Inhibitors of transpeptidase
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorDaniel T. Chu
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Abstract
New .beta.-lactams of the general structure: ##STR1## wherein R represents H or an acyl moiety known from the penicillin or cephalosporin art, R' is hydrogen, loweralkoxy, loweralkoxyalkyl, loweralkyl, phenylthio or loweralkylmercapto R" is loweralkyl, the broken line represents an optional double bond, and acyloxymethyl esters thereof. All compounds are effective antibacterials.
Claims3
A compound of the formula ##STR9## wherein R is hydrogen or acyl selected from the group consisting of phenacetyl, phenoxyacetyl, cyanoacetyl, thenylacetyl, p-hydroxyphenylmalonoyl, .alpha.-sulfophenacetyl, N-benzoylglycylphenylglycyl, a moiety of the formula ##STR10## wherein Y is 0 or NOR", and a mercaptoacetyl of the formula R.degree.SCH.sub.2 CO-- wherein R.degree. is phenyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-chloro-2-butenyl, allyl or n-butyl, R' is hydrogen, loweralkyl, loweralkoxyalkyl, loweralkoxy, loweralkylmercapto or phenylmercapto, each R" is loweralkyl, and the broken line represents an optional double bond, and pivaloxymethyl esters thereof.
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