Patent ID: 6982351

Claim:
A compound of the formula: E-NH-B-A-B-NH-B-A-B-NH-B-A-B-NH(-B-A-B-NH) x -E wherein A is independently selected from the group consisting of a single bond, C 2 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 hydroxyalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloaryl, and C 3 -C 6 cycloalkenyl; B is independently selected from the group consisting of a single bond, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 hydroxyalkyl, and C 2 -C 6 alkenyl; E is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 hydroxyalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, and C 2 -C 6 alkynyl; and x is an integer from 1 to 16; with the proviso that at least one A moiety is cyclopropyl, and that each -B-A-B- subunit contains at least two carbon atoms; and all salts and stereoisomers thereof.