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 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 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 antibacterial compounds of formula (I) wherein U, V, W, X, R1, R2, m, A, B and G are as defined in the description, to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds and to the use of these compounds in the manufacture of a medicament.

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.

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 antibiotic cyclohexyl or piperidinyl carboximide derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1 represents hydrogen, halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, cyano or COOR2, R2 being (C1-C4)alkyl; one or two of U, V, W and X represent(s) N and the remaining represent each CH, or, in the case of X, may also represent CRX, RX being a halogen atom; either B represents N and A represents CH2CH2 or CH(OR3)CH2, or B represents CH or C(OR4) and A represents OCH2, CH2CH(OR5), CH(OR6)CH2, CH(OR7)CH(OR8), CH?CH or CH2CH2; each of R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 represents independently hydrogen, SO3H, PO3H2, CH2OPO3H2 or COR9, R9 being either CH2CH2COOH or such that R9—COOH is naturally occurring amino acid or dimethylaminoglycine; and to salts of such compounds of formula (I).

Abstract: The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula I wherein one or two of U, V, W, and X represent N, the rest represent CH or, in the case of X, may also represent CRa wherein Ra is fluorine; R1 represents alkoxy, halogen or cyano; R2 represents H, CH2OH, CH2N3, CH2NH2, alkylcarbonylaminomethyl or triazol-1-ylmethyl; R3 represents H, or, when n is 1, R3 may also represent OH, NH2, NHCOR6 or triazol-1-yl; A represents CR4; K represents O, NH, OCH2, NHCO, NHCH2, CH2NH, CH2CH2, CH?CH, CHOHCHOH or CHR5; R4 represents H or together with R5 forms a bond, or also R4 can represent OH when K is not O, NH, OCH2 or NHCO; R5 represents OH or together with R4 forms a bond; R6 represents alkyl; m is 0 or 1 and n is 0 or 1; and G is as defined in the description; and to salts of such compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to antibiotic ethanol or 1,2-ethanediol cyclohexyl derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1 represents (C1-C4)alkoxy; one or two of U, V, W and X represents) N and the remaining represent each independently CH or, in the case of V or X, may also represent CRa; Ra represents halogen; R2 represents H or OH; A represents CH2, CO, CH2CH?CH or COCH?CH; D represents a phenyl group optionally substituted one or two times by halogen atoms, or D represents a group of the formula (II) in which Q is oxygen or sulphur; and to salts of these derivatives of formula (I).

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 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 seleted 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 of

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 antibiotic cyclohexyl or piperidinyl carboximide derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1 represents hydrogen, halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, cyano or COOR2, R2 being (C1-C4)alkyl; one or two of U, V, W and X represent(s) N and the remaining represent each CH, or, in the case of X, may also represent CRX, RX being a halogen atom; either B represents N and A represents CH2CH2 or CH(OR3)CH2, or B represents CH or C(OR4) and A represents OCH2, CH2CH(OR5), CH(OR6)CH2, CH(OR7)CH(OR8), CH?CH or CH2CH2; each of R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 represents independently hydrogen, SO3H, PO3H2, CH2OPO3H2 or COR9, R9 being either CH2CH2COOH or such that R9—COOH is naturally occurring amino acid or dimethylaminoglycine; and to salts of such compounds of formula (I).

Abstract: The invention relates to antibiotic ethanol or 1,2-ethanediol cyclohexyl derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1 represents (C1-C4)alkoxy; one or two of U, V, W and X represents) N and the remaining represent each independently CH or, in the case of V or X, may also represent CRa; Ra represents halogen; R2 represents H or OH; A represents CH2, CO, CH2CH?CH or COCH?CH; D represents a phenyl group optionally substituted one or two times by halogen atoms, or D represents a group of the formula (II) in which Q is oxygen or sulphur; and to salts of these derivatives of formula (I).

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 novel, antibacterially active piperidine derivatives of the formula wherein one of U and V represents N, the other represents N or CH; M represents CH2CH2, CH?CH, CH(OH)CH(OH), CH(OH)CH2, CH(NH2)CH2, COCH2 or OCH2; R1 represents alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, halogen or cyano; R2 represents hydrogen or halogen; R3 represents carboxy, carboxamido, alkylaminocarbonyl, hydroxy, aminocarbonyloxy, 2-tetrazolyl or 3-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl; R4 represents alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy-(C1-C4)alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, arylalkyl, aryl-S(O)m-alkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylaminocarbonylalkyl, heteroaryl-S(O)m-alkyl, CH2—CH?CH-aryl or cycloalkyl-S(O)m-alkyl; n is an integer from 0 to 3; and m is 0 or 2.