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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8076483 | Process for the preparation of pure risedronic acid or salts The present invention relates to an industrially advantageous process of making bisphosphonic acid or its salt in particular risedronic acid, [1-hydroxy-2(3-pyridinyl)ethylidene]bisphosphonic acid, having formula-(I) or its salts in high purity and high yields. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7872134 | 2-{[2-(substituted amino)ethyl]sulfonyl}ethyl N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)phosphorodiamidates 2-{[2-(Substituted amino)ethyl]sulfonyl}ethyl N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)phosphorodiamidates and their salts, their preparation and intermediates in their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods of treatment using them. The compounds are use... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7655799 | 2{[2-(substituted amino)ethyl]sulfonyl}ethyl N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-chloroethyl)phosphorodiamidates 2-{[2-(Substituted amino)ethyl]sulfonyl}ethyl N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-chloroethyl)-phosphorodiamidates, their preparation and intermediates in their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods of treatment using them. The compounds are use... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7608713 | Tertiary phosphines and their methods of preparation Tertiary phosphines are prepared by reacting a phosphine (PH3 or a primary or secondary phosphine) with a cyclic alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compound having no more than one C═C double bond conjugated with a carbonyl group. The inventive tertiary ph... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7541462 | Triaminophosphine ligands for carbon-nitrogen and carbon-carbon bond formation Methods and compounds are provided for the formation of carbon-nitrogen or carbon-carbon bonds comprising reacting an amine or an aryl boronic acid with an aryl halide in the presence of a palladium catalyst, a base, and a compound of formula II: ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7485726 | Process for the preparation of risedronate sodium hemi-pentahydrate The present invention relates to an improved process for the selective crystallization of 3-pyridyl-1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid sodium in pure hemi-pentahydrate form of Formula (I), by first converting 3-pyridyl-1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-bisphosphonic a... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7442689 | Cardioprotective phosphonates and malonates The present invention provides for pyridoxine phosphonate analogues, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for treatment of cardiovascular and related diseases. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439385 | Process for the preparation of biphosphonic derivatives The present invention provides a novel process for preparation of bisphosphonic acid derivatives or pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, by reacting carboxylic acid having structural formula (II) with phosphorous acid and a halophosphorous compound, wherein halop... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432276 | ABCA1 elevating compounds The present invention provides compounds useful for increasing cellular ATP binding cassette transporter ABCA1 production in mammals, and to methods of using such compounds in the treatment of coronary artery diseases, dyslipidiemias and metabolic syndrome. The inve... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423045 | ABCA1 elevating compounds The present invention provides compounds useful for increasing cellular ATP binding cassette transporter ABCA1 production in mammals, and to methods of using such compounds in the treatment of coronary artery diseases, dyslipidiemias and metabolic syndrome. The inve... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410956 | Caspase inhibitor prodrugs The present invention relates to compounds of formula I which are prodrugs of caspase inhibitors and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention further relates to the release of caspase inhibitors from these compounds through selective bond cleavage. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411087 | Process for preparation of bisphosphonic acid compounds The present invention provides a novel process for preparation of bisphosphonic acids or salts thereof, e.g. alendronic acid, by reacting a carboxylic acid, phosphorous acid and a halophosphorous compound in a water miscible neutral solvent. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7385058 | Triaminophosphine ligands for carbon-nitrogen and carbon-carbon bond formation Methods and compounds are provided for the formation of carbon-nitrogen or carbon-carbon bonds comprising reacting an amine or an aryl boronic acid with an aryl halide in the presence of a palladium catalyst, a base, and a compound of formula II: ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371739 | Aryl fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase inhibitors Novel FBPase inhibitors of the formula I are useful in the treatment of diabetes and other conditions associated with elevated blood glucose. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361761 | Process for the preparation of bisphosphonic acid The present invention is to relate an improved process using anisole as solvent for the preparation of compound of formula (I) and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. wherein R represents —NR1R2... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358361 | Biophosphonate compounds and methods for bone resorption diseases, cancer, bone pain, immune disorders, and infectious diseases Bisphosphonate compounds and related methods of making and using are disclosed, including pyridinium-1-yl, quinolinium-1-yl, and related compounds. The activity of compounds is disclosed in the context of functional assays such as Leishmania major farnesyl di... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358360 | Risedronate sodium having a very low content of iron The present invention relates to a method of making risedronate sodium substantially free of iron including the steps of refluxing, especially with mechanical agitation, a combination of risedronic acid, a sodium base, especially sodium hydroxide, and an iron-reduci... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7345082 | Phosphinic acids The present invention relates to phosphinic acid derivatives of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are described hereinabove. These compounds can be used in the treatment or prev... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7332603 | Preparation of biphosphonic acids and salts thereof A process for preparing alendronate sodium includes the reaction of gammabutyric acid with phosphorous acid and phosphorus trichioride and subsequent treatment with an aqueous solution of an alkali metal hydroxide, in which the reaction is conducted in liquid ionic ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320993 | Aryl-substituted pyridylalkane, alkene, and alkine carboxamides useful as cytostatic useful as cytostatic and immuosuppressive agents The invention relates to new pyridylalkane, alkene, and alkine acid amides substituted with an aryl and/or heteroaryl residue according to the general formula (I), with a saturated or one or several-fold unsaturated hydrocarbon residue in the carboxylic acid group, ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317104 | Chelants and macrocyclic metal complex radiopharmaceuticals thereof Chelants and macrocyclic metal complexes thereof, methods of preparing the chelants and macrocyclic metal complexes, and radiopharmaceutical compositions comprising the macrocyclic metal complexes are disclosed. Methods of using the macrocyclic metal complexes as ra... