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RIFAMYCIN IMINO DERIVATIVES EFFECTIVE AGAINST DRUG-RESISTANT MICROBES
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Page/Page column 65-66, (2010/02/13)
The present invention relates to rifamycin 3-iminomethylenyl (-CH=N-) derivatives having antimicrobial activities, including activities against drug-resistant microorganisms. The claimed rifamycin derivative has a rifamycin moiety covalently linked to a linker through an iminomethylenyl (-CH=N-) group at the C-3 carbon of the rifamycin moiety and the linker is, in turn, covalently linked to a quinolone structure or its pharmacophore within the DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV inhibitor family. The inventive rifamycins are novel and exhibit activity against both rifampin and ciprofloxacin-resistant microorganisms.
