Ring Nitrogen Is Shared By Two Of The Cyclos Patents (Class 548/428)
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Patent number: 11555015Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Abu J. M. Sadeque, Daniel J. Buzard
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Patent number: 10155775Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignees: 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
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Patent number: 9376446Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 7, 2010Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Zhang-Lin Zhou, Gary Gibson, Lihua Zhao
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Patent number: 9260434Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 14, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: NewLink Genetics CorporationInventors: Mario Mautino, Sanjeev Kumar, Jesse Waldo, Firoz Jaipuri, Tanay Kesharwani, Xiaoxia Zhang
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Patent number: 9085581Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 2, 2011Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Robert M. Jones, Daniel J. Buzard, Tawfik Gharbaoui, Benjamin R. Johnson, Michelle Kasem, Thomas O. Schrader, Scott Stirn
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Patent number: 9067946Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 18, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: University of Houston SystemInventors: Jeremy A May, Ravikrishna Vallakati
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Publication number: 20150094304Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 8912199Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: 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
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Patent number: 8871798Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 16, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: SanofiInventors: Karl Schoenafinger, Henning Steinhagen, Bodo Scheiper, Uwe Heinelt, Volkmar Herrmann, Matthias Herrmann
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Patent number: 8835632Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 20, 2008Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillInventors: Klaus Hahn, Alexei Toutchkine
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Patent number: 8771840Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Suzuki, Tsunenori Suzuki, Satoshi Seo
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Patent number: 8710092Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Map Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Jian Zhang, Robert O. Cook, Thomas A. Armer, Sergey Alexandrovich Kosarev, Dejian Xie
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Publication number: 20140073623Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Zafgen, Inc.Inventors: Susan Mary Cramp, Hazel Joan Dyke, Thomas David Pallin, Robert Zahler
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Patent number: 8598181Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 2, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: 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
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Patent number: 8513292Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 19, 2008Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: ArQule, Inc.Inventors: Neil Westlund, Jason Hill, Mark A. Ashwell, Nivedita Namdev, Jianqiang Wang, Syed Ali
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Publication number: 20130190511Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2013Publication date: July 25, 2013Inventors: Jeremy A. May, Ravikrishna Vallakati
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Publication number: 20130184307Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2013Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventor: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Patent number: 8415484Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 26, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Robert M. Jones, Daniel J. Buzard, Andrew M. Kawasaki, Sun Hee Kim, Lars Thoresen, Juerg Lehmann, Xiuwen Zhu
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Patent number: 8410130Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 7, 2008Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Academia SinicaInventors: Tsann-Long Su, Ting-Chao Chou
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Publication number: 20120329848Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: ARENA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Inventors: Robert M. Jones, Daniel J. Buzard, Tawfik Gharbaoui, Benjamin R. Johnson, Michelle Kasem, Thomas O. Schrader, Scott Stirn
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Patent number: 8334300Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellshaftInventors: 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
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Patent number: 8222425Abstract: The present application describes organic compounds that are useful for the treatment, prevention and/or amelioration of human diseases.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2011Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Novartis AGInventors: 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
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Patent number: 8178687Abstract: 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 beingType: GrantFiled: December 16, 2010Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Sanofi-AventisInventors: Marcel Alasia, Hervé Minoux, Jean-Marie Ruxer
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Publication number: 20120015943Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: Millennium Pharmacuticals, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Blackburn, Emily F. Calderwood, Kenneth M. Gigstad, Alexandra E. Gould, Sean J. Harrison, He Xu
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Patent number: 8067616Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 27, 2010Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Nereus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Taotao Ling, Venkata Rami Reddy Macherla, Barbara Christine Potts, Rama Rao Manam, Katherine A. McArthur
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Publication number: 20110160243Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: Arena Pharmaceuticals ,Inc.Inventors: Robert M. Jones, Daniel J. Buzard, Andrew M. Kawasaki, Sun Hee Kim, Lars Thoresen, Juerg Lehmann, Xiuwen Zhu
