QUINOLONECARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVES OR SALTS THEREOF

摘要

Novel quinolonecarboxylic acid derivatives represented by general formula (1) which have potent antibacterial effects on gram-positive bacteria, in particular, Propionibacterium acnes, wherein R<1> represents hydrogen or a carboxyl-protective group; R<2> represents optionally substituted cycloalkyl; R<3> represents hydrogen, halogeno, optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxy or alkylthio, optionally protected hydroxy or amino, or nitro; R<4> represents optionally substituted alkyl or alkoxy; Z represents halogeno, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, amino or pyridin-4-yl or pyridin-3-yl optionally having one or more substituents selected from among optionally substituted hydroxy and amino.