A compound represented by the following formula or a salt thereof:
wherein A is a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom, R.sup.1 is --CONH.sub.2
or --CN and R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, a tert-butoxycarbonyl group, a
trityl group, an o-nitrobenzenesulfenyl group, a benzyloxycarbonyl group,
a fluorenyloxycarbonyl group, an allyloxycarbonyl group or
--C(.dbd.O)--CH.sub.2-Rc wherein Rc is a halogen atom, a
methanesulfonyloxy group, a p-toluenesulfonyloxy group or a hydroxyl
group.