Novel agents exhibiting anti-biofilm formation activity while being non-cytotoxic are provided, as well as methods of using the same, either per se or conjugated to a polymer, for preventing and/or reducing the formation of microbial biofilms and/or for disrupting microbial biofilms. The novel agents described herein include thiazolidine-2,4-diones (TZDs), pyrrolidine-2,5-diones (PYDs), imidazolidine-2,4-diones or oxazolidine-2,4-diones, substituted by an alkyl having 7-20 carbon atoms in its backbone chain.
                            本发明提供了一种表现出抗
生物膜形成活性且非细胞毒性的新型药剂,以及使用它们的方法,无论是自身还是与聚合物结合,用于预防和/或减少微
生物生物膜的形成和/或破坏微
生物生物膜。本发明所描述的新型药剂包括
噻唑啉-2,4-二酮(TZDs)、
吡咯烷-2,5-二酮(PYDs)、
咪唑啉-2,4-二酮或
噁唑啉-2,4-二酮,其被一个含有7-20个碳原子的烷基取代。