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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1993
Choong S Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jin W Kim, Seongnam, KR;
Jae M Lee, Seoul, KR;
Il H Cho, Suwon, KR;
Yong S Youn, Suwon, KR;
Young J Shin, Seoul, KR;
Ki H Lee, Suwon, KR;
Je H Kim, Suwon, KR;
Yong H Jung, Kyonggi-do, KR;
Seung H An, Seoul, KR;
Cheil Foods & Chemicals, Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Pyridone carboxylic acid compounds or physiologically hydrolyzable esters thereof are provided which are represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a lower alkyl, a halogen-substituted lower alkyl, a lower alkenyl, a cycloalkyl, or a substituted- or unsubstituted-phenyl group; R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom, or a lower alkyl or an amino group; A is a nitrogen atom or the group C-X wherein X is a hydrogen or a halogen atom, or an alkoxy group; and Z is a group having the formula: ##STR2## wherein n is 1 or 2; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represent a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, with proviso that, if n is 2, one of R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is a hydrogen atom; R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each represent a hydrogen atom, or a hydroxy, a lower alkoxy or an amino group which is unsubstituted or substituted by a lower alkyl group, with proviso that one of R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 is a hydrogen atom; and R.sub.7 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group. The compounds of the present invention show potent and broad spectrum of antibacterial activities.