Selective acylation of the C-1 amino group of aminoglycoside antibiotics

Claim 2

A process for 1-N-acylating 4,6-di-(aminoglycosyl)aminocyclitol antibiotics which comprises reacting a partially neutralized acid addition salt of such antibiotic with an acylating agent derived from a carboxylic acid having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, said acylating agent being unsubstituted, mono substituted by a substituent selected from the group consisting of hydroxy and amino, or di-substituted by one of each such substituents with the proviso that when the acylating agent is di-substituted the substituents must occupy positions on different carbon atoms.

Claim 3

A process of claim 1 wherein the acylating agent is unsubsituted.

Claim 4

The process of claim 1 wherein the acylating agent bears a hydroxy substituent.

Claim 5

The process of claim 1 wherein the acylating agent bears both an amino and a hydroxy substituent.

Claim 6

A process of claim 1 wherein the acylating agent bears an amino substituent.

Claim 7

In the process for preparing 1-N-hydroxyaminoacyl derivatives of 4,6-di-(aminoglycosyl)aminocyclitol antibiotics by acylating such antibiotics with an acylating agent derived from a carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, said acylating agent bearing a hydroxy and an amino substituent on different carbon atoms, the improvement which comprises acylating a partially neutralized acid addition salt of said antibiotic.

Claim 8

In the process for preparing 1-N-hydroxyaminoacyl derivatives of 4,6-di-(aminoglycosyl)aminocyclitol antibiotics by acylating such antibiotics with an acylating agent derived from a carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, said acylating agent bearing a hydroxy and an amino substituent on different carbon atoms, the improvement which comprises acylating a partially neutralized acid addition salt of said antibiotic.

Claim 9

A 1-N-Z-4,6-di-(aminoglycosyl)aminocyclitol antibacterial agent selected from the group consisting of 1-N-Z-gentamicin A, 1-N-Z-gentamicin B, 1-N-Z-gentamicin B 1 , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 1 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 1a , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 2 , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 2a , 1-N-Z-gentamicin X, 1-N-Z-3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B, 1-N-Z-sisomicin, 1-N-Z-verdamicin, 1-N-Z-tobramycin, 1-N-Z-antibiotic G-418, 1-N-Zantibiotic 66-40B, 1-N-Z-antibiotic JI-20A, 1-N-Z-antibiotic JI-20B, 1-N-Z-antibiotic G-52, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 1, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 2, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 4, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 5, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 6, and the non-toxic acid addition salts thereof wherein Z is an acyl group derived from a hydrocarbon carboxylic acid having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, said acyl group being unsubstituted or mono substituted by either hydroxy or amino, said acyl group being straight chain, branched chain or cyclic, said acyl group also being saturated or unsaturated with the proviso that when Z is formyl or is unsaturated it must also be unsubstituted.

Claim 10

A 1-N-Z-4,6-di-(aminoglycosyl)aminocyclitol antibacterial agent selected from the group consisting of 1-N-Z-gentamicin A, 1-N-Z-gentamicin B, 1-N-Z-gentamicin B 1 , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 1 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 1a , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 2 , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 2a , 1-N-Z-gentamicin X, 1-N-Z-3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B, 1-N-Z-sisomicin, 1-N-Z-verdamicin, 1-N-Z-tobramycin, 1-N-Z-antibiotic G-418, 1-N-Zantibiotic 66-40B, 1-N-Z-antibiotic JI-20A, 1-N-Z-antibiotic JI-20B, 1-N-Z-antibiotic G-52, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 1, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 2, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 4, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 5, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 6, and the non-toxic acid addition salts thereof wherein Z is an acyl group derived from a hydrocarbon carboxylic acid having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, said acyl group being unsubstituted or mono substituted by either hydroxy or amino, said acyl group being straight chain, branched chain or cyclic, said acyl group also being saturated or unsaturated with the proviso that when Z is formyl or is unsaturated it must also be unsubstituted.

Claim 11

A compound of claim 7 wherein Z is an unsubstituted acyl group.

Claim 12

A compound of claim 7 wherein Z is mono substituted by a hydroxy group.

