Patent ID: 8624057

Claim:
An isoprenoid according to the general formula (I): wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from H and alkyl, with at least one of R 1 and R 7 being alkyl; and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are variables substituted for by alkyl groups independently selected from groups of the general formula (II) and (III): wherein R 7 and R 8 each represent a group of general formula CO—R 9 , in which each R 9 is independently selected from H, OH, alkyl and alkoxy groups, or R 7 and/or R 8 present in R 3 and R 4 and/or in R 5 and R 6 combine to form a group of the general formula (IV): wherein R 10 is selected from OH and alkoxy; or salts thereof.