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Bruce C Baguley

Graham John Atwell

Gordon W Rewcastle

William A Denny

Compounds represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 represents ##STR2## A and B each represent H or a lower alkane optionally substituted with amino and/or hydroxyl functions, except that A and B are not both H; R.sub.3 represents H, OCH.sub.3, CH.sub.3, halogen, NH.sub.2, NO.sub.2, NHCH.sub.3, N.sub.3 (CH.sub.3).sub.2, N.sub.3, NHCOCH.sub.3, NHCOOCH.sub.3, N(CH.sub.3)COOCH.sub.3, CONH.sub.2 or CONHCH.sub.3 ; R.sub.4 represents H, alkyl, O-alkyl, CONH.sub.2, CONHCH.sub.3 or CONHCH.sub.2 CONHCH.sub.3, except that R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 taken together can represent --C.dbd.CH--CH.dbd.N--; R.sub.5 represents H, alkyl, O-alkyl, CONH.sub.3, CONHCH.sub.3 or CONH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CONHCH.sub.3 ; R.sub.6 represents lower alkyl; R.sub.7 represents CH.sub.3 or C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (phenyl); R.sub.8 represents lower alkyl or C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (phenyl); R.sub.9 represents H, NHCOCH.sub.3, NH.sub.2 or N.dbd.CHN(CH.sub.3).sub.2 ; and R.sub.10 represents H or NH.sub.2 ; and the acid addition salts thereof, possess antibacterial and antitumor properties.

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Hillsborough, Auckland, New Zealand

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