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Erythromycin a derivatives

US6165986A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 1999
Grant dateDec 26, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07H17/08
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An erythromycin A derivative represented by Formula (I): ##STR1## (wherein n is an integer of 2 to 4, R.sup.1 is a pyridylmethyl group, a furylmethyl group, a thienylmethyl group, a quinolylmethyl group or a benzyl group having 1 to 3 substitutents selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a nitro group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, an amino group and an amino group substituted by 1 or 2 alkyl groups having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is the same group as defined for R.sup.1, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, an acetyl group or a pyridylacetyl group, and R.sup.3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a cinnamyl group) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has a strong antibacterial activity against not only known erythromycin-sensitive bacteria but also erythromycin-resistant bacteria and Haemophilus influenzae.

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