Orally absorbable D-forphenicinol-cephalosporins

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1989 Jun;42(6):993-9. doi: 10.7164/antibiotics.42.993.

Abstract

The synthesis and biological evaluation of D-forphenicinol-cephalosporins are described. 7-Amino-3-(substituted)-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid esters were coupled with N-tert-butoxy-carbonyl-D-forphenicinol derivatives. Most of cephalosporin analogs in this series had good antibacterial activities and were well absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract in mice. Among them, 7-(mono-O-methyl-D-forphenicinol)-3-propenyl analog showed the most significant result in biological evaluations.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacokinetics*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacteria / drug effects
  • Cephalosporins / administration & dosage
  • Cephalosporins / chemical synthesis
  • Cephalosporins / pharmacokinetics*
  • Cephalosporins / pharmacology
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Chemistry
  • Glycine / administration & dosage
  • Glycine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Glycine / chemical synthesis
  • Glycine / pharmacokinetics
  • Glycine / pharmacology
  • Intestinal Absorption
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cephalosporins
  • forphenicinol
  • Glycine