Abstract:
WHERE R IS AMINO OR BLOCKED AMINO, X IS -S-, -SO(A OR B) OR -S2-, AND AR IS A CARBOCYCLE OR A HETEROCYCLE SUBSTITUTED BY AT LEAST ONE ELECTRON WITHDRAWING SUBSTITUENT IN CONJUGATION WITH THE EXOCYCLIC -CH=CHDOUBLE BOND,AND SALTS AND ESTERS ARE USEFUL CHROMOGENIC AGENTS FOR THE DETECTION OF B-LACTAMASE ACTIVITY. TEST REAGENTS CONTAINING SUCH COMPOUNDS ARE ALSO DISCLOSED.