| abstract |
Kind Code: A1 Provided are those having a broad spectrum of biological activity including bacteria, fungi and protozoa and having protection from radiation damage. [Solution] A method for the treatment and / or prevention of a microbial infection, wherein a compound of formula I wherein X and Y are heteroatoms, R 1 to R 5 are hydrogen, non-hazardous substituents, R 6 and R 7 are Hydrogen and non-hazardous substituents), pharmaceutically acceptable salts or derivatives thereof, prodrugs. It also relates to a method for protecting a subject from radiation damage, a method for cancer radiotherapy, and the use of a compound of formula (I) as defined above as an antimicrobial or radiation protective agent. [Selection figure] None |