Erythromycin A derivatives
US5804565A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2017 |
Classification
- 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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