CO—; A and B are the same or different and are each independently a single bond, CH2, CH-alkyl, and CH-aralkyl; n=1, 2 and m=0, 1; R1 and/or R?1 are H, halogen, CF3, nitro, cyano, alkyle, hydroxy, mercapto, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkoxy, alkylthio, and carboxy, free or esterified by an alkyl, carboxamide, CONH(alkyl), CON(alkyl)2, NH—CO-alkyl, sulfonamide, NH—SO2-alkyl, S(O)2-NHalkyl, and S(O2)-N(alkyl)2 group, all of said alkyl, alcoxy and alkylthio groups being optionally substituted themselves, said products being
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Marcel Alasia, Hervé Minoux, Jean-Marie Ruxer
  • Publication number: 20120015943
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R1b, R2a, R2b, R2c, and R2d have values as described in the specification, useful as inhibitors of HDAC6. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of proliferative, inflammatory, infectious, neurological or cardiovascular diseases or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Millennium Pharmacuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Blackburn, Emily F. Calderwood, Kenneth M. Gigstad, Alexandra E. Gould, Sean J. Harrison, He Xu
  • Patent number: 8067616
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain compounds and to methods for the preparation of certain compounds that can be used in the fields of chemistry and medicine. Specifically, described herein are methods for the preparation of various compounds and intermediates, and the compounds and intermediates themselves. More specifically, described herein are methods for synthesizing Salinosporamide A and its analogs from a compound of formula (V).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Nereus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Taotao Ling, Venkata Rami Reddy Macherla, Barbara Christine Potts, Rama Rao Manam, Katherine A. McArthur
  • Publication number: 20110160243
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain substituted tricyclic acid derivatives of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which exhibit useful pharmacological properties, for example, as agonists of the S1P1 receptor. Also provided by the present invention are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the invention, and methods of using the compounds and compositions of the invention in the treatment of S1P1-associated disorders, for example, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, transplant rejection, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis, type I diabetes, acne, myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, hypertensive nephropathy, glomerulosclerosis, gastritis, polymyositis, thyroiditis, vitiligo, hepatitis, biliary cirrhosis, microbial infections and associated diseases, viral infections and associated diseases, diseases and disorders mediated by lymphocytes, auto immune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Arena Pharmaceuticals ,Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Jones, Daniel J. Buzard, Andrew M. Kawasaki, Sun Hee Kim, Lars Thoresen, Juerg Lehmann, Xiuwen Zhu
  • Patent number: 7947704
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel 2,4,6-phenyl-substituted cyclic ketoenols of the formula (I), in which CKE, W, X and Y are as defined above, to a plurality of processes and intermediates for their preparation and to their use as pesticides and/or herbicides, and also to selective herbicidal compositions comprising firstly the 2,4,6-phenyl-substituted cyclic ketoenols and secondly at least one compound which improves crop plant tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Thomas Bretschneider, Reiner Fischer, Oliver Gaertzen, Klaus Kunz, Stefan Lehr, Dieter Feucht, Peter Lösel, Olga Malsam, Guido Bojack, Christian Arnold, Thomas Auler, Martin Jeffrey Hills, Heinz Kehne, Chris Rosinger
  • Patent number: 7915282
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel C2-phenyl-substituted cyclic ketoenols of the formula (I) in which W, X, Y, Z and CKE are as defined in the description, to processes for their preparation and to their use as pesticides and herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Ruther, Hermann Hagemann, Udo Schneider, Markus Dollinger, Peter Dahmen, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Reiner Fischer, Alan Graff, Thomas Bretschneider, Christoph Erdelen, Mark Wilhelm Drewes, Dieter Feucht, Folker Lieb
  • Publication number: 20110060024
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sara S. Hadida Ruah, Peter D.J. Grootenhuis, Fredrick Van Goor, Jinglan Zhou, Brian Bear, Mark T. Miller, Jason McCartney, Mehdi Michel Djamel Numa
  • Publication number: 20110046000
