Abstract: A process for preparing 2',3'-dideoxyinosine comprising reducing a nucleoside of the formula IIIa or IIIb ##STR1## wherein R.sup.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-12 acyl, C.sub.1-12 alkyl, C.sub.7-8 aralkyl or a silyl protecting group; X is Cl, Br, or I; R.sub.5 is C.sub.1-12 acyl; H.sub.x is hypoxanthine; with hydrogen in the presence of a palladium catalyst; wherein said reduction is conducted in a solvent containing a base of pH 9-11 and wherein the solvent is acetonitrile, aqueous acetonitrile, aqueous ethyl acetate, or aqueous methanol.

Abstract: A method for selective hydrolysis of nucleoside derivatives using cyclodextrin in basic solution is disclosed.

Abstract: A process for preparing 2',3'-dideoxyadenosine of the formula ##STR1## wherein B is adenine, wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-12 acyl, C.sub.1-12 alkyl, C.sub.7-8 aralkyl, or silyl, said process comprising:reducing a nucleoside of the formula IIIa or IIIb ##STR2## wherein R.sup.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-12 acyl, C.sub.1-12 alkyl, C.sub.7-8 aralkyl or silyl; X is Cl, Br or I; R.sup.5 is C.sub.1-12 acyl and B is adenine, with hydrogen in the presence of a palladium catalyst and aqueous solvent mixture of acetonitrile or ethyl acetate and water, said aqueous solvent containing a base selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide/sodium acetate and sodium carbonate/sodium acetate, wherein said solvent has a pH of 9-11.

Abstract: A process for preparing 2',3'-didehydro-2',3'-dideoxynucleoside derivatives (III) ##STR1## by reacting a compound (I) ##STR2## with a viologen (N,N'-dialkyl-4,4'-bipyridinium salt) is disclosed. In the formulae R.sup.1 is C.sub.1-12 acyl or sulfonyl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-12 acyl, C.sub.1-12 alkyl, C.sub.6-18 aralkyl, or silyl, X is a halogen atom, and B is a purine, pyrimidine, imidazole, or triazole base residue.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel azetidinone derivatives of the general formula: ##STR1## where n is 0 or 2,X is hydrogen, halogen, amino, alkylamino, benzylamino or acylamino, andY is ##STR2## R is lower alkyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, or aralkyl; and M is hydrogen or alkali metal having .beta.-lactamase inhibiting activity.The derivatives of the present invention can be administered together with antibiotics having a .beta.-lactam ring as antibacterial agents against .beta.-lactamase producing bacteria.A method for synthesizing said azetidinone derivatives is also disclosed.

Abstract: A 5-substituted-3-isoxazolecarboxylic acid derivative of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein X stands for a phenyl group, thienyl group, furyl group or pyridyl group, each of which optionally may carry at least one substituent group; R stands for a phenyl group or hydroxyphenyl group; and A stands for a group of the formula: ##STR2## wherein Y stands for ##STR3## in which the carbon atom with which the carboxyl group combines with the nitrogen atom in A, M stands for a hydrogen atom or a substituent group, and Z stands for a hydrogen atom, hydroxy group, acyloxy group, carbamoyloxy group, aromatic heterocycle thio group or aromatic nitrogen-containing heterocycle quaternary ammonium group, is disclosed along with methods for producing these compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to imidazolecarboxylic acid derivatives of penicillins and cephalosporins, which are especially useful for the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa-derived infections in humans and other animals.

Abstract: A method of preparing sodium salts of an imidazoledicarboxylic acid derivative of a substituted cephalosporin represented by the general formula of ##STR1## where X is a radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, mercapto, alkylthio, arylthio, aralkylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, aralkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl, arylsulfinyl, aralkylsulfinyl, amino, mono- or dialkylamino, mono- or diarylamino, mono- or diaralkylamino, acylamino, sulfonic acid, nitro or heterocyclic group;and where R is a radical selected from hydrogen, an organic radical such as alkyl, aryl or aralkyl or a heterocyclic group, said organic radical and heterocyclic group being optionally substituted;said method comprising reacting a compound represented by the following formula: ##STR2## with 4-pyridineethanesulfonic acid in an aqueous solution of sodium iodide and subsequently recovering the salt.

Abstract: D-.alpha.-amino acids are produced by contacting a 5-substituted hydantoin with an effective amount of an enzyme capable of converting the 5-substituted hydantoin to the D-.alpha.-amino acid produced by a microorganism in an aqueous medium at a pH in the range of 4 to 9, the microorganism being capable of utilizing the D-isomer of the 5-substituted hydantoin as the sole nitrogen source, but substantially incapable of utilizing the L-isomer of the 5-substituted hydantoin as the nitrogen source and the substituent of the 5-position being such that upon reaction with the enzyme, an optically active D-.alpha.-amino acid isomer is produced; and recovering the D-.alpha.-amino acid which accumulates in the aqueous medium.