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Beta-lactones as antibacterial agents

US8669283B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen · DE

Inventors

Stephan Sieber · Marburg, DE
Thomas Böttcher · Maisach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 4, 2009
Grant date	Mar 11, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 13, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC07D305/14
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to specific beta-lactone compounds and compositions thereof for the treatment of infections, such as, e.g., infections with bacteria or infections with protozoa, in particular infections with Gram-positive and/or Gram-negative bacteria and of infectious diseases caused by or related to Gram-positive and/or Gram-negative bacteria, and to the modulation of virulence of Gram-positive and/or Gram-negative bacteria or of protozoa by specific beta-lactone compounds. The invention further relates to the use of the compounds or compositions for preventing or eliminating biofilms.

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