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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2007
Youe-kong Shue, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Chan-kou Hwang, San Diego, CA (US);
Yu-hung Chiu, San Diego, CA (US);
Alex Romero, San Diego, CA (US);
Farah Babakhani, San Diego, CA (US);
Pamela Sears, San Diego, CA (US);
Franklin Okumu, Oakland, CA (US);
Youe-Kong Shue, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Chan-Kou Hwang, San Diego, CA (US);
Yu-Hung Chiu, San Diego, CA (US);
Alex Romero, San Diego, CA (US);
Farah Babakhani, San Diego, CA (US);
Pamela Sears, San Diego, CA (US);
Franklin Okumu, Oakland, CA (US);
Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to the 18-membered macrocyclic antimicrobial agents called Tiacumicins, specifically, OPT-80 (which is composed almost entirely of the R-Tiacumicin B), pharmaceutical compositions comprising OPT-80, and methods using OPT-80. In particular, this compound is a potent drug for the treatment of bacterial infections, specificallyinfections.