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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2008
Yoshi Ichikawa, San Diego, CA (US);
Yu-hung Chiu, San Diego, CA (US);
Youe-kong Shue, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Farah Kondori Babakhani, San Diego, CA (US);
Yoshi Ichikawa, San Diego, CA (US);
Yu-Hung Chiu, San Diego, CA (US);
Youe-Kong Shue, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Farah Kondori Babakhani, San Diego, CA (US);
Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention encompasses an active metabolite of the 18-membered macrocyclic antimicrobial agents, specifically, a metabolite of tiacumicin B and in certain embodiments, R-Tiacumicin B or and its related compounds. In particular, the invention encompasses a compound that acts as a potent antibiotic agent for the treatment of bacterial infections, specifically GI infections caused by toxin producing strains of() and().