Patent ID: 7176191

Claim:
An antimicrobial composition comprising: (a) a protonated compound, said compound comprising the structure X—Y-Z wherein X and Z are end blocking agents and wherein Y comprises the structure: where R comprises a difunctional alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkylaryl, alkylalkenyl, arylalkenyl or alkylarylalkenyl group of from 1 to about 20 carbons; wherein X and Z comprise a structure selected from the group consisting of: CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 — CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 — CH 3 CH 2 —; wherein the compound has at least one exogenous proton introduced to at least one reactive site on said compound; wherein said compound exhibits a pH of 0.01 to 4.5 when dissolved in water at a concentration of 1 mg/ml.; wherein said compound exhibits pH stability for at least one hour at a pH of 0.01 to 4.5; wherein said compound has antibacterial activity at a pH of 0.01 to 4.5; and (b) an excipient.