Abstract: A compound with anti-drug resistant bacteria activity having the following formula (I): is disclosed. The methods of preparing the compound of formula (I) are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal composition including the same, and an optically anisotropic body. The polymerizable liquid crystal compound according to the present invention has not only large solubility in various solvents but also high birefringence and excellent coating orientation, and thus it can provide an optically anisotropic body which is thin but superior in optical properties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal composition including the same, and an optically anisotropic body. The polymerizable liquid crystal compound according to the present invention has not only large solubility in various solvents but also high birefringence and excellent coating orientation, and thus it can provide an optically anisotropic body which is thin but superior in optical properties.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with the compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3 and X are defined in the detailed description and claims. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing and using the compounds of formula I as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The compounds of formula I are antagonists or partial agonists at the CRTH2 receptor and may be useful in treating diseases and disorders associated with that receptor such as asthma.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions comprising sulindac, R-epimer sulindac, S-epimer sulindac, derivatives, metabolites, and structural analogs thereof which protect normal cells against damage caused by solar rays, oxidative damage, environmental factors, diseases and organisms.

Abstract: Small molecule inhibitors of Stat3 and their derivatives are disclosed. Also described are methods to inhibit cell growth by use of Stat3 inhibitors, and the use of Stat3 inhibitors for the prevention and/or treatment of cancer. Further, inhibitors of Stat3 that also do not inhibit Stat1 are described as well as their derivatives. Methods of screening additional compounds for Stat3 inhibition activity and/or non-inhibition of Stat1 activity are also described herein.

Abstract: This invention is in the field of medicinal chemistry. In particular, the invention relates to a new class of small-molecules having sulfonamido-1-hydroxynaphthalene structure which function as inhibitors of Mcl-1 protein, and their use as therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other diseases.

Abstract: The present invention provides an N-substituted isopropyldimethyl azulene sulfonamide derivative as represented by formula (I), and preparation method and uses thereof, wherein R1 is an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, amino, or a substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and amino. The N-substituted isopropyldimethyl azulene sulfonamide derivative can be used in treating gastric ulcer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new type of fluorescent with the following formula (I), its preparation process, and also an optical pH sensor which comprises this fluorescent dye immobilized on an analyte-permeable carrier.

Abstract: A polymerizable monomer is provided which is represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; A represents —CO— or —SO2—; and the moiety represented by the formula (1) is, at the part shown by an asterisk *, linked to a moiety represented by the following formula (2), at any position of a, b, c or d thereof; wherein the sites among a, b, c and d at which the moiety represented by the formula (2) is not linked to the moiety represented by the formula (1) each has a hydrogen atom or a substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group and a sulfonic acid group, or any of which may connect at mutually adjoining positions to form a ring.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula I, wherein the groups R1, R2, R3, m and n are defined as in claim 1, which have valuable pharmacological properties, in particular bind to the GPR40 receptor and modulate its activity. The compounds are suitable for treatment and prevention of diseases which can be influenced by this receptor, such as metabolic diseases, in particular diabetes type 2. Furthermore, the invention relates to novel intermediates, useful for the synthesis of compounds of formula I.

Abstract: The invention relates to selective oestrogen receptor modulators (SERM) and methods of production thereof, use thereof for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and use thereof for the production of medicinal products for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular of bleeding disorders, osteoporosis, endometriosis, myomata, hormone-dependent tumours, for hormone replacement therapy and for contraception.

