Patent ID: 8597949

Claim:
A method for stimulating RAD51 protein in a cell comprising providing to the cell a RAD51 stimulator that is a compound having formula (VII): or a salt thereof, wherein R 45 is H, —C(O)(CH 2 ) q NH-aryl, —NHC(O)O-alkyl, or wherein R 49 is halogen or alkoxy; Z 20 is O or S; and q is 0-6; R 46 is H or halogen; R 47 is H, alkyl, hydroxy, or halogen; R 48 is H, hydroxy, or —SO 2 NH(CH 2 ) r -aryl, wherein r is 0-6; and R 50 is H or hydroxy wherein at least one of R 45 , R 46 , R 47 , R 48 , or R 50 is not H.