| abstract |
The present invention relates to a disaccharide synthetic lipid compound and its use. A pharmaceutical composition is provided, comprising: a. a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; b. an antigen; and c. a compound having a structure of formula (IV); wherein: A 1 , A 2 and A 4 are each C 9 to C 13 unsubstituted alkyl and A 3 and A 5 are each C 11 to C 15 unsubstituted alkyl, provided that the acyl chains are the same length; R 1 is substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C R is alkyl ; each occurrence of R is independently H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, or an N - linked amino acid residue; and m and n are each independently an integer from 0 to 5. |