Carbapenem compounds, use thereof, and intermediate compounds of the same
申请人:Kyoto Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
公开号:US06342494B1
公开(公告)日:2002-01-29
A carbapenem compound of the formula (I)
wherein R1 is a group hydrolyzable in the body, R2 is selected from the group consisting of aryl groups optionally substituted by 1-3 alkyl groups having 1-4 carbon atoms, 1-alkanoyloxyalkyl, 1-alkoxycarbonyloxyalkyl, phthalidyl and 5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolen-4-ylmethyl, R3 and R4 are lower alkyl groups which may be the same or different or instead form a 4- to 6-membered cyclic amino with the adjacent nitrogen selected from the group consisting of azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl and piperidinyl or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof The carbapenem compound (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof of the present invention show superior absorption from digestive tract by oral administration, and sufficient antibacterial activity against a wide variety of bacterial species. Thus, they are extremely useful as agents for the prophylaxis and treatment of infectious diseases, particularly bacterial infectious diseases. Said agents for the prophylaxis and treatment of infectious diseases can be used as agents for the prophylaxis and treatment of the diseases caused by bacteria (e.g., suppurative diseases, respiratory infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases of biliary tract, urinary tract infection and the like) in warm-blooded animals inclusive of human (e.g., dog, cat, cow, horse, rat, mouse and the like).