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Pristinamycin displays unique antibacterial properties due to the synergy between its two components, pristinamycin I and pristinamycin II. Because this antibiotic is not water-soluble, its administration is restricted to the oral route, and its therapeutic potential is thereby limited. Novel water-soluble derivatives of the naturally-occurring antibiotic pristinamycin were obtained by modifications of its two major components. The modifications included regioselective and stereoselective substitution alpha to the carbonyl group in the 4-oxo-pipecolic acid residue of pristinamycin IA (PIA) and stereoselective conjugate addition to the double bond of the dehydroproline ring in pristinamycin IIA (PIIA). We report here the in-vitro and in-vivo activities of some representative water-soluble derivatives of pristinamycin IA and pristinamycin IIA against Staphylococcus aureus reference strains, sensitive or resistant to methicillin and/or macrolides.

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Recent Developments in Streptogramin Research-[232 refs.]. -(BARRIERE, J. C.; BERTHAUD, N.; BEYER, D.; DUTKA-MALEN, S.; PARIS, J. M.; DESNOTTES, J. F.; Curr. Pharm. Des. 4 (1998) 2, 155-180; Cent. Rech. Vitry-Alfortville, Rhone-Poulenc-Rorer SA, F-94403 Vitry-sur-Seine, Fr.; EN)

Synthesis of the lactone core 17 of 8-epi-griseoviridin is reported. Thioethynyl derivative 11 was easily prepared via an anionic coupling reaction between acetylenic compound 9 and sulfone 10. After desilylation of 11, saponification of the resulting hydroxy ester 12 followed by a Mitsunobu macrolactonization furnished the unusual triple-bond-containing nine-membered lactone 13 in 50% yield for the last two steps (39% after recrystallization). Stannylation under Magriotis conditions led to the pure regio- and stereocontrolled vinyltin 14 (80% yield). After a Sn/I exchange, palladium-catalyzed carbonylation delivered either the ester lactone 16 in 67% yield or the propargyl amide 17 in 65% yield. Synthesis of propargyl amide 17 of the lactone core of 8-epi-griseoviridin was achieved in 11.9% overall yield from commercial L-cystin dimethyl ester (nine steps).