Pierrel Spa

Luciano Toscano

Mario Riva

Leonardo M Cappelletti

Roberto Spagnoli

Alberto Bianchetti

Giampiero Grisanti

Leonard M Cappelletti

For the synthesis of (8S)-8-fluoroerythromycins the corresponding 8,9-anhydroerythromycins 6,9-hemiketal are directly fluorinated with perchloryl fluoride.

Process for the preparation of (8S)-8-fluoroerythromycins

(8S)-8-fluoroerythromycin derivatives of formula ##STR1## wherein R is an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl or phenyl group

(8S)-8-fluoroerythromycin derivatives, the process for the preparation

The fermentation of a substrate selected among erythronolide B, erythronolide A and erythronolide A oxime with a novel mutant, Streptomyces antibioticus ATCC 31771, obtained from an industrial stock for the production of oleandomycin, said novel mutant being incapable of producing the same oleandomycin, permits novel macrolide antibiotics to be produced, having not only an activity range like that of erythromycin, but characterized by a greater stability in acidic environment, whereby for the administration of the antibiotic it is no longer necessary to have recourse to esters and/or salts highly toxic for the organism.

Streptomyces antibioticus ATCC 31771 and process for obtaining same

From the fermentation carried, out with mutants blocked in the synthesis respectively of erythromycin and of oleandomycin, namely Streptomyces erythreus ATCC 31772 and Streptomyces antibioticus ATCC 31771, using as the substrate a derivative of erythronolide A, namely (8S)-B-fluoroerythronolide A, a derivative of erythronolide B, namely (8S)-B-fluoroerythronolide B, or a derivative of 3-O-mycarosyl-erythronolide B, namely 3-O-mycarosyl-(8S)-fluoroerythronolide B, the corresponding (8S)-8-fluoro derivatives of the erythromycins A,B, C and D, as well as 3-O-oleandrosyl-5-desosaminyl-(8S)-8-fluoroerythronolide A and 3-O-oleandrosyl-5-O-desosaminyl-(8S)-8-fluoroerythronolide B, all belonging to the class of the marcolide antibiotics are obtained. The preparation of the aforesaid substrate comprises the convention of erythronolide A, erythronolide B or 3-O-mycarosyl-erythronolide B into the corresponding hemiacetal, the reaction of the latter with a compound capable of generating electrophlic fluorine and the opening of the resulting acetal with aqueous acid.

Semisynthetic macrolidic antibiotics, intermediate compounds for their

Fluorinated derivatives of erythromycins A, B, C and D, having antibiotic activity, are prepared, starting from 8,9-anhydroerythromycin 6,9-hemiacetals or their N-oxides, through the reaction with a compound capable of generating electrophilic reactive fluorine, the resulting reaction product undergoing thereafter a reduction, possibly together with a methylation, to the corresponding (8S)-8-fluoroerythomycins.

Fluorinated erythromycin compounds and a process for preparation

From the fermentation carried, out with mutants blocked in the synthesis respectively of erythromycin and of oleandomycin, namely Streptomyces erythreus ATCC 31772 and Streptomyces antibioticus ATCC 31771, using as the substrate a derivative of erythronolide A, namely (8S)-8-fluoroerythronolide A, a derivative of erythronolide B, namely (8S)-8-fluoroerythronolide B, or a derivative of 3-O-mycarosyl-erythronolide B, namely 3-O-mycarosyl-(8S)-fluoroerythronolide B, the corresponding (8S)-8-fluoro derivatives of the erythromycins A, B, C and D, as well as 3-O-oleandrosyl-5-desosaminyl-(8S)-8-fluoroerythronolide A and 3-O-oleandrosyl-5-O-desosaminyl-(8S)-8-fluoroerythronolide B, all belonging to the class of the macrolide antibiotics are obtained. The preparation of the aforesaid substrate comprises the convention of erythronolide A, erythronolide B or 3-O-mycarosyl-erythronolide B into the corresponding hermiacetal, the reaction of the latter with a compound capable of generating electrophlic fluorine and the opening of the resulting acetal with aqueous acid.

The fermentation of a substrate selected among erythronolide B, erythronolide A and erythronolide A oxime with a novel mutant, Streptomyces antibioticus ATCC 31771, obtained from an industrial stock for the production of oleandomycin, said novel mutant being incapable of producing the same oleandomycin, permits novel macrolide antibiotics to be produced, having not only an activity range like that of erythromycin, but characterized by a greater stability in acidic environment, whereby for the administration of antibiotic it is no longer necessary to have recourse to esters and/or salts highly toxic for the organism.

3-O-Oleandrosyl-5-O-desosaminyl erythronolide compounds

The present invention relates to 2-chloro-6.beta.-fluoro-pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-diones having good anti-inflammatory activity, to processes for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.

Steroids and process for preparing the same

The present invention relates to 2-chloro-6.beta.-fluoropregna-1,4-diene-3,20-diones having good anti-inflammatory activity, to processes for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.

Novel steroids are described together with processes of making them and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The steroids have pharmaceutical activity, especially antiinflammatory activity. They are all 2-Bromo-6.beta.-fluoro-pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-diones.

This invention relates to compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may be the same or different and include hydrogen, methyl, and benzyl, their method of preparation, and pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds.

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