Patent ID: 7385086

Claim:
A method of inhibiting growth of a mycobacterial cell, comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of formula I to the cell: R—SO n -Z-CO—Y I wherein: R is selected from the group consisting of any alkyl group having from 6-10 carbon atoms, any unsaturated hydrocarbon having from 6-10 carbon atoms, or any alkyl group having from 6-10 carbon atoms interrupted by at least one aromatic ring; Z is —CH 2 —; Y is selected from the group consisting of —NH 2 , and —O—CH 3 ; and n is 1 or 2; and wherein, the mycobacterial cell is selected from the group consisting of cells of Mycobacteria tuberculosis , drug resistant M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. leprae , and M. paratuberculosis.