Patent ID: 8759499

Claim:
A compound having the formula: wherein X 1 and X 2 independently are selected from the group consisting of (CH 2 ) n , (CHOH) n , and CONH; X 5 and X 6 independently are (CH 2 ) 1-6 ; W 1 and W 2 independently are selected from the group consisting of, hydrogen, —OH, —O—(C 1 -C 18 ) alkyl, —O—(C 1 -C 18 ) alkenyl, —O—(C 1 -C 18 ) alkynyl, —NH 2 , —NH(CH 2 ) s CH 3 , —N((CH 2 ) s CH 3 ), —SH, and —NH—NH 2 ; R 3 and (R 6 ) q independently are selected from the group consisting of N, NH, CH, and N(CH 2 ) s CH 3 , and q=0-1; R 4 and R 5 independently are selected from the group consisting of (CH 2 ) n , (CH 2 —CHOH—CH 2 ) n , (CHOH) n , HNCO, CONH, CO, —O—, —S—, —S—S—, polyamide and an ester linkage; L 1 and L 2 independently are selected from the group consisting of —NH—, —O—, —NHCO—, —CONH—, —OCO—, —COO—, —CO—, —S—, —S—S—, —NHC(O)O—, —OC(O)NH—, —NHCONH—, —NHC(═NH)NH—, —NH—NH—, —S(O)— and —SO 2 —; Y is a heterocyclic moiety containing at least one amine or amide moiety, wherein the points of attachment of Y are carbon and/or heteroatoms; R 1 and R 2 independently are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, primary alkylamine, secondary alkylamine, tertiary alkyl amine, quaternary alkylamine, alkenylamine, secondary alkenylamine, tertiary alkenyl amine, quaternary alkenylamine, alkynylamine, secondary alkynylamine, tertiary alkynylamine, quaternary alkynylamine amino alcohol, alkyl polyamine, alkenyl polyamine, alkynyl polyamine, spermidine, spermine, carboxy spermine, guanidinium, pyridinium, pyrollidinium, piperidinium, piperazinium, amino acyl, peptidyl, and protein; Z 1 and Z 2 independently are selected from the group consisting of long chain straight alkyl, long chain branched alkyl, long chain cycloalkyl, long chain straight chain alkenyl, long chain branched alkenyl, long chain cycloalkenyl, long chain straight chain alkynyl, and long chain branched alkynyl, m, n, p, and s independently are 0-6, with the proviso that when m, n, and p all are 0 then Y is eliminated and R 3 is bonded directly to X 2 .