| abstract |
Novel 3-descladinose-2,3-anhydroerythromycin compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof having antibacterial activity selected from the group consisting of: (a) (I), (b) (II), (c) (III), and (d) (IV), pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formulas (I)-(IV) of the invention in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as a method for treating bacterial infections by administering to a mammal a pharmaceutical composition containing a therapeutically-effective amount of a compound of formulas (I)-(IV) of the invention. |