Abstract: A .beta.-methylcarbapenem compound of formula (I), a salt or an ester thereof, a process for the preparation thereof and a anti-bacterial composition containing same: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.2-6 alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heterocyclic aryl group.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 4, 1996
Date of Patent:
February 9, 1999
Assignee:
Korea Research Institute of Chemistry Technology
Inventors:
Cheol-Hae Lee, Dong-Ha Lee, Kyung-Sook Kim, Jae-Hak Kim, Young-Sook Kim, Yu-Sung Jun, Sung-Su Lim, Eun-Mi Bae, Bong-Jin Kim