Analogs of viscosin and uses thereof

摘要

This invention is directed to the analogs of viscosin, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and to methods of using viscosin and analogs thereof as biosurfactants and as antibacterial, antiviral and antitrypanosomal therapeutic compounds. In particular, compositions that inhibit the growth of the pathogens Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Herpes Simplex Virus 2 and/or Trypanosoma cruzi are disclosed.