US4123547A
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Thienamycin sulfoxide and sulphone
Assignee: Merck and Co Inc
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Filing: 1977-09-15
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Granted: 1978-10-31
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Expires: 1997-09-15
Abstract
Abstract Thienamycin sulfoxide (I, n=1), Thienamycin sulfone (I, n=2), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are disclosed to be useful as antibiotics: <IMAGE> I Also disclosed are processes for the preparation of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treatment comprising administering such compounds and compositions when an antibiotic effect is indicated.
Inventors
- 👤 Burton G. Christensen
- 👤 Edward Walton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 18:56
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07D; C07D477/00; C07D477/10; C07D477/12; C07D477/16; C07D477/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
24 words
A compound having the structural formula: ##STR12## wherein n is an integer selected from 1 or 2 and the non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
24 words
A compound having the structural formula: ##STR12## wherein n is an integer selected from 1 or 2 and the non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
10 words
The compound according to claim 1 wherein n = 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
An antibacterial pharmaceutical composition comprising, in unitary dosage form, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 and a pharmaceutical carrier therefor.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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