title: [Advance in synthesis of ketolides, a new class of erythromycin derivatives].
abstract: Drug-resistance has become a challenging clinical problem. Ketolides, a new class of erythromycin derivatives, have shown promising effectiveness in killing drug-resistant bacteria. This article reviews recent development in synthesis of ketolides, with focus on the modification and synthesis of some important positions on erythromycin A cycles.
authors.affiliation: Department of New Drug Development, Institute of Materia Medica, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100050, China. lei@imm.ac.cn
authors.forename: Ping-sheng
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D048628:Ketolides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018942:Macrolides / Q000138:chemical synthesis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D048628:Ketolides; D018942:Macrolides; D004917:Erythromycin