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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Setsuo Harada, Kawanishi, JP;
Yasunori Funabashi, Osaka, JP;
Nobuhiro Inatomi, Osaka, JP;
Shigeharu Tanayama, Osaka, JP;
Seiichi Tanida, Kyoto, JP;
Takeda Chemical Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed are (1) a structurally novel 6,9-hemiacetal- erythromycin derivative having a hydroxyl group at at least one of the 14- and 15-positions br a salt thereof, which has an excellent gastrointestinal function promoting effect and is low in toxicity; (2) a process for preparing a 6,9-hemiacetal-erythromycin derivative having a hydroxyl group at at least one of the 14- and 15-positions or a salt thereof, which comprises reacting a 6,9-hemiacetal-erythromycin derivative or a salt thereof with an organism-derived oxidase; and (3) a gastrointestinal function promoting agent containing a 6,9-hemiacetal-erythromycin derivative having a hydroxyl group at at least one of the 14- and 15-positions or a salt thereof.