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Erythromycin A derivatives

US5804565A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 1997
Grant dateSep 8, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P31/04
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An erythromycin A derivative represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a group represented by the formula: --OCOCH.sub.2 Y (wherein Y is a pyridyl group, a quinolyl group, a p-nitrophenyl group or a group represented by the formula: --NR.sup.4 R.sup.5 (wherein R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 may be the same or different, and are each a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a pyridylmethyl, a quinolylmethyl group or a benzyloxycarbonyl group)) or a cladinosyloxy group, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together form an oxo group, R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, an ethylsuccinyl group or a nicotinoyl group! or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has a strong antibacterial activity against not only Gram-positive bacteria but also some Gram-negative bacteria, in particular, Haemophilus influenzae which is a serious factor of infectious diseases in the respiratory organs.

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