| abstract |
The invention relates to compounds of formula A-(B)<SUB>x</SUB>-C where A = a reducing di- or tri-saccharide, B = 2 - 4C polyvalent alcohol or the derivatives thereof, C = a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated, fatty alcohol with 8 to 22, preferably 8 to 14 or 14 to 22, more preferably to 20 carbon atoms, A has a glycosidic link in the 1 position to B, B is etherified with C and x = 1 to 50. |