Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein U, V, W, X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A, B, D, E, G, m, and n are as defined in the description, to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds for use in the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of a bacterial infection. Certain compounds of formula (I) are new and are also part of this invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula I wherein R1 represents alkoxy (notably methoxy); R2 represents H or F; each of R3, R4, R5 and R6 represents independently H or D; V represents CH and W represents CH or N, or V represents N and W represents CH; Y represents CH or N; Z represents O, S or CH2; and A represents CH2, CH2CH2 or CD2CD2; and salts of such compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I) that are useful antimicrobial agents and effective against a variety of multi-drug resistant bacteria:

Abstract: Antibacterial compounds including 3-amino-6-(1-amino-ethyl)-tetrahydropyran derivatives are provided, and methods of treatment or prevention of bacterial infection with such compounds are provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds, in which the pharmacophores of quinolone and oxazolidinone are chemically linked together through a linker that is stable under physiological conditions, for the treatment of anthrax and other infections.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I) that are useful antimicrobial agents and effective against a variety of multi-drug resistant bacteria.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel chimeric antibiotics of formula I wherein R1 represents OH, OPO3H2 or OCOR5; R2 represents H, OH or OPO3H2; A represents N or CR6; R3 represents H or fluorine; R4 is H, (C1-C3) alkyl, or cycloalkyl; R5 is the residue of a naturally occurring amino acid, of the enantiomer of a naturally occurring amino acid or of dimethylaminoglycine; R6 represents H, alkoxy or halogen; and n is 0 or 1; and to salts (in particular pharmaceutically acceptable salts) of compounds of formula I. These chimeric compounds are useful in the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment of infections (e.g. bacterial infections).

Abstract: The present invention describes intermediates (ZP) for a novel and efficient synthesis of compounds in which the pharmacophores of quinolone and oxazolidinone are linked to one another by way of a chemically stable linker.

Abstract: The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula I wherein R1 represents alkoxy; each of U and V represents CH and W represents CH or N, or U represents N, V represents CH and W represents N, or each of U and V represents N and W represents CH; R2 represents hydrogen or fluorine when W represents CH or R2 represents hydrogen when W represents N; A represents O or CH2; Y represents CH or N; Q represents O or S; and n represents 0 or 1; and salts of such compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula I wherein R1 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy or cyano; Y1 and Y2 each represent CH, one or two of U, V, W and X represent(s) N and the remaining each represent CH or, in the case of X, may also represent CRa, Ra being halogen, and, in the case of W, may also represent CRb, or each of U, V, W, X, Y1 and Y2 represents CH, or each of U, V, W, X and Y1 represents CH and Y2 represents N, or also one or, provided R1 is hydrogen, two of U, V, W, X, Y1 and Y2 represent(s) CRC and the remaining each represent CH, Rb being alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl or alkoxyalkoxy and Rc being, each time it occurs, independently represents hydroxy or alkoxy; A-B-D represents a chain of 4 to 6 atoms, which 4 to 6 atoms are selected from carbon, oxygen and nitrogen and may be substituted; E is one of the following groups: in which Z is CH or N and Q is O or S, or E is a phenyl group which is substituted once or twice in the meta and/or para position(s); and to salts

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R0 represents H or OH; R1 represents alkoxy; U and W represent N, V represents CH and R2 represents H or F, or U and V represent CH, W represents N and R2 represents H or F, or U and V represent N, W represents CH and R2 represents H, or U represents N, V represents CH, W represents CRa and R2 represents H; Ra represents CH2OH or alkoxycarbonyl; A represents the group CH?CH—B or a binuclear heterocyclic system D, B representing a mono- or di-substituted phenyl group wherein the substituents are halogen atoms and D representing one of the following groups wherein Z represents CH or N, and Q represents O or S; and to salts of such compounds. These compounds are useful as antibacterial agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel chimeric antibiotics of formula I wherein R1 represents OH, OPO3H2 or OCOR5; R2 represents H, OH or OPO3H2; R3 represents H or halogen; R4 is H, (C1-C3)alkyl, or cycloalkyl; R5 represents piperidin-4-yl or R5 is the residue of a naturally occurring amino acid, of the enantiomer of a naturally occurring amino acid or of dimethylaminoglycine; n is 0 or 1; and to salts (in particular pharmaceutically acceptable salts) of compounds of formula I. These chimeric compounds are useful in the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment of infections (e.g. bacterial infections).