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides dyes having an improved photostability, biosensors comprising such dyes, and methods of use thereof, including methods for detecting target molecules in a sample under test and for live-cell imaging. The dyes can include a binding member, including a biomolecule or fragments thereof, which can interact with target molecules of interest and can be specific to a given conformational state or covalent modification, e.g., phosphorylation, of the target molecule. The presently disclosed dyes can be used for detecting changes in the binding, conformational change, or posttranslational modification of the target molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Klaus Hahn, Alexei Toutchkine
  • Patent number: 7858598
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds or hypochlorous acid probes which can be used as reagents for measuring, detecting and/or screening, directly or indirectly, hypochlorous acid or hypochlorite. Provided also herein are methods that can be used to measure, directly or indirectly, the amount of hypochlorous acid or hypochlorite in chemical samples and biological samples such as cells and tissues in living organisms. Specifically, the methods include the steps of contacting the hypochlorous acid probes disclosed herein with the samples to form one or more fluorescent compounds, and measuring fluorescence properties of the fluorescent compounds. Provided also herein are high-throughput screening fluorescent methods for detecting or screening hypochlorous acid or compounds that can increase or decrease, directly or indirectly, the level of hypochlorous acid or hypochlorite in chemical and biological samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Morningside Ventures Limited & Versitech Limited
    Inventors: Dan Yang, Zhen-Ning Sun, Yan Chen, Fengqin Liu
  • Publication number: 20100254910
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides compositions that selectively bind cyclooxygenase-2 and comprise a therapeutic and/or diagnostic moiety. Also provided are methods for using the disclosed compositions for diagnosing (i.e., by imaging) a target cell and/or treating a disorder associated with a cyclooxygenase-2 biological activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Marnett, Md. Jashim Uddin, Brenda C. Crews
  • Patent number: 7696222
    Abstract: Compounds according to formula (I) wherein the radicals R1, R2 and R3 are as herein defined, and wherein Ar represents an aryl group or heteroaryl group, preferably phenyl, n is 1 or 2, and the radical X represents a group selected from —C(Ra)(Rb)—, —C(Ra)(Rb)—C(Ra)(Rb)—, —C(Ra)?C(Ra)—, OC(Ra)(Rb)— or SC(Ra)(Rb)—. These compounds and their pharmaceutical acceptable salts are used in pharmaceutical compositions as prostaglandine D2 receptor antagonists useful in the treatment of CRTH2-mediated diseases such as respiratory, inflammatory or allergic conditions among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Frosst Canada Ltd
    Inventor: Zhaoyin Wang
  • Patent number: 7671141
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are second order nonlinear optic polyimide polymers comprising repeating units represented by the formula: wherein each of the substituents is given the definition as set forth in the Specification and Claims. Also disclosed are the preparation processes of these polymers, chromophore-forming compounds for synthesis of these polymers, and the intermediate polymers thereof. The second order nonlinear optic polyimide polymers of formula (I) may be used in the manufacture of electro-optic (EO) devices, such as electro-optic waveguide devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: National Sun Yat-Sen University
    Inventors: Tzu-Chien Hsu, Chien-Fan Chen, Shou-Shiun Wu
  • Patent number: 7670512
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are second order nonlinear optic polyimide polymers comprising repeating units represented by the formula: wherein each of the substituents is given the definition as set forth in the Specification and Claims. Also disclosed are the preparation processes of these polymers, chromophore-forming compounds for synthesis of these polymers, and the intermediate polymers thereof. The second order nonlinear optic polyimide polymers of formula (I) may be used in the manufacture of electro-optic (EO) devices, such as electro-optic waveguide devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: National Sun Yat-Sen University
    Inventors: Tzu-Chien Hsu, Chien-Fan Chen, Shou-Shiun Wu
  • Publication number: 20090286825
    Abstract: Compounds according to formula (I) wherein the radicals R1, R2 and R3 are as herein defined, and wherein Ar represents an aryl group or heteroaryl group, preferably phenyl, n is 1 or 2, and the radical X represents a group selected from —C(Ra)(Rb)—, —C(Ra)(Rb)—C(Ra)(Rb)—, —C(Ra)?C(Ra)—, OC(Ra)(Rb)— or SC(Ra)(Rb)—. These compounds and their pharmaceutical acceptable salts are used in pharmaceutical compositions as prostaglandine D2 receptor antagonists useful in the treatment of CRTH2-mediated diseases such as respiratory, inflammatory or allergic conditions among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventor: Zhaoyin Wang
