Abstract:
The invention relates to hydrazide compounds and their use in medicine, particularly in treating and/or preventing infections caused by a fungus.
Abstract:
The present invention provides conjugates comprising a sugar such as mannitol and one or more L-DOPA and/or DOPA decarboxylse inhibitors including, inter alia, L-DOPA, carbidopa, benserazide, or a combination thereof, wherein the sugar is conjugated to the carboxyl group of the L-DOPA and/or DOPA decarboxylse inhibitor/ s) via a hydroxyl group of the sugar. The present invention further provides related pharmaceutical compositions and methods of producing the conjugates, as well as methods of use for treating medical disorders responsive to dopamininergic stimulation such as movement disorders including, inter alia, Parkinson's Disease.
Abstract:
The invention relates to novel hydrazide-based templates, methods of making the same, and methods of using the hydrazide-based templates as molecular scaffolds for asymmetric light driven transformations, light driven material synthesis, and biological applications. Furthermore, the present invention relates to photoinitiators, monomers, and polymers derived from biomass, together with methods and methods of using the same.
Abstract:
In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: where R1-R6, a, b, and Z are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
Abstract:
A high through-put screening method for identifying agents effective for inhibiting biofilm formation and/or killing established biofilm are disclosed. The method includes three tiers, and each tier includes three specific biological process assays. The tier levels are a primary screen, a confirmation screen, and a dose-response screen, and the biological process assays include assays for total bacterial growth, bacterial metabolic activity, and biofilm formation. The series of assays may be run once or more than once at each tier. A library of compounds is subject to tier A and only compounds meeting a primary parameter advance to tier B, and only tier B compounds meeting a confirmation parameter advance to tier C, and only tier C compounds meeting a dose-response parameter are identified as putative agents effective for inhibiting and/or eradicating a biofilm, further wherein the assays are conducted for each compound subject to the respective tier. The method is effective and validated for identifying agents which inhibit and/or kill Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms. Agents identified according to the high through-put screen and validated in follow-up experiments as effective for inhibiting and/or killing bacterial biofilms are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method of modulating ribonucleotide reductase activity in a neoplastic cell includes administering to the cell an amount of a ribonucleotide reductase allosteric modulator (RRAmod), the amount being effective to inhibit neoplastic cell growth.
Abstract:
A method of modulating ribonucleotide reductase activity in a neoplastic cell includes administering to the cell an amount of a ribonucleotide reductase allosteric modulator (RRAmod), the amount being effective to inhibit neoplastic cell growth.
Abstract:
The present invention provides, among others, compounds of Formula (I) or a salt thereof, methods for making these compounds, degradable polymers and reinforced composites made therefrom, and methods for degrading and/or recycling the degradable polymers and reinforced composites.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to novel disulfur bridge linkers containing hydrazine used for the specific conjugation of compounds/cytotoxic agents to a cell-binding molecule, through bridge linking a pair of thiols on the cell-binding molecule. The invention also relates to methods of making such linkers, and of using such linkers in making homogeneous conjugates, as well as of application of the conjugates in treatment of cancers, infections and autoimmune disorders.
Abstract:
Compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa, Leber's congenital Amaurosis, Syndromic retinal degenerations, age-related macular degeneration and Usher Syndrome, and hearing loss associated with Usher Syndrome are described herein.