Abstract: Benzodiazepine derivatives of formula (I) wherein R.sup.1 is aryl which may have one or more suitable substituent(s), R.sup.2 is C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl which may have one or more suitable substituent(s), A is lower alkylene, R.sup.3 is a heterocyclic group selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrofuryl, dioxolanyl, filryl, thienyl, isoxazolyl, pyridyl, benzimidazolyl, benzotiazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzopyrany, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, tetrahydroisoquinolyl, benzothienyl and benzofuryl, each of which may have one or more suitable substituent(s), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are useful as a medicament.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new cephem compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and anti-bacterial methods of using the same. The subject cephem compounds comprise a thiadiazine ring bonded to the cephem through an iminoacetamido chain and a pyarzolium ring bonded to the cephem through a methylene chain.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a group of the formula: ##STR2## in which R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each lower alkyl or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are linked together to form C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkylene, A is lower alkylene, and R.sup.5 is hydroxy or a protected hydroxy group;or a group of the formula: ##STR3## in which R.sup.6 is lower alkyl, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are each hydroxy or a protected hydroxy group, and Y is N or CH, and salts thereof are intermediates for cephem compounds which show antimicrobial activities and which are useful in the treatment of microbial infections.

Abstract: Cephem compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is amino or a protected amino group,Z is N or CH,R.sup.2 is lower alkyl, mono(or di or tri)halo(lower)alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, phenyl, naphthyl, phenyl(lower)alkyl, carboxy(lower)alkyl or protected carboxy(lower)alkyl, andR is a group of the formula: ##STR2## in which R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each lower alkyl,A is lower alkylene, andR.sup.5 is hydroxy or a protected hydroxy group; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof show antimicrobial activities and are useful in the treatment of microbial infections.

Abstract: A polypeptide compound having antimicrobial activity of the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or acyl group, R.sup.2 is hydroxy or acyloxy,R.sup.3 is hydroxysulfonyloxy, andR.sup.4 is hydrogen or carbamoyl,with proviso thatR.sup.1 is not palmitoyl, when R.sup.2 is hydroxy,R.sup.3 is hydroxysulfonyloxy andR.sup.4 is carbamoyl,and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of the formula: ##STR1## of antimicrobial activity.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## which is useful as an intermediate for production of a clinically excellent synthetic antibacterial, a salt thereof, and a process for producing the same.In said formula,R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a carboxyl-protecting group;R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group;X.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom;X.sup.2 is a halogen atom;X.sub.a.sup.5 is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom;A is a methylene group; a group of >CH--COOR.sup.4, etc.,in which R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each are a hydrogen atom or a carboxyl-protecting group;B is a methylene group or a carbonyl group;provided that both A and B must not be methylene groups at the same time.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds, useful as intermediates in the preparation of products of antimicrobial activity, of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, hydroxy(lower)alkyl, protected hydroxy(lower)alkyl, amino(lower)alkyl, protected amino (lower) alkyl, carbamoyl)lower)alkyl, N,N-di(lower) alkylcarbamoyl(lower)alkyl or an amino protective group, andR.sup.4 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, carboxy, protected carboxy, amino, protected amino or carbamoyl,or a salt thereof.

Abstract: Cephem compounds having the following formula are disclosed: ##STR1## R.sup.1 =amino or protected amino R.sup.2 =an organic group ##STR2## R.sup.6 =lower alkyl R.sup.7, R.sup.8 .dbd.OH or protected OHY.dbd.N or CHThe compounds are useful as antimicrobial agents.

Abstract: Cephem compounds of the following formula are disclosed: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is amino or protected amino group. R.sup.2 is H or an organic group,R.sup.3 is H or an organic group,R.sup.4 is H, lower alkyl, carboxy, protected carboxy, amino, protected amino or carbamoyl, Z=N or CH. The compounds are useful as antimicrobial agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of antimicrobial activity, of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is amino or protected amino,R.sup.2 is lower alkyl or lower alkenyl,R.sup.3 is lower alkyl, hydroxy(lower)alkyl or protected hydroxy(lower)alkyl,R.sup.4 is amino, protected amino, lower alkylamino, protected lower alkylamino, carboxy(lower)alkylamino, N-[protected carboxy(lower)alkyl]amino andR.sup.7 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, ora pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to cephem compounds characterized by a substituted 2-pyrazolimethyl group and a 7-(aminothiazolyl) (hydroxyimino)-acetamido group and certain derivatives thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and to use for treatment of infectious diseases.

Abstract: The invention relates to antimicrobial compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is amino or a protected amino, R.sup.2 is ethyl, propyl or lower alkenyl,R.sup.3 is COO .theta., carboxy or a protected carboxy,R.sup.4 is hydroxy(lower)alkyl or protected hydroxy(lower)alkyl,R.sup.5 is amino or a protected amino,X.sup..theta. is an anion, andn is 0 or 1,or,R.sup.1, R.sup.3, R.sup.5, X.sup..theta. and n are each as defined above,R.sup.2 is lower alkyl, andR.sup.4 is 3-hydroxypropyl, with proviso that(i) when R.sup.3 is COO.sup..theta., then n is 0, and(ii) when R.sup.3 is carboxy or a protected carboxy, then n is 1,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to an antimicrobial compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is amino or a protected amino group,R.sup.2 is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, carboxy (lower) alkyl or protected carboxy(lower)alkyl,R.sup.3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, hydroxy(lower)alkyl, protected hydroxy(lower)alkyl, amino(lower)alkyl, protected amino(lower)alkyl or lower alkanoyl,R.sup.4 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkylthio, andZ is N or CHor a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to intermediate compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.3 is a lower alkyl, hydroxy(lower)alkyl or a protected hydroxy(lower)alkyl,R.sup.4 is amino or a protected amino group, andR.sup.5 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, or a salt thereof,useful in the preparation of compounds of antimicrobial activity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compound, of antimicrobial activity, of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.4 are each amino or a protected amino group,R.sup.2 is carboxy(lower) alkyl or a protected carboxy(lower) alkyl,R.sup.3 is lower alkyl, andR.sup.5 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a highly stable antibacterial agent which is crystalline 7.beta.-[2-(5 -amino-1,2,4-thiadiazol-3-yl)-2-(1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]- 3-[3-amino-2-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-pyrazolio]methyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylate hydrochloride (syn-isomer).

Abstract: A water-soluble antibiotic composition which comprises crystals of a cephem compound of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a residue of an aliphatic hydrocarbon which may have suitable substituent(s), andR.sup.2 is a heteronio (lower)alkyl, or an acid addition salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carbonic acid salt.And a salt of new cephem compound derived from the above-mentioned cephem compound.

Abstract: The invention relates to cephem compounds characterized by a substituted 2-pyrazoliomethyl group and a 7-(aminothiazolyl)(alkoxyimino)-acetamido group and certain derivatives thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and to use for treatment of infections diseases.

Abstract: The object of the invention is a new cephem compound with antimicrobial activity used for the treatment of infectious diseases of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 is amino or a protected aminoR2 is lower alkyl which may have 1 to 3 halogensR3 is COO.sup..crclbar., carboxy or a protected carboxyR4 is hydroxy(lower)alkyl or protected hydroxy(lower)alkylR5 is amino or a protected aminoR6 is hydrogen or lower alkylX.sup..crclbar. is an anion, andn is 0 or 1with proviso that(i) when R3 is COO.sup..crclbar., then n is 0, and(ii) when R3 is carboxy or a protected carboxy, then n is 1,and pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.