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A method for removing undifferentiated stem cells or dedifferentiated stem cells from a sample comprising said cells, the method comprising administering to said cell sample an effective amount of a compound of the formula (I):

• or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
• n is an integer from 2 to 5;
• p is an integer from 0 to 4;
• R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, a thiol group, a thioether group and an amino group, wherein at least two of R1 is a hydroxyl group, a thiol group or an amino group, with the proviso that wherein n is 2, R1 is not on the carbon-2 position and the carbon-5 position of the phenyl group;
• R2 and R3 are independently a methylene group or a nucleophile, with the proviso that at least one of R2 and R3 is a nucleophile group;
• Z is an oxygen (O) atom or sulfur (S) atom;
• T is hydrogen or an optionally substituted aliphatic group.

A method for the treatment of a patient in need of cell therapy, the method comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of a compound represented by the general formula (I):

• or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
• n is an integer from 2 to 5;
• p is an integer from 0 to 4;
• R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, a thiol group, a thioether group and an amino group, wherein at least two of R1 is a hydroxyl group, a thiol group or an amino group, with the proviso that wherein n is 2, R1 is not on the carbon-2 position and the carbon-5 position of the phenyl group;
• R2 and R3 are independently a methylene group or a nucleophile, with the proviso that at least one of R2 and R3 is a nucleophile group;
• Z is an oxygen (O) atom or sulfur (S) atom;
• T is hydrogen or an optionally substituted aliphatic group.