Patent ID: 7407978

Claim:
A compound represented by the following Formula 1: n and m independently represent integers from zero to 4 provided that n+m≦4; p and s independently represent integers from zero to 5 provided that p+s≦5; a and c represent double bonds which may be present or absent; when present, the double bonds may be in the E or Z configuration and, when absent, the resulting stereocenters may have the R- or S-configuration; R independently represents a hydrogen atom, linear or branched C 1 -C 20 alkyl, linear or branched C 2 -C 20 alkenyl, —CO 2 Z′, —CO 2 R′″, —NH 2 , —NHR′″, —NR 2 ′″, —OH, —OR′″, a halogen atom, optionally substituted linear or branched C 1 -C 20 alkyl, optionally substituted linear or branched C 2 -C 20 alkenyl, or —CONR 2 ″″; R′ independently represents a hydrogen atom, linear or branched C 1 -C 20 alkyl, linear or branched C 2 -C 20 , alkenyl, —CO 2 Z′, —CO 2 R′″, —NH 2 , —NHR′″, —NR 2 ′″, —OR′″, a halogen atom, optionally substituted linear or branched C 1 -C 20 alkyl, optionally substituted linear or branched C 2 -C 20 alkenyl, or —CONR 2 ″″; R″ independently represents a hydrogen atom, linear or branched C 1 -C 20 alkyl, linear or branched C 2 -C 20 alkenyl, —CO 2 Z′, —CO 2 R′″, —NH 2 , —NHR′″, —NR 2 ′″, —OH, —OR′″, a halogen atom, optionally substituted linear or branched C 1 -C 20 alkyl or optionally substituted linear or branched C 2 -C 20 alkenyl; R′″ independently represents linear or branched C 1 -C 20 alkyl or linear or branched C 2 -C 20 alkenyl; R″″ independently represents a hydrogen atom, optionally substituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl or optionally substituted C 1 -C 20 alkoxy; Z′ represents a hydrogen atom or a pharmaceutically acceptable counter-ion; A and A″ each independently represent a hydrogen atom, C 1 -C 20 acylamino; C 1 -C 20 acyloxy; C 1 -C 20 alkanoyl; C 1 -C 20 alkoxycarbonyl; C 1 -C 20 alkoxy; C 1 -C 20 alkylamino; C 1 -C 20 alkylcarboxylamino; carboxyl; cyano; halo; or hydroxy; B and B″ each independently represent C 2 -C 20 alkenoyl; aroyl or aralkanoyl; or A and B jointly or A″ and B″ jointly independently represent a methylenedioxy or ethylenedioxy group; and X and X′ independently represent >NH, >NR′″, —O—, or —S—.