A. Allsop et al., INHIBITORS OF BACTERIAL SIGNAL PEPTIDASE - A SERIES OF 6-(SUBSTITUTEDOXYETHYL)PENEMS, Journal of antibiotics, 49(9), 1996, pp. 921-928
A series of 6-(substituted oxyethyl)penem esters having the (5S) stere
ochemistry which are potent inhibitors of Escherichia coli leader pept
idase is described. Structure-activity relationships are discussed.