  • Publication number: 20090258858
    Abstract: Muscarinic Acetylcholine receptor antagonists and methods of using them are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Jakob Busch-Petersen, Jeffrey Charles Boehm, Huijie Li, John J. Taggart, Hong Xing Yan
  • Publication number: 20090234137
    Abstract: The present application relates to certain compounds and to methods for the preparation of certain compounds that can be used in the fields of chemistry and medicine. Specifically, described herein are methods for the preparation of various compounds and intermediates, and the compounds and intermediates themselves. More specifically, described herein are methods for synthesizing Salinosporamide A and its analogs that includes forming a compound of formula (VIII).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: NEREUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Taotao Ling, Samuel Danishefsky
  • Publication number: 20090216027
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I): where A is an ortho-substituted ring selected from a number of specified rings; R1 is halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4 alkoxy or C1-4 haloalkoxy or optionally substituted C2-4 alkenyl, optionally substituted C2-4 alkynyl or optionally substituted SO2(C1-4)alkyl (where the optionally substituted moieties may each have up to 3 substituents, each independently selected from halogen and C1-4 alkoxy); R2 is C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4 alkoxy(C1-4)alkyl or C1-4 alkylthio(C1-4)alkyl or [optionally substituted aryl](C1-4)alkyl- or [optionally substituted aryl]oxy(C1-4)alkyl-(where the optionally substituted aryl moieties may each have up to 3 substituents, each independently selected from halogen and C1-4 alkoxy); R3 is hydrogen, CH2C?CR4, CH2CR4?C(H)R4, CH?C?CH2 or COR5 or optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl, optionally substituted C1-4 alkoxy or optionally substituted (C1-4) alkylC(?O)O (where the optionally substituted moieties may each have up to 3 substit
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC.
    Inventors: Josef Ehrenfreund, Hans Tobler, Harald Walter
  • Publication number: 20090153034
    Abstract: Carbazole-containing compounds are provided. In particular, the compounds are oligocarbazole-containing compounds having an unsymmetrical structure. The compounds may be useful in organic light emitting devices, in particular as hosts in the emissive layer of such devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Chun Lin, Alexey Dyatkin, Zeinab Elshenawy
  • Publication number: 20090155209
    Abstract: The embodiments provide compounds of the general Formula I, as well as compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a subject compound. The embodiments further provide treatment methods, including methods of treating a hepatitis C virus infection and methods of treating liver fibrosis, the methods generally involving administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of a subject compound or composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: LAWRENCE M. BLATT, LIN PAN, SCOTT SEIWERT, PIERRE MARTIN, ANDREAS SCHUMACHER, LEONID BEIGELMAN, JYANWEI LIU, STEVEN W. ANDREWS, KEVIN R. CONDROSKI, YUTONG JIANG, ROBERT J. KAUS, APRIL L. KENNEDY, TIMOTHY S. KERCHER, MICHAEL A. LYON, BIN WANG
  • Publication number: 20090117125
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a series of bis(hydroxymethyl) and its bis(carbamate) of 8H-3a-azacyclopenta[a]indene-1-yl and 5,10-dihydropyrrolo-[1,2-b]isoquinolines derivatives (Formula I-Formula IV) as DNA di-alkylating agents. The preliminary antitumor studies indicated that compounds disclosed herein could exhibit potent cytotoxicity in vitro and antitumor therapeutic efficacy in human tumor xenografts and could have little or no cross-resistance to either Taxol or Vinblastine. The results demonstrated that compounds disclosed herein possess potent antitumor therapeutic efficacy and are expected to have potential for clinical applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Tsann-Long Su, Ting-Chao Chou
  • Patent number: 7384946
    Abstract: Novel dimeric benzoazabicyclohepatane compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, processes for their preparation and use thereof in treating M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor mediated diseases are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Jakob Busch-Petersen, Anthony W. J. Cooper, Dramane I. Laine, Brent W. McCleland, Michael R. Palovich
  • Patent number: 7144913
    Abstract: Dihydropyrroloindoles and tetrahydropyridoindoles are prostaglandin receptor antagonists useful for the treatment of prostaglandin-mediated diseases such as allergic rhinitis, nasal congestion and asthma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Merck Frosst Canada & Co.