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Patent number: 7947704Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 11, 2005Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Bayer CropScience AGInventors: 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
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Patent number: 7915282Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 21, 2001Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20110060024Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Sara S. Hadida Ruah, Peter D.J. Grootenhuis, Fredrick Van Goor, Jinglan Zhou, Brian Bear, Mark T. Miller, Jason McCartney, Mehdi Michel Djamel Numa
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Publication number: 20110046000Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2008Publication date: February 24, 2011Inventors: Klaus Hahn, Alexei Toutchkine
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Patent number: 7858598Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 21, 2008Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Morningside Ventures Limited & Versitech LimitedInventors: Dan Yang, Zhen-Ning Sun, Yan Chen, Fengqin Liu
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Publication number: 20100254910Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: Vanderbilt UniversityInventors: Lawrence J. Marnett, Md. Jashim Uddin, Brenda C. Crews
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Patent number: 7696222Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 7, 2006Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Merck Frosst Canada LtdInventor: Zhaoyin Wang
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Patent number: 7670512Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 28, 2006Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityInventors: Tzu-Chien Hsu, Chien-Fan Chen, Shou-Shiun Wu
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Patent number: 7671141Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 28, 2006Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityInventors: Tzu-Chien Hsu, Chien-Fan Chen, Shou-Shiun Wu
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Publication number: 20090286825Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2006Publication date: November 19, 2009Inventor: Zhaoyin Wang
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Publication number: 20090258858Abstract: Muscarinic Acetylcholine receptor antagonists and methods of using them are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2005Publication date: October 15, 2009Inventors: Jakob Busch-Petersen, Jeffrey Charles Boehm, Huijie Li, John J. Taggart, Hong Xing Yan
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Publication number: 20090234137Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2009Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: NEREUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Inventors: Taotao Ling, Samuel Danishefsky
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Publication number: 20090216027Abstract: 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 substitType: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2009Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC.Inventors: Josef Ehrenfreund, Hans Tobler, Harald Walter
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Publication number: 20090153034Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Universal Display CorporationInventors: Chun Lin, Alexey Dyatkin, Zeinab Elshenawy
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Publication number: 20090155209Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: 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
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Publication number: 20090117125Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2008Publication date: May 7, 2009Inventors: Tsann-Long Su, Ting-Chao Chou
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Patent number: 7384946Abstract: Novel dimeric benzoazabicyclohepatane compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, processes for their preparation and use thereof in treating M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor mediated diseases are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2004Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Glaxo Group LimitedInventors: Jakob Busch-Petersen, Anthony W. J. Cooper, Dramane I. Laine, Brent W. McCleland, Michael R. Palovich
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Patent number: 7144913Abstract: Dihydropyrroloindoles and tetrahydropyridoindoles are prostaglandin receptor antagonists useful for the treatment of prostaglandin-mediated diseases such as allergic rhinitis, nasal congestion and asthma.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2002Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Merck Frosst Canada & Co.Inventors: Zhaoyin Wang, Christian Beaulieu, Claude Dufresne, Daniel Guay, Yves LeBlanc
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Patent number: 7141578Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 25, 2004Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyInventors: 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
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Patent number: 7135494Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 13, 2001Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Pharma Mar, S.A.Inventors: Murray Herbert Gibson Munro, Sylvia Urban, John Wilson Blunt, Dolores Garcia Gravalos
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Patent number: 7081531Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 26, 2004Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLCInventor: Leyi Gong
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Patent number: 7074534Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 2, 2003Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Norman Herron, Nora Sabina Radu, Eric Maurice Smith
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Patent number: 7022729Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 21, 2003Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Merz Pharma GmbH & Co. KGAAInventors: Christopher Graham Raphael Parsons, Markus Henrich, Wojciech Danysz, Ivars Kalvinsh, Valerjans Kauss, Aigars Jirgensons, Markus Gold, Maksims Vanejevs
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Patent number: 6946455Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 1, 2001Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: Japan Science and Technology CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Sugiyama, Toshikazu Bando, Hirokazu Iida, Isao Saito