Abstract:
Disclosed herein are compounds and methods for promoting plant growth. Formulations containing one or more disclosed compounds or salts thereof, and one or more excipients are disclosed. The formulation adjuvant can be a solid carrier, a liquid carrier, or a surface-active agent. Methods for promoting plant growth typically includes applying one or more formulations to a plant, a plant part, or a growing site of plant. The plant can be a cereal, grain, or vegetable plant. The plant part can be seed or seedling of a plant. The growing site of plant can be soil before, during, or after the plant is planted or a growing medium. In some embodiments, the one or more compounds or salts thereof in the one or more formulations are in an effective amount to decrease biosynthesis and release of strigolactone plant hormones from the plant.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a 4-gingerol derivative compound, or a racemate, isomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the compound being capable of inhibiting biofilm formation and production of virulence factors. The 4-gingerol derivative compound according to the present invention has binding affinity to RhlR and corresponding RhlR antagonism activity that are significantly improved, and therefore can effectively inhibit biofilm formation and production of virulence factors. Furthermore, various bacterial infectious diseases caused by biofilms can be fundamentally prevented or treated by using a pharmaceutical composition comprising the 4-gingerol derivative compound, or a racemate, isomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an o-phenyl chalcone compounds and preparation methods and uses thereof. The o-phenyl chalcone compounds are capable of inhibiting the aggregation of microtubules in tumor cells and influencing the mitosis of the cells, and has a high antitumor activity. The compounds also have inhibitory activity against proliferation on various tumor cells, such as a human ovary cancer cell A2780, a human colon cancer cell HCT8, a human breast cancer cell MCF7, a human lung cancer cell A549, a human colon cancer cell SW480, a human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell CNE2, a human liver cancer cell HepG2 and the like at nanomole concentrations.
Abstract:
A method of enhancing neprilysin activity and/or degrading amyloid-β peptides and/or oligomers in a subject with Alzheimer's disease is disclosed. The method comprises administering to the subject a compound selected from the group consisting of in a therapeutically effective amount to enhance the neprilysin activity and/or degrade the amyloid-β peptides and oligomers in the subject. Methods of improving symptoms and/or retarding progression of Alzheimer's disease and prophylactic treatment and/or treatment of Alzheimer's disease are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions and methods for preventing and treating diseases such as intracerebral hemorrhage, cancer, or conditions associated with damaged cells, activated lymphocytes, or microbial products. The disclosed compounds are curcumin analogs. The curcumin analogs possess anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, which in part, reduce AP-1 and NF-κB activity.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a water-soluble fluorescent compound of resveratrone 6-O-β-glucoside [(E)-4-(8-hydroxy-6-(((2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)naphthalen-2-yl)but-3-en-2-one] and its derivatives of Formula 1 which have at least one water-soluble substituent, and a method for preparing the same by a photochemical reaction of resveratrol 3-O-β-glucoside and its derivatives of having Formula 3 which are not fluorescent. Said new water-soluble fluorescent compounds has single-photon absorptive characteristics and/or two-photon absorptive characteristics as well as no or little toxicity, and can be usefully utilized in fields that requires water-soluble fluorescent characteristics (diagnosis, fluorescent probe, in vivo imaging, display, etc.).
Abstract:
Bis- and tris-dihydroxyaryl compounds and their methylenedioxy analogs and pharmaceutically acceptable esters, their synthesis, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in the treatment of amyloid diseases, especially Aβ amyloidosis, such as observed in Alzheimer's disease, IAPP amyloidosis, such as observed in type 2 diabetes, and synucleinopathies, such as observed in Parkinson's disease, and the manufacture of medicaments for such treatment.
Abstract:
Novel compounds below are useful for preventing or treating diseases caused by protozoans. At least one of a compound represented by Formula (I) (wherein, X represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; R1 represents a hydrogen atom; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-7 alkyl group; R3 represents —CHO, —C(═O)R5, —COOR5 (wherein R5 represents a C1-7 alkyl group), —CH2OH or —COOH; and R4 represents a C1-16 alkyl group having one or more substituents on a terminal carbon atom and/or non-terminal carbon atom(s), a C2-16 alkenyl group having one or more substituents on a terminal carbon atom and/or non-terminal carbon atom(s), or a C2-16 alkynyl group having one or more substituents on a terminal carbon atom and/or non-terminal carbon atom(s)), an optical isomer thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt is used.
Abstract:
Novel substrates for detection of activity of amyloid beta degrading enzyme, such as Neprilysin (NEP) and insulin degrading enzyme (IDE), associated with Alzheimer's disease, are provided. A quenched fluorogenic peptide substrate containing the first seven residues of the Aβpeptide plus a C-terminal Cys residue to detect neprilysin activity with a fluorophore attached to the C-terminal Cys and a quencher linked to the N-terminus of the peptide is disclosed. An assay system sensitive to endopeptidase activity of NEP and IDE, but insensitive to other Aβ-degrading enzymes is disclosed. Active compounds are identified by a cell-based assay system for high-throughput screening.