Patent ID: 6953781

Claim:
A compound represented by the general formula: X-β1,6-cyclitol wherein: X represents a sugar residue; the sugar residue is unsubstituted or substituted with between one and four groups, and the cyclitol is unsubstituted or is further substituted with between one and four groups, said between one and four groups being substituted on at least one of said sugar residue and said cyclitol and being independently selected from: (a) a phosphoryl group having a formula selected from the group consisting of —O—P(O)(OH) 3 , —O—P(S) (OH) 2 , —O—P(O)(OR) 2 , —O—P(S)(OR) 2 , —O—P(O)OHR, —O—P(S)OHR, —O—P(O)OR 1 R 2 , —O—P(S)OR 1 R 2 , —O—P(S)(OH)(SH), or a cyclic phosphate; (b) a phosphorus-containing group having a formula selected from the group consisting of —O—P(OR)—NR 1 R 2 and —O—P(O)(OR)—NR 1 R 2 ; (c) sulphur-containing group having a formula selected from the group consisting of —O—S(O)(OH) 3 , —SH, —SR, —S(—O)—R, —S(O) 2 R, RO—S(O) 2 − , —O—SO 2 NH 3 , —O—SO 2 R 1 R 2 or —NHSO 2 NH 2 ; (d) a substituted-amino containing group having a formula selected from the group consisting of —NHR, —NR 1 R 2 , —NHAc, —NHCOR, —NH—O—COR, —NHSO 3 − , —NHSO 2 R, —N(SO 2 R), —NHC(═NH)NH 2 —NH—CO—NR 1 R 2 or —NH—C(S)—NH 2 ; (e) a hydroxy group; a substituted hydroxy group represented by the formula —OR 3 , where R 3 is C 1-10 unsubstituted akyl or C 1-10 substituted alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenylalkyl in which the alkyl group is unsubstituted alkylene, cycoalkyl in which the cycloalkyl group ha 3-7 carbon atoms, —OCOR, aryl, heteroaryl, acetal, or said substituted groups comprise two hydroxyl groups that are joined to form a ketal; (f) halogen substituents fluorine or chlorine; (g) hydrogen forming a deoxy sugar; wherein R, R 1 , and R 2 are independently hydrogen or C 1-10 unsubstituted alkyl or C 1-10 substituted alkyl or a aryl; or a derivative of the compound, said derivative comprising salts, coordination complexes with metal ions, esters, free acids or bases, hydrates or protecting groups.