The present Invention relates to novel
fusidic acid derivatives of general formula [I] wherein X represents
halogen,
trifluoromethyl, cyano, azido,
alkyl, alkenyl or
aryl, wherein. said
alkyl, alkenyl or
aryl are optionally substituted by one or more, same or. different substituents selected from the group consisting of
alkyl, alkenyl,
aryl, alkoxy, nitro, alkylthio,
halogen, azido,
trifluoromethyl and cyano; Y and Z both' represent
hydrogen, or together with the C-17 / C-20 bond form a
double bond between C-17 and C-20, or together are
methylene and form a
cyclopropane ring in combination with C-17 and C-20; A represents a bond,. O, S or S(O); B represents C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, CI-6 acyl, C3-7 cycloalkylcarbonyl or benzoyl, all of which are optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of
halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl and azido, or, if A represents a bond, B may also represent
hydrogen; Q1 and 'Q2 independently represent. -CH2-, -C(O)-, -(CHOR)-, -(CHOR)-, -(CHSH)-, - (NH)<->, -(CHNH2)- or -(CHW)-., wherein R represents CI-6alkyl and W represents halogen, cyano, azido or trifluoromethyi; Q3 represents -CH2-, -C(O)- or -CHOH-; G represents
hydrogen, OH or O-CO-CH3; two bonds in the pentacyclic ring being depicted with full and dotted lines to indicate that either of the two bonds may be a
double bond, in which case Y is absent and Z represents hydrogen; the bond between C-1 and C-2 being either a single or a
double bond; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and easily hydrolysable esters thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said derivatives, as well as to their use in therapy.