“…Among the cephalosporins and related f8-lactams, increased stability to f-lactamase has been achieved in a number of compounds (7,8), including cefuroxime and cefoxitin, as well as certain newer members such as cefotaxime, moxalactam, and ceftazidime (GR 20263), and this stability is reflected in the antibacterial activity of these compounds against the fl-lactamaseproducing organisms. In the penicillin family, however, attempts to achieve f3-lactamase stability together with adequate antibacterial activity against gram-negative organisms have, so far, met with only limited success. This report describes a new semisynthetic ,Blactam antibiotic, in which a methoxy group has been introduced at the 6a-position in the nucleus (2). This compound, BRL 17421, 6f3-(2-carboxy-2-thien-3-yl acetamido)-6a-methoxypenicillanic acid, disodium salt ( Fig.…”