| abstract |
A method for the treatment of bacterial infections in humans and non-human mammals, which comprises administering to a subject suffering such infection an antibacterial effective dose of a compound of formula (I):wherein R1 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, amino, methyl, or trifluoromethyl; R2 represents a group R10-(X)n-(ALK)- wherein R10 represents hydrogen, a C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or heterocyclyl group, ALK represents a straight or branched divalent C1-C6 alkylene, C2-C6 alkenylene, C2-C6 alkynylene radical, and may be interrupted by one or more non-adjacent -NH-, -O- or -S- linkages; X represents -NH-, -O- or -S-, and n is 0 or 1; R represents hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; R3 represents the characterising group of a natural or non-natural alpha amino acid in which any functional groups may be protected; and R4 represents an ester or thioester group. |