Provided herein are a reversibly reducible material and a method of forming a reversibly reducible material. The reversibly reducible material includes the molecular formula:

##STR00001##

wherein each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, oxygen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, O-alkyl, amine, quaternary ammonium, and sulfonate; R.sup.5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, and amine; X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, branched or un-branched alkyl chain having 1-8 atoms containing 0-3 oxygen or nitrogen atoms, and substituted or unsubstituted aryl; and Z is selected from the group consisting of branched or un-branched alkyl chain having 1-8 atoms containing 0-3 oxygen or nitrogen atoms, and substituted or unsubstituted aryl. The method of forming a reversibly reducible material comprising reacting a quinone with an amine in an ethereal solvent. Also provided herein is a negolyte.

Provided herein are a reversibly reducible material and a method of forming a reversibly reducible material. The reversibly reducible material includes the molecular formula:

##STR00001##

wherein each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, oxygen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, O-alkyl, amine, quaternary ammonium, and sulfonate; R.sup.5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, and amine; X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, branched or un-branched alkyl chain having 1-8 atoms containing 0-3 oxygen or nitrogen atoms, and substituted or unsubstituted aryl; and Z is selected from the group consisting of branched or un-branched alkyl chain having 1-8 atoms containing 0-3 oxygen or nitrogen atoms, and substituted or unsubstituted aryl. The method of forming a reversibly reducible material comprising reacting a quinone with an amine in an ethereal solvent. Also provided herein is a negolyte.

The present invention relates to a compound comprising a substituted or unsubstituted anthraquinone, or a salt or isomer thereof, for use in treating a disorder caused by or associated with dysfunctional ion channel activity. The invention finds utility in the treatment of disorders associated with smooth muscle tone and contraction, such as but not limited to partial hypertension; myocardial infarction; faecal incontinence; constipation; gastro oesophageal reflux; impaired gastrointestinal passage; urinary incontinence; erectile dysfunction; and asthma.

The present invention relates to a compound comprising a substituted or unsubstituted anthraquinone, or a salt or isomer thereof, for use in treating a disorder caused by or associated with dysfunctional ion channel activity. The invention finds utility in the treatment of disorders associated with smooth muscle tone and contraction, such as but not limited to partial hypertension; myocardial infarction; faecal incontinence; constipation; gastro oesophageal reflux; impaired gastrointestinal passage; urinary incontinence; erectile dysfunction; and asthma.

The present invention relates to an amino acid-based compound for detecting carbon dioxide, and to a carbon dioxide chemical sensor and a carbon dioxide detection method using the compound, wherein the compound having selectivity with respect to carbon dioxide exhibits a high selectivity to carbon dioxide and thus may detect carbon dioxide of a very low concentration, exhibits excellent light-absorbing or fluorescent characteristics, and, in particular, may achieve an effect of detecting carbon dioxide in real time.