Abstract: For inhibiting 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A and cholesterol biosynthesis, the novel disubstituted pyrroles of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is aryl or heteroaryl,R.sup.2 is cycloalkyl or optionally substituted alkyl,R.sup.3 is hydrogen or cycloalkyl, or optionally substituted alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl,X is --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 -- or --CH.dbd.CH--,A is ##STR2## R.sup.6 is hydrogen or alkyl, and R.sup.7 is hydrogen, a cation or alkyl, aryl or aralkyl.

Abstract: Novel cephalosporins of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbyl radical of up to 6 carbon atoms which is optionally substituted by a carboxyl group, ##STR2## R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each independently is an optionally substituted aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbyl radical of up to 6 carbon atoms, but is not unsubstituted methyl,or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are effective antibacterially and promote the growth of animals.

Abstract: Antibacterially effective cephalosporins of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 denotes C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, phenyl or halogen-substituted phenyl andA represents a nitrogen-containing, positively charged heterocyclic 5-membered to 7-membered ring which is bonded via N and can contain a total of up to 4 hetero-atoms from the group comprising N, O and S, and onto which up to two further rings can be fused, and which can optionally be substituted, with the proviso that, if the ring is a 6-membered ring, A does not represent an unsubstituted pyridine ring or a pyridine ring which is mono- or di-substituted by identical or different substituents from the group comprising C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, chlorine, bromine, carbamoyl or N-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylcarbamoyl, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or esters thereof which can be split under physiological conditions.

Abstract: Antibacterially effective cephalosporins of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 denotes C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, phenyl or halogen-substituted phenyl andA represents a nitrogen-containing, positively charged heterocyclic 5-membered to 7-membered ring which is bonded via N and can contain a total of up to 4 hetero-atoms from the group comprising N, O and S, and onto which up to two further rings can be fused, and which can optionally be substituted, with the proviso that, if the ring is a 6-membered ring, A does not represent an unsubstituted pyridine ring or a pyridine ring which is mono- or di-substituted by identical or different substituents from the group comprising C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, chlorine, bromine, carbamoyl or N--C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylcarbamoyl,or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or esters thereof which can be split under physiological conditions.

Abstract: 7-Amino-3-(3-formamidopyridinium)methyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylate of the formula ##STR1## is produced by (a) reacting a compound of the formula ##STR2## in which R.sup.3 is phenacetyl or a thienylacetyl group, with 3-formamidopyridine to give the compound of the formula ##STR3## and (b) spliting off the R.sup.3 radical. The product can then be coupled to a suitable acid to produce a cephalosporin and the formyl radical may be split off.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a cephalosporin of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic radical with up to 6 carbon atoms, andA is a pyridinium radical or a radical of the formula ##STR2## comprising reacting an acid of the formula ##STR3## with methanesulphonyl chloride to form an anhydride of the formula ##STR4## and reacting the anhydride with a 7-aminocephalosporanate of the formula ##STR5## The reaction proceeds smoothly and in high yield.

Abstract: 7-Amino-3-(3-formamidopyridinium)methyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylate of the formula ##STR1## is produced by (a) reacting a compound of the formula ##STR2## in which R.sup.3 is a phenacetyl or a thienylacetyl group,with 3-formamidopyridine to give the compound of the formula ##STR3## and (b) splitting off the R.sup.3 radical. The product can then be coupled to a suitable acid to produce a cephalosporin and the formyl radical may be split off.

Abstract: Novel cephalosporins of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbyl radical of up to 6 carbon atoms which is optionally substituted by a carboxyl group, ##STR2## R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each independently is an optionally substituted aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbyl radical of up to 6 carbon atoms, but is not unsubstituted methyl,or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are effective antibacterially and promote the growth of animals.

Abstract: Novel .beta.-lactam antibiotics of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be identical or different, denote a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl radical or a monocyclic or bicyclic, optionally substituted, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, orR.sup.1 represents an optionally substituted alkyl radical or a monocyclic or bicyclic, substituted or unsubstituted, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, andR.sup.2 and R.sup.3, together with the N.sup..sym. atom, form an optionally substituted monocyclic or polycyclic ring which can be saturated or unsaturated and can contain oxygen, sulphur and nitrogen as other hetero atoms, orR.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, together with the N.sup..sym. atom, form a bridged, optionally substituted polycyclic ring which can be saturated or unsaturated and can contain oxygen, sulphur and nitrogen as other hetero atoms, andR.sup.

Abstract: Novel antibacterially active cephalosporins of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 denotes hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl ring, a polycyclic aromatic ring or an optionally substituted heterocyclic 5- or 6-member ring having 1-4 heteroatoms,R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkenyl, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthio, hydroxymethyl, formyloxymethyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylcarbonyloxymethyl, aminocarbonyloxymethyl, pyridiniummethyl, 4-carbamoylpyridiniummethyl, 4-sulphonylethylpyridiniummethyl, 4-carboxylmethylpyridiniummethyl or heterocyclylthiomethyl, heterocyclyl representing a radical of the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.8 denotes hydrogen, methyl, 2-dimethylaminoethyl, carboxymethyl, sulphomethyl, carboxyethyl or sulphoethyl andR.sup.9 denotes hydrogen or methyl,or pharmaceutically tolerated salts or esters thereof.