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312219 | Heteroaromatic inhibitors of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase Novel FBPase inhibitors of the formula I and X are useful in the treatment of diabetes and other conditions associated with elevated blood glucose. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309696 | Compositions and methods for targeting cancer cells The invention includes compositions and methods useful for treatment of a virus infection in a mammal by double-targeting the virus (i.e. targeting the virus at more than one stage of the virus life cycle) and thereby inhibiting virus replication. The compositions o... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301023 | Chiral salt resolution A method for resolving enantiomers of a compound containing the structure of the forula: wherein R4 or R5 may contan one or more asymmetric centers, by mixing a racemic mixture of enantiomers of a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294620 | Lipid analogs for inhibiting HIV-1 activity The invention relates to methods of treating viral infections, and in particular hepatitis B virus. The method comprises administering to a subject in need of such treatment an infection-controlling amount of a phospholipid or phospholipid derivative to inhibit the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294621 | Lipid analogs for combating tumors The invention relates to methods of treating viral infections, and in particular hepatitis B virus. The method comprises administering to a subject in need of such treatment an infection-controlling amount of a phospholipid or phospholipid derivative to inhibit the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294619 | Lipid analogs for inhibiting the activity of hepatitis B antigen The invention relates to methods of treating viral infections, and in particular hepatitis B virus. The method comprises administering to a subject in need of such treatment an infection-controlling amount of a phospholipid or phospholipid derivative to inhibit the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7276604 | Crystalline form of the sodium salt of 3-pyridyl-1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid The present invention relates to a crystalline, hydrated form of the sodium salt of 3-pyridyl-1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid. The hydrate contains from 6.4 up to 22 weight % of sodium and 15 up to 23 weight % of crystalline water if the sodium content is... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268124 | Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase inhibitors The invention provides novel pyrophosphate synthase inhibitors of formula I as well as compositions comprising such inhibitors and methods for their use. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7253298 | Process for preparing nitrile compounds from ethylenically unsaturated compounds The present invention concerns a process for hydrocyanating ethylenically unsaturated organic compounds to compounds containing at least one nitrile function. It relates more particularly to the hydrocyanation of diolefins such as butadiene or of substituted olefins... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247642 | Antibacterial optically pure benzoquinolizine carboxylic acids, processes, compositions and methods of treatment The present invention relates to optically pure S-(−)-benzoquinolizine carboxylic acids, their derivatives, salts, pseudopolymorphs, polymorphs and hydrates thereof, substantially free of their R-(+)-isomers, to processes for preparation of the optically pure S-(... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238710 | EPreceptor agonist, compositions and methods thereof This invention relates to potent selective agonists of the EP4 subtype of prostaglandin E2 receptors, their use or a formulation thereof in the treatment of glaucoma and other conditions, which are related to elevated intraocular pressure in the eye of a ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7214830 | Process for the preparation of acylphosphines, acyl oxides and acyl sulfides A description is given of processes for the preparation of mono- and bisacylphosphines and of mono- and bisacylphosphine oxides and mono- and bisacylphosphine sulfides, which comprises first reacting organic P-monohalogenophosphines or P,P-dihalogenophosphines, or m... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7157400 | Titanium substituted pyridyl amine complexes, catalysts and processes for polymerizing ethylene and stryene New compositions, titanium-ligand complexes and arrays with pyridyl-amine ligands are disclosed that catalyze the polymerization of monomers into polymers. These catalysts with titanium metal centers have high performance characteristics, including high styrene inco... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7141672 | Oxazole-aryl-carboxylic acids useful in the treatment of insulin resistance and hyperglycemia This invention provides compounds of Formula I having the structure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are useful in treating metabolic disorders related to insulin resistance or hyperglycemia. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141557 | Lipid analogs for treating viral infections A method of treating viral infections, and in particular HIV-1, hepatitis B virus, and herpes virus, is disclosed. The method comprises administering to a subject in need of such treatment an infection-controlling amount of a phospholipid or phospholipid derivative.... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135584 | Lipid analogs for treating viral infections A method of treating viral infections, and in particular HIV-1, hepatitis B virus, and herpes virus, is disclosed. The method comprises administering to a subject in need of such treatment an infection-controlling amount of a phospholipid or phospholipid derivative.... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7129227 | Lipid analogs for treating viral infections A method of treating viral infections, and in particular HIV-1, hepatitis B virus, and herpesviruses, is disclosed. The method comprises administering to a subject in need of such treatment an infection-combating amount of a phospholipid or phospholipid derivative. | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129228 | Heterocyclic analgesic compounds and methods of use thereof One aspect of the present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds. A second aspect of the present invention relates to the use of the novel heterocyclic compounds as ligands for various cellular receptors, including opiate receptors, other G-protein-couple... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122689 | Titanium substituted pyridyl amine complexes, catalysts and processes for polymerizing ethylene and stryene New compositions, titanium-ligand complexes and arrays with pyridyl-amine ligands are disclosed that catalyze the polymerization of monomers into polymers. These catalysts with titanium metal centers have high performance characteristics, including high styrene inco... | 10/17/2006 |