Abstract: The invention is directed to radiolabelled MMP selective compounds, a processes for the preparation thereof, and uses thereof. The derivatives of the invention have formula (I) wherein Y represents O, CH2, (CH2)2, S, NH, or C(?O)NH; X represents 1-5 substituents, wherein said substituents can be the same or different and wherein at least one of said substituents comprises a radioisotope suitable for PET and/or SPECT and/or a ?-emitter; Z is S; Q is chosen from the group consisting of 3-pyridyl and carboxyl; and R is chosen from the group consisting of C(?O)—NH—OH, (II), (III, (IV). The MMP selective compounds of the invention are selective for MMPs and can be used for the identification and treatment of unstable atherosclerotic plaques.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with the compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3 and X are defined in the detailed description and claims. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing and using the compounds of formula I as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The compounds of formula I are antagonists or partial agonists at the CRTH2 receptor and may be useful in treating diseases and disorders associated with that receptor such as asthma.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 2-hydroxy-4-(2-(phenylsulfonamido)acetamido)benzoic acid analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as inhibitors of STAT protein activity; synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating disorders of uncontrolled cellular proliferation associated with a STAT protein activity dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions comprising sulindac, R-epimer sulindac, S-epimer sulindac, derivatives, metabolites, and structural analogs thereof which protect normal cells against damage caused by solar rays, oxidative damage, environmental factors, diseases and organisms.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with the compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2 and R3 are defined in the detailed description and claims. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing and using the compounds of formula I as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The compounds of formula I are antagonists or partial agonists at the CRTH2 receptor and may be useful in treating diseases and disorders associated with that receptor such as asthma.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with the compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2 and R3 are defined in the detailed description and claims. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing and using the compounds of formula I as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The compounds of formula I are antagonists or partial agonists at the CRTH2 receptor and may be useful in treating diseases and disorders associated with that receptor such as asthma.

Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of inflammatory diseases and disorders such as, for example, asthma and COPD.

Abstract: Substituted aryl and heteroaryl derivatives are disclosed. The compounds are useful for treating type 2 diabetes and related conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel sulfonamide derivatives of formula (I) wherein R2, R3, R4, A, X, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Z1 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit L-CPT1 and can be used as medicaments.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with the compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, wherein R1-R4 are defined in the detailed description and claims. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing and using the compounds of formula I as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The compounds of formula I are antagonists at the CRTH2 receptor and may be useful in treating diseases and disorders associated with that receptor such as asthma.

Abstract: A mGlu2/3 receptor antagonist of the formula: its uses, and methods for its preparation are described.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with the compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, wherein R1-R5, A, B, Q, W, and X are defined in the detailed description and claims. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing and using the compounds of formula I as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The compounds of formula I are antagonists at the CRTH2 receptor and may be useful in treating diseases and disorders associated with that receptor such as asthma.

Abstract: The present invention relates to allosteric binding compounds of formula (I), especially for the treatment of CNS disorders, together with pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment including these compounds.

Abstract: Provided are compounds for inhibiting Snail-p53 binding and therapeutic agents for cancer including the compounds as an effective component. The Snail-p53 binding inhibitors induce expression of p53 in K-Ras mutant cell lines, thereby enabling effective treatment or prevention of K-Ras mutant cancer, such as, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, cholangioma, and colon cancer, of which diagnosis or treatment is not easy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of general formula (I) which are thyroid receptor ligands and are preferably selective for the thyroid hormone receptor beta (TR-Beta). Further, the present invention relates to processes of preparing such compounds, their tautomeric forms, novel intermediates involved in their synthesis, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, methods for using such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them.

Abstract: Novel compounds of the general formula (I), the use of these compounds as pharmaceutical compositions, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of treatment employing these compounds and compositions. The present compounds may be useful in the treatment and/or prevention of conditions mediated by Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPAR), in particular the PPAR? subtype.

Abstract: The present invention provides lysine based compounds of the formula; and when the compound of formula I comprises an amino group, pharmaceutically acceptable ammonium salts thereof, wherein R1 may be, for example, (HO)2P(O)—, (NaO)2P(O)—, alkyl-CO— or cycloalkyl-CO—, wherein X may be, for example, F, Cl, and Br, and wherein R2 and R3 are as defined herein.

Abstract: The subject invention concerns compounds having activity as inhibitors of proteasomes and methods of using the subject compounds.

