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18-membered macrocycles and analogs thereof

US7906489B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

14Claims

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Assignee

Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · US

Inventors

Youe-Kong Shue · Taipei, TW
Chan-Kou Hwang · San Diego, US
Yu-Hung Chiu · San Diego, US
Alex Romero · San Diego, US
Farah Babakhani · San Diego, US
Pamela Sears · San Diego, US
Franklin Okumu · Morristown, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2007
Grant date	Mar 15, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 31, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC07H17/08
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to the 18-membered macrocyclic antimicrobial agents called Tiacumicins, specifically, OPT-80 (which is composed almost entirely of the R-Tiacumicin B), pharmaceutical compositions comprising OPT-80, and methods using OPT-80. In particular, this compound is a potent drug for the treatment of bacterial infections, specifically C. difficile infections.

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