摘要 |
Peptide derivatives provided by the present invention are compounds of the general formula <IMAGE> wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or the methyl or hydroxymethyl group or a mono-, di- or trihalomethyl mgroup; R2 represents the characterizing group of an alpha -amino acid of the type normally found in proteins or a lower alkyl or hydroxy- (lower alkyl) group other than the characterising group of an alpha -amino acid of the type normally found in proteins; R3 represents a lower alkyl, lower cycloalkyl, lower alkenyl, aryl or aryl-(lower alkyl) group; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; n stands for 1,2 or 3; the configuration at the carbon atom designated as (a) is (R) when R1 represents other than a hydrogen atom and the configuration at the carbon atom designated as (b) is (L) when R2 represents other than a hydrogen atom, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds exhibit activity as antibacterial agents against a range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Also disclosed are intermediates and a process for the production of the end product. |