| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/JP96/03540 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 17, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 17, 1997 PCT Filed Dec. 4, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/21712 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 19, 1997Disclosed are carbapenem-3-carboxylic acid ester derivatives of formula (I), wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, R2 is an alkyl group which may be substituted by a cycloalkyl group having about 4 to 7 carbon atoms and which may be substituted by a lower alkyl group, or is a cycloalkyl group having 4 to 7 carbon atoms which may be substituted by a lower alkyl group and n is 0 or 1. The compounds are highly absorbable through the digestive tract and are rapidly converted in the body to the active compound, which shows strong antibacterial activity. <IMAGE> (I) |