A Synthetic Approach Toward Novel β-Lactams

Authors

Mohamed Hashim, University of Texas-Pan American

Date of Award

5-2010

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Chemistry

First Advisor

Dr. Elamin E. Ibrahim

Second Advisor

Dr. Hassan Ahmad

Third Advisor

Dr. Narayan G. Bhat

Abstract

β-lactam antibiotics which is a class by itself, covers a wide range of antibiotics that includes penicillin, penicillin derivatives, cephalosporins, carbapenems, and any antibiotic agent that contains a 2-azetidinone ring.[2] In recent past research it has been established that β-lactams show therapeutic and anticancer activity with low toxicity. [2] It has also been reported by our lab that N-chrysenyl and N-phenanthrenyl 3-acetoxy-4-aryl-2- azetidinone can exhibit potent selective anticancer activity towards prostate, colon, pancreatic cancer and leukemia at low concentrations, all of this was revealed by means of a structure activity study. [2] The goal of our research is the synthesis of a β-lactam that contains a hydroxy group at the one carbon spacer of the third carbon belonging to the 2- azetidinone ring system.

Comments

Copyright 2010 Mohamed Hashim. All Rights Reserved.

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Granting Institution

University of Texas-Pan American