Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of C(4) substituted monobactams as antibacterial agents against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria

Abstract

A series of novel pyridone conjugated monobactams with various substituents at the (4) position were synthesized and evaluated for their antibacterial activities against a panel of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria in vitro. Compounds 46d, 54 and 75e displayed good to moderate activities against P. aeruginosa, among which the activity of 75e against P. aeruginosa was comparable to that of BAL30072 under iron limitation condition. Compounds 35, 46d, 54, 56a, 56c and 56d exhibited good to excellent antibacterial activities against E. coli and K. pneumoniae, which were comparable or superior to that of BAL30072. In vitro liver microsomal stability was further evaluated and the results manifested that Compounds 35, 46d and 54 were metabolically stable in human liver microsomes.

Keywords: Antibacterial activity; C(4) substituents; MDR Gram-negative bacteria; Monobactam; Pyridone.