    Inventors: Zhaoyin Wang, Christian Beaulieu, Claude Dufresne, Daniel Guay, Yves LeBlanc
  • Patent number: 7141578
    Abstract: Fused cyclic compounds, methods of using such compounds in the treatment of nuclear hormone receptor-associated conditions such as cancer and immune disorders, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Mark E. Salvati, James Aaron Balog, Dacia A. Pickering, Sören Giese, Aberra Fura, Wenying Li, Ramesh N. Patel, Ronald L. Hanson, Toomas Mitt, Jacques Y. Roberge, James R. Corte, Steven H. Spergel, Richard A. Rampulla, Raj N. Misra, Hai-Yun Xiao
  • Patent number: 7135494
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I). This invention relates to heterocyclic compounds. It further relates to methods for their preparation, compositions cotaining them and their use as a medicament, particularly as a medicament for the treatment and prophylaxis of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Pharma Mar, S.A.
    Inventors: Murray Herbert Gibson Munro, Sylvia Urban, John Wilson Blunt, Dolores Garcia Gravalos
  • Patent number: 7081531
    Abstract: Compounds having the formula (I), Ar—(F)-(E)-(CR3R4)—(CHR5)m-(T)-(Q)-Ar1, are useful as CCR-3 receptor antagonists, wherein T is a bridged heterocyclyl group having one N atom and a bridge of one to two bridgehead carbon atoms; Ar and Ar1 are aryl or heteroaryl; F is alkylene, alkenylene, or a bond; E is —C(?O)N(R10)—, —SO2N(R10)—, —N(R11)C(?O)N(R10)—, —N(R11)SO2N(R10)—, —N(R11)C(?S)N(R10)—, —N(R11)C(?O)—, —N(R11)SO2—, —N(R12)C(?O)CH(R13)—, or CH(R13)C(?O)N(R12)—; Q is —C(?O)— or C1-2alkylene; and R3, R4, R5, R9, R10, R11, R12, and R13 are defined as set forth in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventor: Leyi Gong
  • Patent number: 7074534
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric charge transport compositions. The invention further relates to electronic devices in which there is at least one active layer comprising such charge transport compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Nora Sabina Radu, Eric Maurice Smith
  • Patent number: 7022729
    Abstract: Azabicyclic, azatricyclic and azaspirocyclic derivatives of aminocyclohexanes which are systemically-active as NMDA, 5HT3, and nicotinic receptor antagonists, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, method of preparation thereof, and method of treating CNS disorders which involve disturbances of glutamatergic, serotoninergic, and nicotinic transmission, treating immunomodulatory disorders, and antimalaria, antitrypanosomal, anti-Borna virus, anti-HSV and anti-Hepatitis C virus activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Merz Pharma GmbH & Co. KGAA
    Inventors: Christopher Graham Raphael Parsons, Markus Henrich, Wojciech Danysz, Ivars Kalvinsh, Valerjans Kauss, Aigars Jirgensons, Markus Gold, Maksims Vanejevs
  • Patent number: 6946455
    Abstract: Compounds represented by the general formula (I): which two DNA strands can be interstrand-crossliked: A-L-B-X-B-L-A??(I) wherein B represents a chemical structure capable of recognizing the nucleotide sequence of DNA; A represents a chemical structure capable of binding to one of the bases of DNA; L represents a linker by which the chemical structures of A and B can be linked to each other; X represents a spacer by which the A-L-B components can be linked to each other. A method of interstrand-crosslinking DNA by using these compounds; and medicinal compositions containing interstarand-crosslinking agents of DNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sugiyama, Toshikazu Bando, Hirokazu Iida, Isao Saito