Provided herein is technology relating to amplification of nucleic acids and particularly, but not exclusively, to compositions and methods for doing improving the polymerase chain reaction and providing reagents for polymerase chain reaction with improved stability.

The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of ATP citrate lyase (ACLY), compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.

The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing and isolating 3,4-dichloro-N-(2-cyanophenyl)-5-isothiazolecarboxamide (Isotianil), which can be used as an active compound with microbicidal properties, wherein the amount of waste materialse.g. solvents and diluentsis significantly reduced and the process meets the requirements of industrial scale production, in particular that it provides the product in high yield, high purity, i.e. minimum amount of by-products and impurities, and can be carried out with tolerable corrosivity in industrial scale metal, in particular stainless steel, vessels or CrNiMo alloy pressure filters or centrifuges.

The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing and isolating 3,4-dichloro-N-(2-cyanophenyl)-5-isothiazolecarboxamide (Isotianil), which can be used as an active compound with microbicidal properties, wherein the amount of waste materialse.g. solvents and diluentsis significantly reduced and the process meets the requirements of industrial scale production, in particular that it provides the product in high yield, high purity, i.e. minimum amount of by-products and impurities, and can be carried out with tolerable corrosivity in industrial scale metal, in particular stainless steel, vessels or CrNiMo alloy pressure filters or centrifuges.

Compounds and methods of modulating 15-PGDH activity, modulating tissue prostaglandin levels, treating disease, diseases disorders, or conditions in which it is desired to modulate 15-PGDH activity and/or prostaglandin levels include 15-PGDH inhibitors and 15-PGDH activators described herein.

Compounds and methods of modulating 15-PGDH activity, modulating tissue prostaglandin levels, treating disease, diseases disorders, or conditions in which it is desired to modulate 15-PGDH activity and/or prostaglandin levels include 15-PGDH inhibitors and 15-PGDH activators described herein.

Disclosed herein are small molecule calpain modulator compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, the use and preparation thereof.

Disclosed herein are small molecule calpain modulator compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, the use and preparation thereof.

Disclosed are compounds of formulae (I), (II), and (II)I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables, R, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.101, L, D, Q, Y, X, and Z are defined herein. These compounds are useful for treating Gram-negative bacteria infections. ##STR00001##

Disclosed are compounds of formulae (I), (II), and (II)I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables, R, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.101, L, D, Q, Y, X, and Z are defined herein. These compounds are useful for treating Gram-negative bacteria infections. ##STR00001##