Life Sciences Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, PO Box 131, Cheongryang, Seoul 130-650, South Korea
Abstract:
A new series of 1β-methylcarbapenems 1a–i bearing isoxazoloethenyl groups on the pyrrolidine ring has been prepared and evaluated for in vitro antibacterial activity and stability to DHP-I. Most compounds showed excellent antibacterial activity and high stability to DHP-I superior to that of meropenem. Of these new carbapenems, 1a,b,h exhibited the best combination of antibacterial activity and DHP-I stability.