M. Sunagawa et al., SYNTHESIS AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF A NEW SERIES OF ANTI-MRSA BETA-LACTAMS - 2-(THIAZOL-2'-YLTHIO)CARBAPENEMS, Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 4(23), 1994, pp. 2793-2798
Synthesis and biological properties of a new series of Ip-methyl carba
penems that have been variously substituted thiazol-2'-ylthio side cha
in on C-2 are described. Amongst synthesized compounds, 4'-arylthiazol
e derivatives showed potent anti-MRSA activity and the introduction of
a quaternary cation was effective to reduce binding to human serum al
bumin without affecting the anti-MRSA activity.