The present invention provides methods, compositions, mixtures and kits utilizing deoxynucleoside triphosphates comprising a 3′-O position capped by a group comprising methylenedisulfide as a cleavable protecting group and a detectable label reversibly connected to the nucleobase of said deoxynucleoside. Such compounds provide new possibilities for future sequencing technologies, including but not limited to Sequencing by Synthesis.

The present invention provides methods, compositions, mixtures and kits utilizing deoxynucleoside triphosphates comprising a 3′-O position capped by a group comprising methylenedisulfide as a cleavable protecting group and a detectable label reversibly connected to the nucleobase of said deoxynucleoside. Such compounds provide new possibilities for future sequencing technologies, including but not limited to Sequencing by Synthesis.

The present invention relates to novel inhibitors of histone deacetylase 10 (HDAC10), novel pharmaceutical compositions comprising such inhibitors, and to novel methods of treating diseases, such as cancer, autoimmune disorders or neurodegeneration, using such novel inhibitors or methods of using such novel inhibitors in organ transplantation.

An object of the present invention is to provide a reagent for measuring skin sensitization that can measure sensitization to a test substance with high sensitivity using a single type of reagent; a compound; and a method for measuring skin sensitization. According to the present invention, provided are a reagent for measuring skin sensitization including, as a main measuring agent, an organic compound having a mercapto group and a hydrazide structure and having an absorption spectrum in an ultraviolet, visible, or near-infrared region; a compound for use in the reagent for measuring skin sensitization; and a method for measuring skin sensitization using the reagent for measuring skin sensitization.

The present invention includes methods for making and isolating N-acetylcysteine amide, (2R,2R′)-3,3′-disulfanediyl bis(2-acetamidopropanamide, diNACA), intermediates and derivatives thereof comprising: contacting cystine with an alcohol and a chlorinating reagent to form an organic solution containing L-cystine dimethylester dihydrochloride; combining dried or undried L-cystine dimethylester dihydrochloride with a triethylamine, an acetic anhydride, and an acetonitrile to form a di-N-acetylcystine dimethylester; mixing dried di-N-acetylcystine dimethylester with ammonium hydroxide to form a di-N-acetylcystine amide (diNACA); and separating dried di-N-acetylcystine dimethylester into N-acetylcysteine amide with dithiothreitol, triethylamine and an alcohol.

The present invention includes methods for making and isolating N-acetylcysteine amide, (2R,2R′)-3,3′-disulfanediyl bis(2-acetamidopropanamide, diNACA), intermediates and derivatives thereof comprising: contacting cystine with an alcohol and a chlorinating reagent to form an organic solution containing L-cystine dimethylester dihydrochloride; combining dried or undried L-cystine dimethylester dihydrochloride with a triethylamine, an acetic anhydride, and an acetonitrile to form a di-N-acetylcystine dimethylester; mixing dried di-N-acetylcystine dimethylester with ammonium hydroxide to form a di-N-acetylcystine amide (diNACA); and separating dried di-N-acetylcystine dimethylester into N-acetylcysteine amide with dithiothreitol, triethylamine and an alcohol.

This disclosure concerns a method of making a ligand for Quantum Dot functionalization, a method of making a functionalized Quantum Dot (QD) with a ligand, and a method of making a transparent luminescent quantum dot thiol-yne nanocomposite with tailorable optical, thermal, and mechanical properties. The prepolymer solution and functionalized Quantum Dot can be used in additive manufacturing.

Provided herein, inter alia, are compounds and methods useful for modulating the translational effects of eIF2α phosphorylation, the Integrated Stress Response (ISR), and the unfolded protein response (UPR); for treating diseases; for increasing protein production, and for improving long-term memory.

Provided herein, inter alia, are compounds and methods useful for modulating the translational effects of eIF2α phosphorylation, the Integrated Stress Response (ISR), and the unfolded protein response (UPR); for treating diseases; for increasing protein production, and for improving long-term memory.

The present invention relates to compounds of formula (Ia) and the use thereof as inhibitors of P. aeruginosa virulence factor LasB. Formula (Ia). These compounds are useful in the treatment of bacterial infections, especially caused by P. aeruginosa.

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