(R)-4-Amino-2-hydroxybutyric acid

Uses

(R)-4-Amino-2-hydroxybutyric acid is a useful reagent in the preparation of 4'' or 6''-??alkanoylamino derivatives of arbekacin. Arbekacin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic, an important drug that shows a potent efficacy against methicillin-??resistant Staphylococcus.