Abstract:
The invention relates to azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, and hexahydroazepinyl compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, or solvates thereof, wherein R1-R3, Z, p and q are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use compounds of Formula (I) to treat, prevent or ameliorate a disorder responsive to the blockade of calcium channels, and particularly N-type calcium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for producing and purifying β-carotene by Blakeslea trispora fermentation and use thereof. The method comprises the following steps: a) separately inoculating the Blakeslea trispora strains onto a PDA culture medium so as to obtain a spore suspension; b) propagating spores in a seeding tank so as to obtain seeds for fermentation; c) inoculating the seeds for fermentation onto a fermenter and fermenting said seeds; d) adjusting the fermentation liquid to be basic by using an organic or inorganic base, and filtering so as to obtain wet mycelia; e) treating the wet mycelia with a hydrophobic non-polar organic solvent; f) mixing the wet mycelia with an organic solvent of ester and obtaining a concentrated solution by extracting; g) adding a saturated monohydric alcohol into the concentrated solution, and filtering and crystallizing so as to obtain pure ss-carotene. The content of the ss-carotene in the present invention exceeds 96%, and the yield is above 85%.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides substituted pyrimidine compounds of Formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, and solvates thereof, wherein A1, X, A2, W1, W2, E, Z, and R4 are defined as set forth in the specification. The present disclosure is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula (I) to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of sodium channels. Compounds of the present disclosure are especially useful for treating pain.
Abstract:
The invention relates to compounds of Formula I: wherein Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, L1, L2, Y, Z and v are defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, compositions comprising an effective amount of a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, and methods for treating or preventing a condition such as pain, UI, an ulcer, IBD and IBS, comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof.
Abstract:
Switching voltage regulator embodiments are provided with hysteretic control to thereby switch between pulse-width modulation and pulse-frequency modulation operational modes. The switching is in response to different levels of an error voltage Verr in the feedback loop of voltage regulators. The hysteretic control is configured to provide a dc hysteretic response to changes in the error voltage Verr and also an ac hysteretic response to these changes. These two responses can be independently set to thereby enhance operational speed of the voltage regulators and also enhance immunity to transient noise signals that are generated by the mode switching. The voltage regulator embodiments facilitate instant return from the pulse-frequency modulation operational mode to the pulse-width modulation operational mode so that the stability of the feedback control of the regulator is enhanced. This feature is especially useful when the feedback loop is configured to include current-mode control as it minimizes the time duration in which the feedback loop operates in a voltage-mode control. The instant return insures that the feedback loop is immediately returned to the greater stability of the current-mode control.
Abstract:
The invention makes public a preparing method for xanthophyll crystals with higher content of zeaxanthin from plant oleoresin. The current methods generally are to get quite pure crystal forms of xanthophyll or zeaxanthin, and they refer to several separation steps. The invention mixes the xanthophyll diester-containing plant oleoresins and food grade alcohol solvents to form even solution, and then soap-dissolve the solution under an alkaline environment; then replenish organic solvents and emulsifiers into the reaction solution and drop some alkali solution into the solution to make partial xanthophyll crystals be transformed to be zeaxanthin through epimerization reaction; after the reaction is finished, add the mixed solvents of alcohol solvent and water to separate out the crystals; use the method of centrifugation or filtration to get the crystals; wash the crystals several times with the mixed solution of deionized water and alcohols to remove the impurities among the crystals; recrystallize the gained crystals with absolute ethyl alcohol, and then dry the crystals to get the products. The invention can gain mixture crystals that contain xanthophyll and zeaxanthin at one time in quite high collection rate, and it is convenient for the followed product application.
Abstract:
The invention relates to azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, and hexahydroazepinyl compounds of Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, or solvates thereof, wherein R1-R3 and Z are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use compounds of Formula I to treat, prevent or ameliorate a disorder responsive to the blockade of calcium channels, and particularly N-type calcium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to Proline Analog Compounds that are ligands for cannabinoid receptors, compositions comprising a Proline Analog Compound and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier, methods of making such Proline Analog Compounds, and methods for treating or preventing a Condition comprising administering an effective amount of a Proline Analog Compound to an animal in need thereof.
Abstract:
This invention has disclosed a method for preparation of food-grade zeaxanthin through chemical isomerizaton reaction from lutein. The technical issues to be solved in this invention are quite low product yield obtained with existing methods, need of purification treatment process, and inadaptability to industrialized production. The technical schemes of this invention are: a. Mix xanthophyll crystal or its fatty acid ester with food-grade glycol or propylene glycol, for full dissolution under 60-90° C. temperature. Add organic alkali into the mixed liquor acquired from step 1, for isomerization reaction to take place under inertial environment. c. Dilute the reaction solution gained from step b with the mixed solution of deionized water and ethanol, and separate the obtained crystal with conventional separating method. d. Vacuum dries the acquired crystal from step c, to get the zeaxanthin crystal. Glycol or propylene glycol is used in this invention for isomerization reaction under inertial environment after it has fully dissolved raw material under proper temperature. The product yield is reachable to more than 60%, very adaptable to industrialized product, without the need for further purification treatment.
Abstract:
This invention relates aryl substituted pyridines of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug or solvate thereof, wherein Ar and R1—R4 are set in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula I for the treatment of neuronal damage following global and focal ischemia, for the treatment or prevention of neurodegenerative conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of both acute or chronic pain, as antitinnitus agents, as anticonvulsants, and as antimanic depressants, as local anesthetics, as antiarrhythmics and for the treatment or prevention of diabetic neuropathy.