| 摘要 |
A compound of the formula <IMAGE> is a prodrug of 4,4-dioxopenicillanic acid, wherein R is hydrogen or methyl; R1, R2 and R3 (a) when taken individually are each alkyl containing one to four carbon atoms, or (b) when taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a five- or six-membered saturated monocyclic moiety, an eight-membered saturated bicyclic moiety or a five- or six-membered aromatic cyclic moiety annulated with zero, one or two fused benzene rings, with the proviso that any R1, R2 or R3 not part of a cyclic moiety is alkyl containing one to four carbon atoms; and X- is a pharmaceutically-acceptable anion. The prodrug can be included with a beta-lactam antibiotic in a pharmaceutical composition which can be employed in the treatment of infection in mammals. The above-described compounds hydrolyze in vivo to 4,4-dioxopenicillanic acid. |
