Glutamine antagonists and their use for treating oncological, immunological, and neurological diseases are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for treating an oncological, immunological, infectious or neurological disease or disorder, the method comprising administering to a subject in need of treatment thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a glutamine antagonist of the disclosure or the pharmaceutical composition thereof. Also disclosed are methods of enhancing the effects of an immune checkpoint inhibitor, enabling a subject to respond to an immune checkpoint inhibitor, or enabling the toxicity or the dose or number of treatments with an immune checkpoint inhibitor to be reduced, comprising administering to a subject in need of treatment thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a glutamine antagonist of the disclosure or the pharmaceutical composition thereof, and an immune checkpoint inhibitor. Also disclosed are methods for treating an oncological, immunological, infectious or neurological disease or disorder that is refractory to checkpoint inhibitor therapy, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof, and having the refractory disease or disorder, a therapeutically effective amount of a glutamine antagonist of the disclosure or the pharmaceutical composition thereof.

The present invention features a compound of formula I:

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or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, W, X, Y, Z, n, o, p, and q are defined herein, for the treatment of CFTR mediated diseases, such as cystic fibrosis. The present invention also features pharmaceutical compositions, method of treating, and kits thereof.

The present invention features a compound of formula I:

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or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, W, X, Y, Z, n, o, p, and q are defined herein, for the treatment of CFTR mediated diseases, such as cystic fibrosis. The present invention also features pharmaceutical compositions, method of treating, and kits thereof.

The present invention provides novel sulphonamide inhibitors of cystathionin gamma synthase (CGS), their use as selective and non-selective herbicides, agricultural and non-agricultural herbicides, herbicides in integrated pest management, herbicides for gardening, clearing waste ground, clearing industrial or constructions sites, clearing railways and railway embankments, pesticide, fungicide, agricultural plant stimulant or antimicrobial agent. Also provided is a method for the control of undesired vegetation or clearing areas from the undesired vegetation comprising applying to the locus of said undesired vegetation, to the undesired plants or to a habitat thereof, a herbicidally effective amount of the compound of the present invention.

Provided herein are an indene compound, e.g., a compound of Formula (I), and a pharmaceutical composition thereof. Also provided herein is a method of their use for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a fibrotic disease.

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Provided herein are an indene compound, e.g., a compound of Formula (I), and a pharmaceutical composition thereof. Also provided herein is a method of their use for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a fibrotic disease.

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A series of phenelzine analogs comprising a phenelzine scaffold linked to an aromatic moiety and their use as inhibitors of lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) and/or one or more histone deacetylases (HDACs) is provided. The presently disclosed phenelzine analogs exhibit potency and selectivity for LSD1 versus MAO and LSD2 enzymes and exhibit bulk, as well as, gene specific histone methylation changes, anti-proliferative activity in several cancer cell lines, and neuroprotection in response to oxidative stress. Accordingly, the presently disclosed phenelzine analogs can be used to treat diseases, conditions, or disorders related to LSD1 and/or HDACs, including, but not limited to, cancers and neurodegenerative diseases.

A series of phenelzine analogs comprising a phenelzine scaffold linked to an aromatic moiety and their use as inhibitors of lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) and/or one or more histone deacetylases (HDACs) is provided. The presently disclosed phenelzine analogs exhibit potency and selectivity for LSD1 versus MAO and LSD2 enzymes and exhibit bulk, as well as, gene specific histone methylation changes, anti-proliferative activity in several cancer cell lines, and neuroprotection in response to oxidative stress. Accordingly, the presently disclosed phenelzine analogs can be used to treat diseases, conditions, or disorders related to LSD1 and/or HDACs, including, but not limited to, cancers and neurodegenerative diseases.

Provided are compounds and salts having a structure of Formula (I) or (II): (I), and (II) wherein: both of the chiral carbon atoms denoted by “*” are both in the R configuration or both in the S configuration. Compounds and salts of Formulae (I) and (II) are useful in the preparation of enantiomerically pure amino acids. Conversion of amino acids to D-form from any of L-form, racemate or other enantiomerically impure mixtures or conversion of amino acids to L-form from any of D-form, racemate or other enantiomerically impure mixtures is disclosed.

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An object of the present invention is to provide a photoelectric conversion element that includes a photoelectric conversion film excellent in the vapor deposition suitability, and that exhibits excellent external quantum efficiency to light at all wavelengths in a red wavelength range, a green wavelength range, and a blue wavelength range. Another object of the present invention is to provide an imaging element, an optical sensor, and a compound related to the photoelectric conversion element.

The photoelectric conversion element includes, in the following order, a conductive film, a photoelectric conversion film, and a transparent conductive film, in which the photoelectric conversion film contains a compound represented by Formula (1).

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