Yeda Research and Develpment & Co. Ltd

Tel Aviv University

David Mirelman

Aharon Rabinkov

Meir Wilchek

Talia Miron

Michel Revel

Naphtali Savion

Carlos Gitler

Michael Giladi

Alex Khenkin

Marion Huber

Leonard I Garfinkel

Shmuel Rozenblatt

Hephzibah Sivaraman

The present invention relates to S-allylmercapto-N-acetylcysteine (ASSNAC) and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates, which are useful for up-regulation of cellular glutathione levels and expression of phase II detoxifying enzymes. The invention further provides methods of use thereof in the prevention, alleviation or treatment of oxidative stress induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS).

Composition comprising S-allylmercapto-N-acetylcysteine (ASSNAC) for up-regulation of cellular glutathione level

Conjugates of the enzyme alliinase with a protein carrier that targets the alliinase to specific cells are used in combination with alliin to produce allicin at a desired target site. The enzyme converts alliin to allicin at the target site to kill cancer cells or pathogens.

Site-specific in situ generation of allicin using a targeted alliinase delivery system for the treatment of cancers, tumors, infectious diseases and other allicin-sensitive diseases

Compounds which are the reaction product of allicin and ACE-inhibiting compounds are useful in treating hypertension, elevated triglycerides, and elevated insulin.

Allylmercaptocaptopril compounds and uses thereof

Immobilized garlic alliinase wherein the alliinase is chemically, physically or biologically immobilized, is useful in a method for continuous production of allicin. The method comprises adding a solution of alliin as substrate to a column containing the immobilized garlic alliinase and collecting pure allicin in the effluent. The pure allicin is intended for use as food additive or for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections, high levels of cholesterol and blood lipids, high blood pressure and thrombosis.

Garlic alliinase covalently bound to carrier for continuous production of allician

An assay for the determination of the presence or absence of E. histolytica and for differentiation of these from other types of amoebae, as well as for the determination of whether the E. histolytica belongs to a symptomatic or asymptomatic strain, is carried out by means of a DNA-probe adapted to selectively hybridize only to the DNA of the amoeba tested. The probes being used selectively hybridize with, and thus diagnose the presence of, symptomatic (pathogenic) and asymptomatic (non-pathogenic) strains, respectively.

Assay for amoebae and probes for use therein

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David Mirelman