Erythromycin a derivatives
US6165986A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2019 |
Classification
- 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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