There is provided a new material for preventing adhesion of pollutants by forming a film on skin or on the surface of hair to prevent the skin and surface of hair from being polluted due to the pollutants. Provided is an anti-pollution material characterized by containing a lipid-peptide compound in which a peptide moiety formed from repetition of at least two amino acids which are the same or different binds to a lipid moiety comprising an aliphatic group having 10-24 carbon atoms.

Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I), as well as compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I) and uses thereof.

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The present invention regards specific IBAT inhibitors useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of a liver disease. It also relates to compositions comprising these IBAT inhibitors, a method for treatment of the disorders and a kit comprising the substances or the compositions.

The present application is directed to cargo delivery complexes for intracellular delivery of a cargo molecule comprising: a first peptide comprising a cell-penetrating peptide (CPP), a second peptide comprising a cell-penetrating peptide, and a cargo molecule. The second peptide comprises a polyethylene glycol (PEG) moiety linked to the second CPP, and the first peptide does not have a PEG moiety. The present application is also directed to a cargo delivery complex comprising a CPP and a cargo molecule wherein the CPP is a retro-inverso peptide. The present application is also directed to a cargo delivery complex comprising a CPP and a cargo molecule wherein the peptide further comprises a targeting sequence selected from the group consisting of GYVSK, GYVS, YIGS and YIGSR. Methods of making and using the cargo delivery complexes are also disclosed.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a conjugate of a duocarmycin derivative and a biotin-modified dimer, which is useful for pretargeting methods. According to the present invention, a compound represented by the following formula (1) or formula (2) is provided:

##STR00001## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or a lower alkoxycarbonyl group; one of R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.5 represents —O-L.sub.7-(Xaa).sub.m-L.sub.6-N.sub.3, and the remaining two each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or a lower alkoxycarbonyl group; X represents a reactive group; L.sub.6 and L.sub.7 each independently represent a divalent linking group; Xaa represents an amino acid residue; m represents an integer of 2 to 10; and Me represents a methyl group.

This invention is in the field of medicinal pharmacology. In particular, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical agents which function as inhibitors of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral replication and/or SARS-CoV-2 related viral 3CL protease (M.sup.pro) activity. The invention further relates to methods of treating and/or ameliorating symptoms related to conditions caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus (e.g., COVID-19), comprising administering to a subject (e.g., a human patient) a composition comprising one or more pharmaceutical agents which function as inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 viral replication and/or inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 related M.sup.pro activity.

Provided herein are Myc-Max inhibitory compounds having the structure of Formula (I) and compositions thereof for use in the treatment of cancer. In particular, the Myc-Max inhibitory compounds may be useful for the treatment of cancers selected from one or more of: prostate cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, cervical cancer, small-cell lung carcinomas, neuroblastomas, osteosarcomas, glioblastomas, melanoma and myeloid leukaemia.

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Both JNK and LRRK2 are associated with Parkinson's disease (PD), myocardial infarction (MI), and other medical disorders. Here we report a reasonably selective and potent kinase inhibitors (e.g., compounds 6 and 10) that bound to both JNK and LRRK2 (a dual inhibitor). A bidentate-binding strategy that simultaneously utilized the ATP hinge binding and a unique protein surface site outside of the ATP pocket was applied to the design and identification of this kind of inhibitor. Compound 6 was a potent JNK3 and modest LRRK2 dual inhibitor with an enzyme IC50 value of 12 nM and 99 nM (LRRK2-G2019S), respectively. 6 also exhibited good cell potency, inhibited LRRK2:G2019S induced mitochondrial dysfunction in SHSY5Y cells, and was demonstrated to be reasonably selective against a panel of 116 kinases from representative kinase families.

The present application relates to new compounds in the family of N-acylamino-amides having formula (I), compositions, in particular cosmetic compositions comprising them, and their use to treat the signs of aging of skin of the body or face, whether chronobiological or photo-induced, and in particular aging generated by reduced skin elasticity.

##STR00001## in which p=1, 2 or 3 R independently denotes a cyano (—CN), hydroxy (—OH), CO.sub.2R′ group in which R′ denotes a hydrogen atom or linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl group, R.sub.1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl group, and also the salts and/or isomers and/or solvates thereof.

Provided herein is a composition to reduce DNA and hepatic damage and to enhance repair thereof. More particularly the composition includes a combination of active ingredients which can be used in a beverage composition and also relates to a beverage composition including said synergistic composition of active ingredients, wherein each active ingredient in the combination composition and/or beverage composition in appropriate concentration synergistically reduces the DNA damage as well as hepatic damage due to alcohol consumption and/or due to other reasons. The composition also enhances repair of the DNA and hepatic which has already been damaged. The composition also synergistically reduces hangover, modulates and/or alleviates immunology parameters and CNS parameters due to alcohol consumption and due to other reasons. Further a beverage composition including above synergistic composition and method of preparation thereof is provided.