NEW ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS, THEIR APPLICATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF MAMMAL INFECTIONS AND A NEW METABOLIC MECHANISM

摘要

The present invention relates to the general field of treatment of infectious diseases of mammals (humans and animals) caused by bacteria, in particular to the treatment of diseases like tuberculosis (TB), Buruli ulcer and leprosy caused by mycobacteria. The invention aims at the generation of a new series of benzothiazinone compounds having the potential to overcome the above mentioned problems. The invention is in a preferred embodiment concerned with compounds of the general formula (I), wherein the substituents R1 to R15 have the meanings as provided in claim 1 and depending claims.