Abstract: The present invention provides a substrate of TGase represented by (fluorescent group)-(linker)-(a portion containing a Gln residue capable of recognition by transglutaminase (TGase))-R, wherein the fluorescent group is fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), Texas Red (TE) or dansyl (Dns) or a group derived therefrom; the linker is a group represented by —NH—(CH2)n—CO— (n is an integer of 1 to 6); the portion containing a Gln residue capable of recognition by TGase is a group derived from a peptide selected from among QG and the like; and R is a hydroxyl group, or biotin, nucleic acid, azide, alkyne, maleimide or cyclopentadiene, or a group derived therefrom.

Abstract: An aminopropylidene derivative having excellent histamine receptor antagonistic action, a compound which is useful as a pharmaceutical composition, especially as an active ingredient, having alleviated side effects in the central nervous system is described. In the aminopropylidene derivative, R1 and R2, which may be identical or different, stand for a hydrogen, a substituted carbonyl, a substituted carbonylalkyl, and acrylic acid, excluding a case where both are hydrogen; R3 and R4, which may be identical or different, stand for hydrogen, an alkyl which may be substituted with phenyl, or the like; A stands for unsubstituted or an oxo; B stands for a carbon or an oxygen; one of X and Y stands for a carbon and the other stands for a sulfur, a broken line part stands for a single bond or a double bond, and a wavy line stands for cis-form and/or trans-form.

Abstract: Substituted 2-naphthoic acids of structural formula are effective as antagonists of the biological activity of GPR105 protein. They are useful for the treatment, control or prevention of disorders responsive to antagonism of this receptor, such as diabetes, particularly, Type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, lipid disorders, obesity, atherosclerosis, and conditions associated with the Metabolic Syndrome.

Abstract: The invention encompasses the novel compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II), which are prodrugs that convert in vivo to diaryl-2-(5H)-furanones useful in the treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases. These prodrugs are far more soluble in aqueous media than the active agents into which they convert, in vivo. As such compounds of Formula (I) and (II) are advantageous for, among other things intravenous administration. The invention also encompasses certain pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases comprising the use of compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II).

Abstract: The invention is concerned with the compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, wherein R1-R4 are defined in the detailed description and claims. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing and using the compounds of formula I as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The compounds of formula I are antagonists at the CRTH2 receptor and may be useful in treating diseases and disorders associated with that receptor such as asthma.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with the compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, wherein R1-R5, A, B, Q, W, and X are defined in the detailed description and claims. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing and using the compounds of formula I as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The compounds of formula I are antagonists at the CRTH2 receptor and may be useful in treating diseases and disorders associated with that receptor such as asthma.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to labeled compounds of the formulae wherein Q is selected from the group consisting of —S(?O)—, and —S(?O)2—, Z is selected from the group consisting of 1-naphthyl, substituted 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, substituted 2-naphthyl, and phenyl groups with the structure wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a C1-C4 lower alkyl, a halogen, and an amino group selected from the group consisting of NH2, NHR and NRR? where R and R? are each independently selected from the group consisting of a C1-C4 lower alkyl, an aryl, and an alkoxy group, and X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a C1-C4 lower alkyl group, and a fully-deuterated C1-C4 lower alkyl group.

Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods that are useful for the treatment of metabolic disorders, inflammatory diseases and cancer are provided herein. In particular, the invention provides compounds which modulate the expression and/or function of proteins involved in lipid metabolism, inflammation and cell proliferation. The subject compounds are linked biaryl compounds.

