- Antibiotic compounds
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The present invention relates to carbapenems and provides a compound of the formula (I): STR1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof wherein: R1 is 1-hydroxyethyl, 1-fluoroethyl or hydroxymethyl; R2 is hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl; R3 is hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl; R4 and R5 are the same or different and are selected from hydrogen, halo, cyano, C1-4 alkyl, nitro, hydroxy, carboxy, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 alkoxycarbonyl, aminosulphonyl, C1-4 alkylaminosulphonyl, di-C1-4 alkylaminosulphonyl, carbamoyl, C1-4 alkylcarbamoyl, di-C1-4 alkylcarbamoyl, trifluoromethyl, sulphonic acid, amino, C1-4 alkylamino, di-C1-4 alkylamino, C1-4 alkanoylamino, C1-4 alkanoyl(N-C1-4 alkyl)amino, C1-4 alkanesulphonamido and C1-4 alkylS(O)n -- wherein n is zero, one or two: with the proviso that there is no hydroxy or carboxy substituent in a position ortho to the --NR2 --. Processes for their preparation, intermediates in their preparation, their use as therapeutic agents and pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
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- Directed biosynthesis of 5'-fluoropactamycin in Streptomyces pactum
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A new pactamycin analogue, 5'-fluoropactamycin, was prepared by directed biosynthesis. Supplementation of the fermentation medium of Streptomyces pactum, var. pactum with 3-amino-5-fluorobenzoic acid, an analogue of 3-aminobenzoic acid, an advanced precursor in pactamycin biosynthesis, resulted in co-production of pactamycin and the new pactamycin analogue. A similar feeding experiment with 3-amino-5-methylbenzoic acid did not result in formation of the corresponding methylated pactamycin analogue, but only in inhibition of pactamycin production. Comparison of antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of pactamycin and 5'-fluoropactamycin showed no significant differences.
- Adams,Rinehart
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p. 1456 - 1465
(2007/10/02)
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