In Vitro And In Vivo Characterization Of Novel 8-Methoxy Derivatives Of Chlortetracycline

A. Cacciapuoti, E. L. Moss, F. Menzel, C. Adam Cramer, W. Weiss, D. Loebenberg, Hare Loebenberg, G. H. Miller

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Abstract

The in vitro activities of three new 8-methoxychlortetracyclines, Sch 36969, 33256 and 34164 were compared to tetracycline, minocycline and doxycycline. Against aerobic Gram-negative rods Sch 36969 had a geometric mean MIC (GMM) of 4.2 μg/ml, about 8-fold more potent than Sch 33256, and similar to all the other compounds. Sch 36969 also had good activity against methicillin-resistant (GMM, 0.21 μg/ml) and -susceptible Staphylococci (GMM, 0.14 μg/ml), Streptococci (GMM, 0.06 μg/ml), and most anaerobic bacteria (GMM, <0.5 μg/ml). In general, Sch 36969 was similar to, or more potent than, all the other com-pounds tested. Serum levels of Sch 36969 in squirrel monkeys were 4-fold lower (AUC, 4.5 hours/ml) than those of chlortetracycline (AUC, 16.1 μg·hours/ml). In mouse pro-tection tests (PD50s) against various strains of bacteria, Sch 36969 was similar in activity to tetracycline, but up to 6-fold less active than chlortetracycline. The structure activity rela-tionships for these new chlortetracyclines are described.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1426-1430
Number of pages5
JournalThe Journal of Antibiotics
Volume40
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987

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