Abstract: A carboxylic acid derivative of formula (I): wherein R1 is —COOH, —COOR6, etc.; A is a single bond, alkylene, etc.; R2 is alkyl, alkoxy, etc.; B is a carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring; Q is alkylnene-Cyc2, etc.; D is a linking chain; and R3 is alkyl, a carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring, or a non-toxic salt thereof. The compound of formula (I) binds to PGE2 receptor, especially subtypes EP3 and/or EP4 and show the antagonizing activity, are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases induced pain, itch, urticaria, allergy, urinary frequency, urinary disturbance, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, etc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel processes for the preparation of substituted tetralin and substituted indane derivatives. The present invention is further directed to novel processes for the preparation of intermediates in the preparation of the substituted tetralin and substituted indane derivatives.

Abstract: A medicament for enhancing an effect of a cancer therapy based on a mode of action of DNA injury, which comprises as an active ingredient a compound represented by the general formula (I) or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof: wherein R represents an aryl-substituted alkyl group, an heteroaryl-substituted alkyl group, a cycloalkyl-substituted alkyl group, or a cyclic hydrocarbon group wherein said cyclic hydrocarbon group may be saturated, partly saturated, or aromatic; or Z may bind to R to form a cyclic structure, Z represents a hydrogen atom or a C1 to C6 alkyl group. The medicament enhanced the effect of the cancer therapy and decreases a dose of an anticancer agent and/or radiation, and therefore, can reduce side effects resulting from the cancer therapy.

Abstract: Disclosed are Compounds of formula I And methods of use thereof for the treatment of dyslipidaemia, atherosclerosis and diabetes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds derived from biphenyl with activity as calpain inhibitors. One compound of the present invention is a 2,2?-disubstituted biphenyl, where the substituents in the 2 and 2? positions of the biphenyl skeleton are chains containing structures related to amino acids, including fragments of aminocarbonylic compounds where at least one of the substituents in said 2- or 2?-positions is bonded to the biphenyl skeleton via a thiocarbonyl group, forming compounds with thioamide functionality. The present invention also encompasses any of the conformational isomers (atropisomers) of said compound of formula I. The compounds of formula I have application in the preventive or therapeutic treatment of a degenerative disease.

Abstract: Novel compounds of the general formula (I), the use of these compounds as pharmaceutical compositions, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of treatment employing these compounds and compositions. The present compounds may be useful in the treatment and/or prevention of conditions mediated by Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPAR), in particular the PPAR? subtype.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or derivatives thereof: wherein A, B, Z, R1, R2a, R2b, Rx, R8, and R9 are as defined in the specification, a process for the preparation of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and the use of such compounds in medicine.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of the structure: wherein the constituent members are defined herein, including pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of treating diseases therewith.

Abstract: The present invention provides lysine based compounds of the formula; and when the compound of formula I comprises an amino group, pharmaceutically acceptable ammonium salts thereof, wherein R1 may be, for example, (HO)2P(O)—, (NaO)2P(O)—, alkyl-CO— or cycloalkyl-CO—, wherein X may be, for example, F, Cl, and Br, and wherein R2 and R3 are as defined herein.

Abstract: It is considered that MMP-13 inhibitors contribute to the treatment or prevention against the diseases caused by or related to activity of MMP-13, especially osteoarthritis (OA). Therefore, the development of MMP-13 inhibitors has been desired. A compound represented by the general formula (I): wherein Z is 1,4-phenylene and the like; R1 is hydroxy and the like; R2 is hydrogen atom, optionally substituted lower alkyl, and the like; R12 is hydrogen atom; or R2 and R12 taken together with the adjacent carbon atom may form a ring; R3 is hydrogen atom, optionally substituted lower alkyl, and the like; R4 is halogen, lower alkyl, and the like; m is 0, 1, or 2; X is a bond, —C?C—, and the like; Y is optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted naphthyl, and the like, its optically active substance, their pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a solvate thereof.

Abstract: Organic amine salts of compounds of the formula: and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and uses in medical therapy are provided.

Abstract: The invention provides novel methods for selective targeting of chemical compounds to cells undergoing a death process, in particular apoptosis, and to platelets undergoing activation during blood coagulation. The invention further provides compounds to be used in said methods for medical practice, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.