IL47300A - -amino- -(p-acetoxyphenyl)acetamido-penicilanic acid and salts thereof, their preparation and pharmaceutical composions containing them - Google Patents

-amino- -(p-acetoxyphenyl)acetamido-penicilanic acid and salts thereof, their preparation and pharmaceutical composions containing them

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IL47300A
IL47300A IL7547300A IL4730075A IL47300A IL 47300 A IL47300 A IL 47300A IL 7547300 A IL7547300 A IL 7547300A IL 4730075 A IL4730075 A IL 4730075A IL 47300 A IL47300 A IL 47300A
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acetoxyphenyl
acetamido
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IL7547300A
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Bristol Myers Co
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Priority claimed from GB2484874A external-priority patent/GB1476981A/en
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Priority to IL7553406A priority Critical patent/IL53406A/xx
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IL7547300A 1974-06-05 1975-05-14 -amino- -(p-acetoxyphenyl)acetamido-penicilanic acid and salts thereof, their preparation and pharmaceutical composions containing them IL47300A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IL7553406A IL53406A (en) 1974-06-05 1975-05-14 Enzymatic cleavage of -amino- (p-acetoxyphenylacetamido)-penicillanic acid

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB2484874A GB1476981A (en) 1974-06-05 1974-06-05 Substituted penicillanic acids
GB5001674 1974-11-19

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IL47300A0 IL47300A0 (en) 1975-07-28
IL47300A true IL47300A (en) 1978-07-31

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IL7753406A IL53406A0 (en) 1974-06-05 1977-11-16 Enzymatic cleavage of alpha-amino-alpha-(rho-acetoxyphenylacetamido)penicillanic acid

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IL7753406A IL53406A0 (en) 1974-06-05 1977-11-16 Enzymatic cleavage of alpha-amino-alpha-(rho-acetoxyphenylacetamido)penicillanic acid

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US (1) US4053360A (fr)
JP (1) JPS6050795B2 (fr)
AR (1) AR209441A1 (fr)
CA (1) CA1049505A (fr)
CH (2) CH614713A5 (fr)
DD (2) DD122251A5 (fr)
DE (1) DE2524321A1 (fr)
DK (1) DK149129C (fr)
ES (1) ES436565A1 (fr)
FI (1) FI59413C (fr)
FR (2) FR2273536A1 (fr)
IL (2) IL47300A (fr)
IN (1) IN141369B (fr)
NL (3) NL161454C (fr)
NO (2) NO153299C (fr)
OA (1) OA05006A (fr)
PH (1) PH17801A (fr)
SE (2) SE422800B (fr)
YU (3) YU40264B (fr)

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JPS5736298Y2 (fr) * 1977-06-27 1982-08-11
US4248780A (en) * 1979-08-21 1981-02-03 Canada Packers Limited Process for preparing ampicillin
US4582829A (en) * 1981-09-09 1986-04-15 Pfizer Inc. Antibacterial 6'-(2-amino-2-[4-acyloxyphenyl]acetamido)penicillanoyloxymethyl penicillanate 1,1-dioxide compounds
US4540687A (en) * 1981-09-09 1985-09-10 Pfizer Inc. Antibacterial 6'-(2-amino-2-[4-acyloxyphenyl]acetamido)penicillanoyloxymethyl penicillanate 1,1-dioxide compounds
US4359472A (en) * 1981-12-22 1982-11-16 Pfizer Inc. Bis-hydroxymethyl carbonate bridged antibacterial agents
US4457924A (en) * 1981-12-22 1984-07-03 Pfizer, Inc. 1,1-Alkanediol dicarboxylate linked antibacterial agents
US5215891A (en) * 1986-10-15 1993-06-01 Farmitalia Carlo Erba Process for preparing penems
GB8624686D0 (en) * 1986-10-15 1986-11-19 Erba Farmitalia Preparing penems
JPH0344647U (fr) * 1989-09-08 1991-04-25
IE921073A1 (en) * 1991-04-04 1992-10-07 Smithkline Beecham Corp Enzymatic process for the production of cefonicid
US6071712A (en) * 1994-09-19 2000-06-06 Smithkline Beecham Corporation Enzymatic process for the production of cephalosporins

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GB966222A (en) * 1960-04-11 1964-08-06 Nat Res Dev Derivatives of cephalosporin c
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JPS6050795B2 (ja) 1985-11-11
SE422800B (sv) 1982-03-29
SE7900773L (sv) 1979-01-29
FR2273536A1 (fr) 1976-01-02
FI751596A (fr) 1975-12-06
ES436565A1 (es) 1977-04-01
CA1049505A (fr) 1979-02-27
NO830058L (no) 1975-12-08
JPS5111788A (fr) 1976-01-30
DK193775A (da) 1975-12-06
SE7506455L (sv) 1975-12-08
NL7506680A (nl) 1975-12-09
DD126316A5 (fr) 1977-07-06
PH17801A (en) 1984-12-13
SE434947B (sv) 1984-08-27
FI59413B (fi) 1981-04-30
IN141369B (fr) 1977-02-19
DE2524321A1 (de) 1975-12-18
NL7505302A (nl) 1975-12-09
YU40410B (en) 1985-12-31
FR2273536B1 (fr) 1978-10-06
AU8050175A (en) 1976-10-28
FR2303543B1 (fr) 1978-11-10
NO751596L (fr) 1975-12-08
NL7902824A (nl) 1979-09-28
OA05006A (fr) 1980-12-31
CH614713A5 (en) 1979-12-14
IL47300A0 (en) 1975-07-28
YU40264B (en) 1985-12-31
DD122251A5 (fr) 1976-09-20
YU126982A (en) 1982-10-31
YU143875A (en) 1982-08-31
FR2303543A1 (fr) 1976-10-08
DK149129B (da) 1986-02-03
US4053360A (en) 1977-10-11
IL53406A0 (en) 1978-01-31
NO153299B (no) 1985-11-11
FI59413C (fi) 1981-08-10
NO153299C (no) 1986-02-19
AR209441A1 (es) 1977-04-29
NL161454C (nl) 1980-02-15
CH626368A5 (en) 1981-11-13
DK149129C (da) 1986-07-14

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