Novel anti-infective compounds*
Vidya B. Lohray‡, Braj. B. Lohray, and Brijesh Kumar Srivastava
Zydus Research Centre, Cadila Healthcare Ltd., Sarkhej-Bavla N. H. No. 8A, Moraiya, Ahmedabad 382 210, India
Abstract: A set of substituted piperazinyloxazolidinone derivatives has been studied for their antibacterial activity in a few gram-positive bacteria. The structural modifications have provided a superior compound than linezolid, the only drug of this class in the market at present.
*Paper based on a presentation at the 24th International Symposium on the Chemistry of Natural Products and the 4th International Congress on Biodiversity, held jointly in Delhi, India, 26-31 January 2004. Other presentations are published in this issue, pp. 1-344.