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PENEM DERIVATIVES AND ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT CONTAINING THE SAME
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, (2008/06/13)
A penem derivative represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic thio group, a substituted or unsubstituted acylthio group, a mercapto group or a hydrogen atom, and R2represents a hydrogen atom or a carboxyl-protecting group; or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. The compound (I) exhibits strong antibacterial activities, and especially, shows strong activities against MRSA. It is therefore useful not only as a general antibacterial agent but also as an antibacterial agent for MRSA against which no general antibacterial agents are recognized to be effective.
