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2-pyridone antimicrobial compositions

US8962842B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 2011
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A50/30
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Described are a series of 2-pyridone compounds as a potent and selective new class of type II topoisomerase inhibitors with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity having the general formula (I); where R1, R2, X, and Y are defined herein Such compounds can be used in methods for treating an infection caused by a gram-positive pathogen, a gram-negative pathogen, or a drug-resistant strains thereof.

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