Anti-MRSA cephems. Part 3: additional C-7 acid derivatives

Bioorg Med Chem. 2003 Jan 17;11(2):281-91. doi: 10.1016/s0968-0896(02)00335-8.

Abstract

Twenty-seven novel cephalosporin derivatives with activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are described. The compounds contain novel acid moieties at C-7 that were synthesized using nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions and Stille couplings. The most interesting compound (6) displayed an MIC(90) against MRSA of 3.7 microg/mL, and an average PD(50) of 3.9 mg/kg.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cephalosporins / chemistry*
  • Cephalosporins / pharmacology*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Lethal Dose 50
  • Methicillin Resistance
  • Mice
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cephalosporins