Farmitalia Carlo Erba S.p.a.

Aurora Sanfilippo

Giovanni Franceschi

Maurizio Foglio

Federico Maria Arcamone

Leonardo Marsili

Cosimo Scarafile

Franco Zarini

Sergio Vioglio

Giorgio Palamidessi

A method is provided for treating a warm-blooded animal having a susceptible bacterial infection which comprises administering orally to said animal a non-toxic, antibacterially effective amount of acetoxymethyl ester of (5R,6S)-2(5R,6S)-2-carbamoyloxymethyl-6-[1(R)-hydroxyethyl]-2-penem-3-carb oxylic acid.

Oral antibacterial method

There are disclosed .beta.-lactam-containing compounds of the formula: ##STR1## where R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, trichloroethyl, acetonyl, benzyl, substituted benzyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, benzidryl or a residue that will undergo metabolic activation 'in vivo' and have favorable pharmacokinetic properties; R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, cycloalkyl, or hydroxyalkyl, with the alcoholic function of the hydroxyalkyl being free or protected; Z is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, amino, carbamoyloxy, mercapto, pyridinium, OR.sup.2, OCOR.sup.2, NHCOR.sup.2, or SR.sup.3 wherein each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is any of lower alkyl, aryl, or a heterocyclic ring, each of which may be substituted or unsubstituted, and n is 0 or 1. The compounds have broad spectrum antibacterial activity and .beta.-lactamase inhibiting activity. Processes for the production of the .beta.-lactam-containing compounds and various intermediates in the production of those compounds are also disclosed.

.beta.-Lactam-containing antibacterial agents and .beta.-lactamase

There are provided azino rifamycin compounds of the formula (I): ##STR1## Y.dbd.H or CH.sub.3 CO; R.sub.1 linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenyl- R.sub.2 =linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 chloroalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenyl, Cycloalkyl having 3 to 7 C atoms in the ring, cycloalkyl alkyl having 3 to 6 C atoms in the ring, phenyl, or C.sub.7 -C.sub.8 aralkyl, unsubstituted or mono-substituted by a halogen atom in the aryl group; or NR.sub.1 R.sub.2 =a cyclic moiety having 5 to 8 C atoms, unsubstituted or substituted by 1 or 2 CH.sub.3 groups, morpholino. The compounds inhibit the growth of gram positive bacteria and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Oxidized compounds, preparative methods and pharmaceutical compositions are also described and claimed.

Azino rifamycins

Novel 3-amidino rifamycins having the formula: ##STR1## wherein Y is --H or --COCH.sub.3 ; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may be linear or branched alkyl having from 1 to 7 carbon atoms and alkenyl having 3 or 4 atoms and R.sub.2 may be also chloroalkyl having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having from 3 to 7 carbon atoms in the ring, cycloalkylalkyl having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms in the ring, phenyl, bornyl, arylalkyl hydrocarbon having 7 or 8 carbon atoms which may be substituted with one halogen atom in the aryl group; and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 along with the N atom to which they are bonded form an unsubstituted cyclic moiety having from 5 to 8 carbon atoms, a cyclic moiety having from 5 to 8 carbon atoms substituted with 1 or 2 methyl radicals, 4-alkylpiperazine, morpholine, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline. These novel compounds are from grey to dark solids having high antibacterial activity which are obtained by reacting 3-amino rifamycin S or SV with a chloroformiminio chloride.

3-Amidino ansamycins

Novel rifamycin derivatives having the formula: ##STR1## wherein Y is --H or --COCH.sub.3 ; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may be linear or branched alkyl having from 1 to 7 carbon atoms and alkenyl having 3 or 4 carbon atoms R.sub.2 may be also chloroalkyl having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having from 3 to 7 carbon atoms in the ring, cycloalkylalkyl having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms in the ring, phenyl, bornyl, arylalkyl hydrocarbon having 7 or 8 carbon atoms which may be substituted with one halogen atom in the aryl group; and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 along with the N atom to which they are bonded form an unsubstituted cyclic moiety having from 5 to 8 carbon atoms, a cyclic moiety having from 5 to 8 carbon atoms substituted with 1 or 2 methyl radicals, 4-alkylpiperazine, morpholine, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline. These novel compounds are yellow-orange solids having high antibacterical activity which are obtained by reacting 3-amino-4-deoxo-4-imino rifamycin S with a chloroformiminium chloride.

Rifamycin XII derivatives, their preparation and anti-bacterial

7.beta.-acylamino-7.alpha.-methoxy-3-pyrazinylthiomethyl-cephalosporins and their intermediates having high resistance toward .beta.-lactamase enzymes, as well as good antibacterial activity and processes for preparation thereof.

Growing community of inventors

Milan, Italy

Aurora Sanfilippo