Abstract: The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula I wherein R1 represents alkoxy (notably methoxy); R2 represents H or F; each of R3, R4, R5 and R6 represents independently H or D; V represents CH and W represents CH or N, or V represents N and W represents CH; Y represents CH or N; Z represents O, S or CH2; and A represents CH2, CH2CH2 or CD2CD2; and salts of such compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula (I) wherein U represents CH or N; W represents CH or N; R1 represents alkoxy, halogen or CN; ring A represents a pyrrolidin-1,3-diyl-, a piperidin-1,3-diyl or a morpholin-2,4-diyl group and B represents CH2; or ring A is selected from the groups drawn below: wherein R2 represents H, F or hydroxymethyl, and B is absent; G represents a group selected from the group consisting of ?—CH?CH-E, wherein Y1, Y2, Y3 and Z independently represent CH or N; Q represents O or S; and E represents phenyl which is mono- or di-substituted wherein the substituents are each independently halogen; and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula I wherein R1 is alkoxy or halogen; U and V each independently are CH or N; is a bond or is absent; W is CH or N or, when is absent, W is CH2 or NH, with the proviso that U, V and W are not all N; A is a bond or CH2; R2 is H or, provided A is CH2, may also be OH; m and n each independently are 0 or 1; D is CH2 or a bond; G represents a phenyl group substituted once or twice in the meta and/or para position(s) by substituents selected from alkyl, (C1-C3)alkoxy and halogen, or G is a group G1 or G2 wherein Z1, Z2 and Z3 may each represent CH or N; X is N or CH and Q is O or S; it being understood that if m and n each are 0, then A is CH2; and salts of such compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1 represents H, alkyl, alkoxy, cyano or halogen; one of U and X represents CH or N and the other represents CH, or, in the case of U, may also represent CRa and, in the case of X, may also represent CRb; Ra represents halogen; Rb represents halogen or alkoxy; B represents N, D represents CH2 and A represents CH(OH)CH2 or CH2CH2, or B represents CH, D represents CH2 or O and A represents OCH2, CH2CH(OH), CH(OH)CH2, CH(OH)CH(OH), CH?CH, CH2CH2 or NHCO, or also B represents C(OH), D represents CH2 and A represents OCH2, CH2CH(OH), CH(OH)CH2, CH(OH)CH(OH), CH?CH, CH2CH2 Or NHCO; R2 represents H, alkyl, alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl or alkoxycarbonylalkyl; and E represents naphthyl or a binuclear heterocyclic group; and to salts of such compounds. These compounds are useful as antimicrobial agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula I wherein is a bond or is absent, V is CH, CR6 or N; R0 is H or, if is a bond, may also be alkoxy; R1 is notably H or halogen; U is CH or N when is a bond, or, if is absent, U is CH2, NH or NR9; R2 is H, alkylcarbonyl or —CH2—R3; R3 is H, alkyl or hydroxyalkyl; R4 is H or, if n is not 0 and R5 is H, may also be OH; R5 is H, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, carboxy or alkoxycarbonyl; R6 is hydroxyalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl or —(CH2)q—NR7R8, q being 1, 2 or 3 and each of R7 and R8 independently being H or alkyl or R7 and R8 forming with the N atom bearing them a ring; R9 is alkyl or hydroxyalkyl; A is —(CH2)p—, —CH2CH2CH(OH)— or —COCH2CH(OH)—; G is substituted phenyl or G1 or G2 wherein Q is O or S and X is CH or N; and Y1, Y2 and Y3 may each be CH or N; and n is 0 when A is —CH2CH2CH(OH)— or —COCH2CH(OH)—, and n is 0, 1 or 2 when A is —(CH2)p—, p being 1, 2, 3 or 4, with the proviso that the sum of n and p is then 2, 3 or

Abstract: The invention relates to antibiotic derivatives of formula I wherein: A represents —O—, S, —C(?O)—, —C(?NOR6)—; Z—B represents NCH2CH2, NCOCH2, NCH2CO, NCH2CH(OH), CHN(R8)CH2 or CHN(R8)CO; D represents binuclear heteroaryl; Y1 represents —CR1— or —N—, Y2 represents —CR2— or —N—, Y3 represents —CR3— or —N— and Y4 represents —CR4— or —N—; U represents —NH—, —O— or —S— and V represents —N— or —CH—; W represents —CH2—, —O— or —NR7—; R1 represents H, methyl, ethyl or halogen; R2, R3 and R4 each represent independently H, C1-C4 alkyl, halogen, or C1-C4 alkoxy; R5 represents H, C1-C4 alkyl or fluorine; R6 represents H, C1-C4 alkyl or aryl-C1-C4 alkyl; R7 represents H, C1-C4 alkyl, aryl-C1-C4 alkyl or —CH2—COOH; R8 represents H, C1-C4 alkyl or —CH2—COOH; with the provisos that if Z—B represents NCH2CH2, NCOCH2, NCH2CO or NCH2CH(OH), then W represents —CH2—; if A represents O or S, then W represents —CH2—; and only one or two of Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 can represent N at the same time.

Abstract: The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula I wherein R1 is alkoxy or halogen; W is CH or N; A is O or NH; B is CO or (CH2)q; G is a group having one of the three formulae below wherein Q represents O or S, Z represents CH or N, R2 represents halogen and R3 represents alkyl; m is 0 or 1; and n is 1 or 2; p is 0 or 1, provided m and p are not each 0; and q is 1 or 2; and salts of such compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula I wherein R1 represents alkoxy or halogen; U, V and W each represent CH, or one of U, V and W represents N and the others each represent CH; A represents CH2 or O; G is CH?CH—E wherein E represents a phenyl group mono- or di-substituted with halogen, or G is a group of one of the formulae hereafter wherein Z represent CH or N, Q represents O or S and K represents O or S; and salts of such compounds.