Ss Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Seiji Ishizeki

Kenichi Kukita

Hideaki Matsuda

Takemitsu Asaoka

Tatsuhiko Katori

Minoru Tokizawa

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Koichi Yokoi

Toshiaki Nakashima

Fumio Ishii

Kazuhiko Irinoda

Tadashi Narita

Mari Otsuka

Derivatives of 3-acylamino-3-deoxyallose represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be hydrogen atoms, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be in combination an isopropylidene group, R.sup.5 represents a hydrogen atom or alkyl group, and R.sup.6 represents a hydrogen atom or acyl group, are disclosed. One of the typical compound 3-deoxy-3-(3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino)-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylide ne- .alpha.-D-allofuranose is prepared by reacting 3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid and 3-amino-3-deoxy-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-.alpha.-D-allofuranose in the presence of N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, as a dehydrating agent. The compound has an excellent carcinostatic activity.

3-acylamino-3-deoxyallose derivatives

Disclosed herein are Fredericamycin A derivatives, each, represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R means a hydrogen atom or acyl group, A denotes ##STR2## and dotted bonds are optional, with a proviso that when A is ##STR3## or the dotted bonds are contained, R is other than hydrogen atom. They have excellent antibacterial and antitumor activities and at the same time, are extremely stable compared with Fredericamycin A.

Novel Fredericamycin A derivatives

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Yachiyo, Japan

Seiji Ishizeki