Provided herein are methods and compounds for targeted autophagy.

The present invention provided a process for manufacture of amantadine nitrate derivatives, and the process comprises using adamantane as the raw material to prepare amantadine nitrate derivatives via the following steps: (1) synthesis of adamantanol; (2) carboxylation of adamantanol; (3) acetylation of adamantanoic acid; (4) reduction; (5) hydrolysis of amido adamantanol and Boc protection of amino group; (6) crystallization of Boc protected amantadinol; (7) nitrate esterification of Boc protected amantadinol; (8) refining of the product of nitrate esterification; (9) Boc deprotection and salt formation; and (10) refining of amantadine nitrate hydrochloride. The amantadine nitrate derivatives have the struction of:

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wherein, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently hydrogen, straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl. The process of this invention is efficient, cost effective, environmentally friendly, safe, reliable, and suitable for industrial production.

The present invention provided a process for manufacture of amantadine nitrate derivatives, and the process comprises using adamantane as the raw material to prepare amantadine nitrate derivatives via the following steps: (1) synthesis of adamantanol; (2) carboxylation of adamantanol; (3) acetylation of adamantanoic acid; (4) reduction; (5) hydrolysis of amido adamantanol and Boc protection of amino group; (6) crystallization of Boc protected amantadinol; (7) nitrate esterification of Boc protected amantadinol; (8) refining of the product of nitrate esterification; (9) Boc deprotection and salt formation; and (10) refining of amantadine nitrate hydrochloride. The amantadine nitrate derivatives have the struction of:

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wherein, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently hydrogen, straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl. The process of this invention is efficient, cost effective, environmentally friendly, safe, reliable, and suitable for industrial production.

Disclosed is chemical compounds C that are derivatives of norbixin and have tropism for the eye, and are intended to be used in the treatment of eye diseases in mammals, in particular in the context of altering the retinal pigment epithelium and more particularly in the context of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Stargardt's disease.

Disclosed herein are 1,4-naphthoquinone analogs, pharmaceutical compositions that include one or more of such 1,4-naphthoquinone analogs, and methods of treating and/or ameliorating diseases and/or conditions associated with a cancer, such as prostate cancer with such 1,4-naphthoquinone analogs. Also included are combination therapies wherein a 1,4-naphthoquinone analog disclosed herein, and a hormone therapy agent are provided to a subject suffering from a condition such as cancer.

Disclosed herein are 1,4-naphthoquinone analogs, pharmaceutical compositions that include one or more of such 1,4-naphthoquinone analogs, and methods of treating and/or ameliorating diseases and/or conditions associated with a cancer, such as prostate cancer with such 1,4-naphthoquinone analogs. Also included are combination therapies wherein a 1,4-naphthoquinone analog disclosed herein, and a hormone therapy agent are provided to a subject suffering from a condition such as cancer.

Compounds of formula (II):

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wherein

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R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.5 and R.sup.13 are described herein, or a stereoisomer, enantiomer or tautomer thereof or mixtures thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, are described herein, as well as other compounds. These compounds have activity as SHIP1 modulators, and thus may be useful in treating a variety of diseases, disorders or conditions that would benefit from SHIP1 modulation. Compositions comprising a compound of the invention are also disclosed, as are methods of SHIP1 modulation by administration of such compounds to an animal in need thereof.

Compounds of formula (II):

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wherein

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R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.5 and R.sup.13 are described herein, or a stereoisomer, enantiomer or tautomer thereof or mixtures thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, are described herein, as well as other compounds. These compounds have activity as SHIP1 modulators, and thus may be useful in treating a variety of diseases, disorders or conditions that would benefit from SHIP1 modulation. Compositions comprising a compound of the invention are also disclosed, as are methods of SHIP1 modulation by administration of such compounds to an animal in need thereof.

A process for producing a compound of the formula (I) ##STR00001##
involves at least reacting a compound of the formula (II) ##STR00002##
with hydrogen and water in the presence of at least one homogeneous transition metal catalyst TMC 1.

A process for producing a compound of the formula (I) ##STR00001##
involves at least reacting a compound of the formula (II) ##STR00002##
with hydrogen and water in the presence of at least one homogeneous transition metal catalyst TMC 1.