Substituted aromatic sulfonamides of formula (I) ##STR00001##
pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and the use of said compounds for manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease.

Provided herein are small molecule active metabotropic glutamate subtype-2 and -3 receptor negative allosteric modulators (NAMs), compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions.

Provided herein are small molecule active metabotropic glutamate subtype-2 and -3 receptor negative allosteric modulators (NAMs), compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions.

Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for mitochondrial modulation. The subject mitochondrial modulator compounds generally include a head group linked to a charged moiety. In certain cases, the head group is a heterocyclic or a heteroaryl group. Aspects of the subject methods include a method of modulating mitochondria. Aspects of the subject methods include treating a subject having a metabolic syndrome-related disease or a symptom thereof by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a subject compound. In certain cases, the disease is selected from hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, obesity, cardiovascular disease and stroke. In certain cases, the symptom is selected from abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, high levels of blood fats, increased blood pressure, and elevated serum lipids.

Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for mitochondrial modulation. The subject mitochondrial modulator compounds generally include a head group linked to a charged moiety. In certain cases, the head group is a heterocyclic or a heteroaryl group. Aspects of the subject methods include a method of modulating mitochondria. Aspects of the subject methods include treating a subject having a metabolic syndrome-related disease or a symptom thereof by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a subject compound. In certain cases, the disease is selected from hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, obesity, cardiovascular disease and stroke. In certain cases, the symptom is selected from abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, high levels of blood fats, increased blood pressure, and elevated serum lipids.

The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof:

X-A-Y-L-R  (I)

which inhibit the protein(s) encoded by hepatitis B virus (HBV) or interfere with the function of the HBV life cycle of the hepatitis B virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HBV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HBV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.

The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof:

X-A-Y-L-R  (I)

which inhibit the protein(s) encoded by hepatitis B virus (HBV) or interfere with the function of the HBV life cycle of the hepatitis B virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HBV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HBV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.

A photo-decomposable compound, a photoresist composition, and a method of manufacturing an IC device, the compound generating acid upon exposure and acts as a quenching base that neutralizes acid in an unexposed state and being represented by Formula 1:

##STR00001## wherein, in Formula 1, R.sup.a is a C5 to C40 substituted or unsubstituted cyclic hydrocarbon group including at least one nitrogen atom, Y.sup.a is a C1 to C20 divalent linear or cyclic hydrocarbon group, n is an integer of 1 to 5, and A.sup.+ is a counter ion.

A photo-decomposable compound, a photoresist composition, and a method of manufacturing an IC device, the compound generating acid upon exposure and acts as a quenching base that neutralizes acid in an unexposed state and being represented by Formula 1:

##STR00001## wherein, in Formula 1, R.sup.a is a C5 to C40 substituted or unsubstituted cyclic hydrocarbon group including at least one nitrogen atom, Y.sup.a is a C1 to C20 divalent linear or cyclic hydrocarbon group, n is an integer of 1 to 5, and A.sup.+ is a counter ion.

Provided are compounds of the Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: ##STR00001##
wherein W, X, Y, Z, x, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, x and n are defined in the specification. The compounds are inhibitors of lysyl oxidase (LOX) and lysyl oxidase-like (LOXL) family members (LOXL1, LOXL2, LOXL3, LOXL4) and are useful in therapy, particularly in the treatment of cancer. Also disclosed are LOX inhibitors for use in the treatment of a cancer associated with EGFR and biomarkers that predict responsiveness to a LOX inhibitor.