title: Synthesis and preliminary biological characterization of new semisynthetic derivatives of ramoplanin.
abstract: Ramoplanin is a glycolipodepsipeptide antibiotic active against Gram-positive bacteria including vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Ramoplanin inhibits bacterial cell wall biosynthesis by a mechanism different from that of glycopeptides and hence does not show cross-resistance with these antibiotics. The systemic use of ramoplanin has been so far prevented because of its low local tolerability when injected intravenously. To overcome this problem, the fatty acid side chain of ramoplanin was selectively removed and replaced with a variety of different carboxylic acids. Many of the new ramoplanin derivatives showed antimicrobial activity similar to that of the natural precursor coupled with a significantly improved local tolerability. Among them the derivative in which the 2-methylphenylacetic acid has replaced the di-unsaturated fatty acid side chain (48) was selected as the most interesting compound and submitted to further in vitro and in vivo characterization studies.
authors.affiliation: Vicuron Pharmaceuticals, Gerenzano, Varese, Italy. Romeo.Ciabatti@hotmail.it
authors.forename: Romeo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ciabatti
authors.forename: Sonia I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Maffioli
authors.forename: Gianbattista
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Panzone
authors.forename: Augusto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Canavesi
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Michelucci
authors.forename: Paolo S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Tiseni
authors.forename: Ettore
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marzorati
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Checchia
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giannone
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jabes
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brunati
authors.forename: Gianpaolo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Candiani
authors.forename: Franca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castiglione
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects; D047630:Depsipeptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects; D006461:Hemolysis; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D051381:Rats; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000187:drug effects; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D047630:Depsipeptides; C041438:ramoplanin