This invention provides, but is not limited to, novel oleanolic acid derivatives having the formula:

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wherein the variables are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds, methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions.

The present invention relates generally to the compound: N-((4aS,6aR,6bS,8aR,12aS,14aR,14bS)-11-cyano-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-10,14-dioxo-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,6b,7, 8,8a,9,10,12a,14,14a,14b-octadecahydropicen-4a-yl)-2,2-difluoropropanamide, polymorphic forms thereof, methods for preparation and use thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and kits and articles of manufacture thereof.

The present invention relates to the fields of medicinal chemistry and pharmacotherapeutics, and in particular to a 2-cyano-3,12-dioxoolean-1,9(11)-dien-17-phenylacrylamide derivative and a preparation method thereof; and the present invention further relates to use of the novel compound in the preparation of an anticancer medicament.

The present application relates to triterpene glycoside saponin-derived adjuvants, syntheses thereof, and intermediates thereto. The application also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of the present invention and methods of using said compounds or compositions in the treatment of and immunization for infectious diseases.

Provided herein is a compound of Formula I, II, IIIa, IIIb, V, VIa, VIb, VII, VIII, IX, or XI: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula I, II, IIIa, IIIb, V, VIa, VIb, VII, VIII, IX, or X, and methods of using the compounds, e.g., in the treatment of CNS-related disorders.

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Saponin extracts containing at least 93% QS-21 main peak and 0.25-3% 2018 component by UV absorbance at 214 nm, methods for making said extracts, their use as vaccine adjuvants and related aspects.

Disclosed herein are C4 modified oleanolic acid derivatives of the formula: Formula (X) or Formula (XII), as well as analogs thereof, wherein the variables are defined herein. In addition, disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions of these derivatives or analogs, methods for their manufacture, and methods for their use, including for the prevention and treatment of diseases or disorders associated with overproduction of IL-17. ##STR00001##

This invention provides a method of synthesizing new active compounds for pharmaceutical uses including cancer treatment, wherein the cancers comprise breast, leukocytic, liver, ovarian, bladder, prostatic, skin, bone, brain, leukemia, lung, colon, CNS, melanoma, renal, cervical, esophageal, testicular, spleenic, kidney, lymphatic, pancreatic, stomach and thyroid cancers. This invention is an anti-adhesion therapy which uses the compound as a mediator or inhibitor of adhesion proteins and angiopoietins. It inhibits excess adhesion and inhibits cell attachment. It modulates angiogenesis. The compounds also use as mediator of cell adhesion receptor, cell circulating, cell moving and inflammatory diseases. The compounds are attached with angeloyl, acetyl, tigloyl, senecioyl, Crotonoyl, 3,3-Dimethylacryloyl, Cinnamoyl, Pentenoyl, Hexanoyl, benzoyl, Ethylbutyryl, benzoyl, dibenzoyl, alkanoyl, alkenoyl, benzoyl alkyl substituted alkanoyl, ethanoyl, propanoyl, propenoyl, butanoyl, butenoyl, pentanoyl, hexenoyl, heptanoyl, heptenoyl, octanoyl, octenoyl, nonanoyl, nonenoyl, decanoyl, decenoyl, propionyl, 2-propenoyl, 2-butenoyl, Isobutyryl, 2-methylpropanoyl, 2-ethylbutyryl, ethylbutanoyl, 2-ethylbutanoyl, butyryl, (E)-2,3-Dimethylacryloyl, (E)-2-Methylcrotonoyl, 3-cis-Methyl-methacryloyl, 3-Methyl-2-butenoyl, 3-Methylcrotonoyl, 4-Pentenoyl, (2E)-2-pentenoyl, Caproyl, 5-Hexenoyl, Capryloyl, Lauroyl, Dodecanoyl, Myristoyl, Tetradecanoyl, Oleoyl, O—C(2-18) Acyl.

Provided herein is a compound of Formula (1-I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R.sup.2a, R.sup.2b, R.sup.3, R.sup.4a, R.sup.4b, R.sup.5, R.sup.6a, R.sup.6b, R.sup.11a, R.sup.11b, R.sup.16a, R.sup.16b, R.sup.19, R.sup.18, X, q, r, s, t, u, and n are defined herein. Also provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (1-I) and methods of using the compounds, e.g, in the treatment of CNS-related disorders.

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Provided herein is a compound of Formula (1-I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R.sup.2a, R.sup.2b, R.sup.3, R.sup.4a, R.sup.4b, R.sup.5, R.sup.6a, R.sup.6b, R.sup.11a, R.sup.11b, R.sup.16a, R.sup.16b, R.sup.19, R.sup.18, X, q, r, s, t, u, and n are defined herein. Also provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (1-I) and methods of using the compounds, e.g, in the treatment of CNS-related disorders.

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