Claim 13

A compound of claim 7 wherein Z is mono substituted by an amino group.

Claim 14

A compound of claim 8 selected from the group consisting of 1-N-Z-gentamicin A, 1-N-Z-gentamicin B, 1-N-Z-gentamicin B 1 , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 1 , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 1a , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 2 , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 2a , 1-N-Z-gentamicin X, 1-N-Z-3', 4'-dideoxykanamycin B, 1-N-Z-sisomicin, 1-N-Z-verdamicin, 1-N-Z-tobramycin, 1-N-Z-antibiotic G-418, 1-N-Z-antibiotic 66-40B, 1-N-Z-antibiotic 66-40D, 1-N-Z-antibiotic JI-20A, 1-N-Z-antibiotic JI-20B, 1-N-Z-antibiotic G-52, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 1, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 2, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 4, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 5, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 6, and the non-toxic acid addition salts thereof wherein Z is an acyl group having 2 carbon atoms.

Claim 15

A compound of claim 8 selected from the group consisting of 1-N-Z-gentamicin A, 1-N-Z-gentamicin B, 1-N-Z-gentamicin B 1 , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 1 , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 1a , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 2 , 1N-Z-gentamicin C 2a , 1-N-Z-gentamicin X, 1-N-Z-3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B, 1-N-Z-sisomicin, 1-N-Z-verdamicin, 1-N-Z-tobramycin, 1N-Z-antibiotic G-418, 1-N-Z-antibiotic 66-40B, 1-N-Z-antibiotic 66-40D, 1-N-Z-antibiotic JI-20A, 1-N-Z-antibiotic JI-20B, 1-N-Z-antibiotic G-52, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 1, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 2, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 4, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 5, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 6, and the nontoxic acid addition salts thereof wherein Z is an acyl group having 3 carbon atoms.

Claim 16

A compound of claim 8 selected from the group consisting of 1-N-Z-gentamicin A, 1-N-Z-gentamicin B, 1-N-Z-gentamicin B 1 , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 1 , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 1a , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 2 , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 2a , 1-N-Z-gentamicin X, 1-N-Z-3', 4'-dideoxykanamycin B, 1-N-Z-sisomicin, 1-N-Z-verdamicin, 1-N-Z-tobramycin, 1-N-Z-antibiotic G-418, 1-N-Z-antibiotic 66-40B, 1-N-Z-antibiotic 66-40D, 1-N-Z-antibiotic JI-20A, 1N-Z-antibiotic JI-20B, 1-N-Z-antibiotic G-52, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 1, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 2, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 4, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 5, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 6, and the nontoxic acid addition salts thereof wherein Z is an acyl group having 4 carbon atoms.

Claim 17

A compound of claim 8 selected from the group consisting of 1-N-Z-gentamicin A, 1-N-Z-gentamicin B, 1-N-Z-gentamicin B 1 , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 1 , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 1a , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 2 , 1-N-Z-gentamicin C 2a , 1-N-Z-gentamicin X, 1-N-Z-3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B, 1-N-Z-sisomicin, 1-N-Z-verdamicin, 1-N-Z-tobramycin, 1-N-Z-antibiotic G-418, 1-N-Z-antibiotic 66-40B, 1-N-Z-antibiotic 66-40D, 1-N-Z-antibiotic JI-20A, 1-N-Z-antibiotic JI-20B, 1-N-Z-antibiotic G-52, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 1, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 2, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 4, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 5, 1-N-Z-mutamicin 6, and the nontoxic acid addition salts thereof wherein Z is an acyl group having 5 carbon atoms.

Claim 18

1-N-acetyl sisomicin.

Claim 19

1-N-acetyl sisomicin.

Claim 20

1-N-acetyl verdamicin.

Claim 21

1-N-acetyl verdamicin.

Claim 22

1-N-acetyl antibiotic G-52.

Claim 23

1-N-acetyl antibiotic G-52.

Claim 24

1-N-acetyl gentamicin C 1a .

Claim 25

1-N-acetyl gentamicin C 1a .