Presently provided are methods for (a) modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase comprising contacting an indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase with a modulation effective amount of a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; (b) treating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering an effective indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibiting amount of a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; (c) treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase comprising administering an effective indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibiting amount of a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; (d) enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent and a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; (e) treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer comprising administering an effective indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibiting amount of a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; and (f) treating immunosuppression associated with an infectious disease, e.g., HIV-I infection, comprising administering an effective indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibiting amount a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein.

Presently provided are methods for (a) modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase comprising contacting an indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase with a modulation effective amount of a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; (b) treating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering an effective indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibiting amount of a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; (c) treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase comprising administering an effective indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibiting amount of a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; (d) enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent and a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; (e) treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer comprising administering an effective indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibiting amount of a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; and (f) treating immunosuppression associated with an infectious disease, e.g., HIV-I infection, comprising administering an effective indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibiting amount a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein.

The present invention relates to synthetic organic antioxidants of small molecules. The novel dithiol-containing compounds in this invention possess strongest possible capability as both scavenger for free radicals and antioxidant. This invention is directed to novel molecules as prodrugs of the novel dithiol-containing compounds, their rational design, their feasible preparation route by means of synthetic organic chemistry, and their potential uses in application to treatment and/or prevention of major diseases associated with oxidative stress, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, cancer, diabetes, HIV, acne, cardiovascular disease, renal disease, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation, pain, aging, stroke, cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, etc.

The present invention relates to synthetic organic antioxidants of small molecules. The novel dithiol-containing compounds in this invention possess strongest possible capability as both scavenger for free radicals and antioxidant. This invention is directed to novel molecules as prodrugs of the novel dithiol-containing compounds, their rational design, their feasible preparation route by means of synthetic organic chemistry, and their potential uses in application to treatment and/or prevention of major diseases associated with oxidative stress, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, cancer, diabetes, HIV, acne, cardiovascular disease, renal disease, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation, pain, aging, stroke, cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, etc.

An object of the present invention is to provide a compound represented by Formula (1):

##STR00001## wherein A.sub.1, A.sub.2, A.sub.3 and A.sub.4 each represent a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom or an oxidized nitrogen atom; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group or an optionally substituted C1-C4 alkylcarbonyl group; G.sub.1 and G.sub.2 each represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; X, which may be identical or different each other, represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C3 alkyl group or a trifluoromethyl group; n is an integer of 0 to 4; and Q.sub.1 represents an optionally substituted phenyl group, an optionally substituted naphthyl group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group; Q.sub.2 represents a phenyl group or heterocyclic group having one or more substituents, at least one of the substituent being any of a C1-C4 haloalkoxy group, a C2-C6 perfluoroalkyl group, a C1-C6 perfluoroalkylthio group, a C1-C6 perfluoroalkylsulfinyl group and a C1-C6 perfluoroalkylsulfonyl group, an insecticide comprising the compound as the active ingredient, and a process for preparation thereof.

An object of the present invention is to provide a compound represented by Formula (1):

##STR00001## wherein A.sub.1, A.sub.2, A.sub.3 and A.sub.4 each represent a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom or an oxidized nitrogen atom; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group or an optionally substituted C1-C4 alkylcarbonyl group; G.sub.1 and G.sub.2 each represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; X, which may be identical or different each other, represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C3 alkyl group or a trifluoromethyl group; n is an integer of 0 to 4; and Q.sub.1 represents an optionally substituted phenyl group, an optionally substituted naphthyl group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group; Q.sub.2 represents a phenyl group or heterocyclic group having one or more substituents, at least one of the substituent being any of a C1-C4 haloalkoxy group, a C2-C6 perfluoroalkyl group, a C1-C6 perfluoroalkylthio group, a C1-C6 perfluoroalkylsulfinyl group and a C1-C6 perfluoroalkylsulfonyl group, an insecticide comprising the compound as the active ingredient, and a process for preparation thereof.

This disclosure relates to the field of molecules having pesticidal utility against pests in Phyla Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Nematoda, processes to produce such molecules, intermediates used in such processes, compositions containing such molecules, and processes of using such molecules and compositions against such pests. These molecules and compositions may be used, for example, as acaricides, insecticides, miticides, molluscicides, and nematicides. This document discloses molecules having the following formula (Formula One). ##STR00001##

A compound represented by Formula (1): ##STR00001##
The compound can be used as insecticides.

A compound represented by Formula (1): ##STR00001##
The compound can be used as insecticides.

The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) comprising a mitochondrial targeting group linked to a group capable of releasing hydrogen sulphide for use in the treatment of the human or animal body or tissues and cells derived therefrom and to the use in the treatment of plants and to novel related compounds.

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