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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8101794 | Crystalline forms of a 3-carboxypropyl-aminotetralin compound The invention provides crystalline solid forms of (S)-4-((2S,3S)-7-carbamoyl-1,1 -diethyl-3-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-ylamino)-2-cyclohexylmethyl-butyric acid. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such crystalline solid for... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8049035 | Crystalline potassium salt of lipoxin Aanalogs This invention is directed to the crystalline potassium salt of a lipoxin A4 analog of Formula (I): processes for preparing the crystalline potassium salts, methods for using them to treat disease-states characte... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7906678 | Crystalline potassium salt of lipoxin A4 analogs This invention is directed to the crystalline potassium salt of a lipoxin A4 analog of Formula (I): processes for preparing the crystalline potassium salts, methods for using them to treat disease-states characte... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7723537 | Skin lightening agents, compositions and methods Disclosed is a coumarin derived compound of formula (I) as skin lightening agent alone or in combination with other skin benefit agents and together with a cosmetic vehicle: ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7714163 | Process for preparing quaternary acid and ammonium salts A process for preparing a quaternary ammonium salt of a fibric acid, represented by the following reaction scheme: is carried out in a single operation starting from a phenol of formula (I), an α-halogenated ester of formu... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7649110 | Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use in treating metabolic disorders The present invention provides compounds useful, for example, for modulating insulin levels in a subject and that have the general formula Q—L1—P—L2—M—X—L3—A wherein the definitions of the variables ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7547802 | Compounds for the treatment of metabolic disorders Compounds useful for the treatment of various metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease, cachexia, obesity, atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis, are disclosed. ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7385082 | Preparation of 1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-one derivatives The invention relates to a method for the preparation of de 1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-one substituted on one of the two phenyl groups by a carboxyalkyloxy group or a carboxyalkylthio group. ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7361686 | Compounds for the treatment of metabolic disorders Agents useful for the treatment of various metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes, hyper-lipidemia, fatty liver disease, cachexia, obesity, atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis are disclosed. Formula (I) wherein n is 1 or 2; m is 2 or 3; ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348453 | Labile linkage for compound delivery to a cell Described are ortho carboxy phenol derived acetals and compositions containing ortho carboxy phenol derived acetals which are useful for delivering biologically active compounds to cells. The acetals can be used to reversibly link up to three different molecules and... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342127 | Substituted anilide ligands for the thyroid receptor Novel thyroid receptor ligands are provided having the general formula I wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7,... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338960 | Phenylalkanoic acid and phenyloxyalkanoic acid derivatives as hPPAR activators A compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or hydrolysable ester thereof, wherein: ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7301050 | 4-((phenoxyalkyl)thio)-phenoxyacetic acids and analogs The invention features 4-((phenoxyalkyl)thio)-phenoxyacetic acids and analogs, compositions containing them, and methods of using them as PPAR delta modulators to treat or inhibit the progression of, for example, dyslipidemia. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302347 | Method for creating specific, high affinity nuclear receptor pharmaceuticals This invention pertains to agonists that activate nuclear receptors. These agonists include an extension that contacts a region of the nuclear receptor outside the native ligand binding pocket. Methods for producing, identifying and designing such agonists are inclu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7276571 | Process for making phenylene dioxydiacetic acid and use thereof A process for making phenylene dioxydiacetic acid comprises (a) contacting a dihydroxybenzene under reaction conditions with a salt of haloacetic acid in a solution without adding a haloacetic acid to produce a salt of phenylene dioxydiacetic acid; and (b) optionall... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268249 | Production process of optically pure 2-(4- hydroxyphenoxy)-propionic acid compounds A process for producing optically pure R-hydroxyphenoxypropanoic acid or a salt or ester thereof by reaction of hydroquinone or a salt thereof with an S-halopropanoic acid or a salt thereof in the presence of a mild reducing agent. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7238835 | Process for the preparation of substituted 2-(phenoxymethyl) benzoic acids The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a compound of the general formula (I) in which a) a compound (II) is reacted in the presence of a base B1 with a compound (III) and | 07/03/2007 |
| 7129274 | Phenoxy carboxylic acid compounds and compositions for delivering active agents Phenoxy carboxylic acid compounds and compositions for the delivery of active agents are provided. Methods of administration and preparation are provided as well. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7087644 | Derivatives of dicarboxylic acid having pharmaceutical properties The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) as well as the salts and stereoisomers thereof wherein the several variable groups are as defined in the specification and claims. Processes fo... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7067640 | Cross-linked chiral compounds and methods of making thereof The invention relates to a method which comprises synthesizing bifunctional compounds then chiral compounds from the bifunctional compounds, also to synthesizing supports comprising these chiral compounds, and the use of these supports for preparing or separating en... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6924390 | Surface coating agents Compounds useful as surface coating agents, including compounds of the formula: wherein X1 comprises a first photoreactive species; X2 comprises a second photoreactive species; Y comprises a nonpo... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6884907 | Hydroxamic acids and acyl hydroxamines as naaladase inhibitors This invention relates to new compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and diagnostic kits comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds for inhibiting NAALADase enzyme activity, detecting diseases where NAALADase levels are altered, effecting neurona... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6864287 | Derivatives of dicarboxylic acid having pharmaceutical properties The present invention relates to the compounds of the general formula (I) and their salts and stereoisomers for the production of medicaments for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6784134 | Catalyst for preparation of unsaturated aldehyde and unsaturated carboxylic acid A catalyst suited for catalytic vapor-phase oxidation of isobutylene, t-butanol or propylene to produce respectively corresponding unsaturated aldehyde and unsaturated carboxylic acid is provided. Said catalyst consists of ring-formed shaped bodies composed of (i) a... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6756508 | Cinnamic acid salts, processes for their preparation, and their use as medicaments The present invention relates to new cinnamic acid salts of salmeterol, processes for the preparation thereof as well as the use thereof as pharmaceutical compositions. ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6730798 | Process for the preparation of substituted octanoyl amides Compounds of formula (II) are simultaneously halogenated in the 5 position and hydroxylated in the 4 position under lactonization, the halolactone is converted into a hydroxylactone and then the hydroxy group into a leaving group, the leaving group is replaced with ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6603040 | Surface coating agents Compounds useful as surface coating agents, including compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X1 comprises a first photoreactive species; X2 comprises a second photoreactive species; Y comprises a nonpolymeric core molecule c... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6602878 | Acylquanidine derivatives, method for preparing same, application as medicines and pharmaceutical compositions containing them Acylquanidines of the formula ##STR1## wherein the substituents are defined as in the specification which are antagonists of the vitronectin receptor and inhibitors of cell adhesion and bone resorption mediated by the osteoclasts.... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6576663 | 6-Keto prostaglandin F1 and analogs for treating dry eye Compositions and methods for the treatment of dry eye and related diseases utilizing 6-keto-PGF1 and its analogs are disclosed.... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6541473 | Resorcinol derivatives The present invention relates to certain resorcinol derivatives and their use as skin lightening agents.... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6525093 | Compounds to treat diabetes and associated conditions Compounds are provided that lower blood glucose concentrations, lower serum triglyceride concentrations, lower systolic blood pressure, and increase glucose uptake by adipose tissue, but do not affect the expression of PPAR-γ by adipose tissue.... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6495715 | Calcium channel blockers The present invention provides compounds that block calcium channels having the Formula I shown below. ##STR1## The present invention also provides methods of using the compounds of Formula I to treat stroke, cerebral ischemia, head trauma, or epilepsy an... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6492550 | Alpha-substituted thio, -oxo trifluoromethylketones as phospholipase inhibitors Inhibitors of the cytosolic phospholypase A2 enzymes are provided which are of use in controlling a wide variety of inflammatory diseases. The inhibitors of the present invention have the general formula ##STR1## where X, Z, X1, R1, ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6482852 | Bicyclic signal transduction inhibitors, compositions containing them & uses thereof This invention concerns compounds for inhibiting intracellular signal transduction, especially intracellular signal transduction mediated by one or more molecular interactions involving a phosphotyrosine-containing protein. This invention also relates to ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6342592 | Chiral compounds, their synthesis and use as a support The invention relates to a method which comprises synthesising bifunctional compounds then chiral compounds from the bifunctional compounds, also to synthesising supports comprising these chiral compounds, and the use of these supports for preparing or se... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6340762 | Method for optical resolution of piperidine carboxylic acid derivative A method for producing an optically active piperidine carboxylic acid derivative, which comprises subjecting a piperidine carboxylic acid derivative of the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein Z is a protecting group for the carboxyl group, to optical resol... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6337306 | Phenoxyacetic acid derivatives and their use as herbicides Phenoxyacetic acid derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, Xn and A are as defined herein, and a process for preparing the derivatives. The derivatives are used as herbicides.... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6316666 | Method for producing purified phenylenedioxydiacetic acids A method for producing phenylenedioxydiacetic acids of high purity at high yield from crude phenylenedioxydiacetic acids which mainly contains phenylenedioxydiacetic acids represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein, R represen... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6274385 | Attached tags for use in combinatorial chemistry synthesis The present invention relates to a process of coding and identifying individual members of a chemical combinatorial library synthesized on a plurality of solid supports which undergo mix and split synthesis. The process provides for tagging the solid supp... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6172239 | Substituted 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolecarboxamides active on neurotensin receptors, their preparation and pharamaceutical compositions containing them The invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## The compounds have agreat affinity for the neurotensin receptors.... | 01/09/2001 |
