Antibiotic prodrugs
US6448256B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D473/18
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to prodrugs of N-substituted derivatives of 6-aminouracils, 6-aminoisocytosines, guanines, and 2-aminoadenines. The N-linked substituents include an ester group that is cleaved upon administration into a subject to yield a substituent having a terminal hydroxyl group. Pharmaceutical compositions including these compounds, and methods for treating Gram-positive bacterial infections using these compounds, are also disclosed.
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