Patent ID: 8852559

Claim:
An oral care composition having a pH of 8.5-10, comprising a compound of formula A: wherein the compound of Formula A is a compound of Formula (I) wherein R* and R* * are independently substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle; z is 0 or 1, with the proviso, that if z is 1, then A is CR 10 or N, and D is N or CR 12 , and with the further proviso that if z is 0 then D is O, S or NR 12a ; E is hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, (cycloalkyl)oxy, (cycloheteroalkyl)oxy, carboxy, or alkyloxycarbonyl; m is 0 or 1; R 12 is hydrogen, hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, carboxy, alkyloxycarbonyl, amido, hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, thio, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, dialkylaminosulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, aminosulfonyl, sulfo, cyano, halo, nitro, amino, dialkylamino, alkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, aralkylamino, or diaralkylamino; R 12a is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle; and R 9 and R 10 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, halo, carbonyl, hydroxyimino, carboxy, alkyloxycarbonyl, alkylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylthio, dialkylaminosulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, aminosulfonyl, amino, alkoxy, nitro, sulfo, or hydroxy; in free or pharmaceutically acceptable salt form.