A light-absorbing material includes a compound represented by the formula (1) below. In the formula (1), L.sup.1 to L.sup.3 are each independently represented by the formula (2) or (3) below:

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Dithioamine reducing agents useful for the reduction of disulfide bonds. The reducing agents of this invention are useful, for example, to reduce disulfide bonds, particularly in proteins, or to prevent the formation of disulfide bonds, particularly in proteins and other biological molecules. Reducing agents of this invention can be employed to regulate protein function in proteins in which a sulfhydryl group is associated with biological activity. Reducing agents of this invention can prevent inactivation of a given protein or enhance activation of a given protein or other biological molecule in vitro and/or in vivo. Reducing agents of this invention can prevent or reduce oxidation of cysteine residues in proteins and prevent the formation of reduced activity protein dimers (or other oligomers). Reducing agents of this invention are useful and suitable for application in a variety of biological applications, particularly as research and synthetic reagents. The invention provides S-acylated dithioamines which can be selectively activated reducing agents by removal of the S-acyl groups enzymatically or chemically. The invention further provides dithiane precursors of thioamino reducing agents. The invention provides dithioamine reducing agents, S-acylated dithioamines and dithianes which are immobilized on surfaces, including among others, glass, quartz, microparticles, nanoparticles and resins.

Dithioamine reducing agents useful for the reduction of disulfide bonds. The reducing agents of this invention are useful, for example, to reduce disulfide bonds, particularly in proteins, or to prevent the formation of disulfide bonds, particularly in proteins and other biological molecules. Reducing agents of this invention can be employed to regulate protein function in proteins in which a sulfhydryl group is associated with biological activity. Reducing agents of this invention can prevent inactivation of a given protein or enhance activation of a given protein or other biological molecule in vitro and/or in vivo. Reducing agents of this invention can prevent or reduce oxidation of cysteine residues in proteins and prevent the formation of reduced activity protein dimers (or other oligomers). Reducing agents of this invention are useful and suitable for application in a variety of biological applications, particularly as research and synthetic reagents. The invention provides S-acylated dithioamines which can be selectively activated reducing agents by removal of the S-acyl groups enzymatically or chemically. The invention further provides dithiane precursors of thioamino reducing agents. The invention provides dithioamine reducing agents, S-acylated dithioamines and dithianes which are immobilized on surfaces, including among others, glass, quartz, microparticles, nanoparticles and resins.

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of gene therapy, and specifically relates to a series of lipid compounds as well as lipid vectors, nucleic acid lipid nanoparticle compositions, and pharmaceutical preparations containing the same. The compound having the structure of formula (I) provided by the present disclosure may be used in combination with other lipid compounds to prepare a lipid vector, which exhibits pH responsiveness, has high encapsulation efficiency for nucleic acid drugs, and greatly enhances the in-vivo delivery efficiency of nucleic acid drugs. Moreover, it is possible to select lipid compounds with different structures as lipid vectors to adjust the enrichment of nucleic acid drugs in different organs, thereby having good market application prospect.

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The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of gene therapy, and specifically relates to a series of lipid compounds as well as lipid vectors, nucleic acid lipid nanoparticle compositions, and pharmaceutical preparations containing the same. The compound having the structure of formula (I) provided by the present disclosure may be used in combination with other lipid compounds to prepare a lipid vector, which exhibits pH responsiveness, has high encapsulation efficiency for nucleic acid drugs, and greatly enhances the in-vivo delivery efficiency of nucleic acid drugs. Moreover, it is possible to select lipid compounds with different structures as lipid vectors to adjust the enrichment of nucleic acid drugs in different organs, thereby having good market application prospect.

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The disclosure relates generally novel sulfur containing glycerol mono-ester derivatives and methods useful for treating gram positive, gram negative, fungal and envelope viral infections in a patient.

Compounds having cytotoxic and/or anti-mitotic activity are disclosed. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed. Also disclosed are compositions having the structure: (T)-(L)-(D), wherein (T) is a targeting moiety, (L) is an optional linker, and (D) is a compound having cytotoxic and/or anti-mitotic activity.

Compounds having cytotoxic and/or anti-mitotic activity are disclosed. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed. Also disclosed are compositions having the structure: (T)-(L)-(D), wherein (T) is a targeting moiety, (L) is an optional linker, and (D) is a compound having cytotoxic and/or anti-mitotic activity.

The disclosure relates generally novel sulfur containing glycerol mono-ester derivatives and methods useful for treating gram positive, gram negative, fungal and envelope viral infections in a patient.

The disclosure relates generally novel sulfur containing glycerol mono-ester derivatives and methods useful for treating gram positive, gram negative, fungal and envelope viral infections in a patient.