Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis
Pyridone carboxylic acid compounds and their uses for treating infectious diseases caused by bacteria
 Pyridone carboxylic acid compounds or physiologically hydrolyzable esters thereof are provided which are represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a lower alkyl, a halogen-substituted lower alkyl, a lower alkenyl, a cycloalkyl, or a substituted- or unsubstituted-phenyl group; R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom, or a lower alkyl or an amino group; A is a nitrogen atom or the group C-X wherein X is a hydrogen or a halogen atom, or an alkoxy group; and Z is a group having the formula: ##STR2## wherein n is 1 or 2; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represent a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, with proviso that, if n is 2, one of R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is a hydrogen atom; R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each represent a hydrogen atom, or a hydroxy, a lower alkoxy or an amino group which is unsubstituted or substituted by a lower alkyl group, with proviso that one of R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 is a hydrogen atom; and R.sub.7 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group. The compounds of the present invention show potent and broad spectrum of antibacterial activities. 
Cheil Foods & Chemicals, Inc.
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Ki H. Jae M. Young J. Choong S. Je H. Yong H. Seung H. Jin W. Yong S. Il H.
Lee Lee Shin Kim Kim Jung An Kim Youn Cho