This application relates to bioabsorbable cationic steroidal
antimicrobial (CSA) compounds or salts thereof having a structure of formula I, II or III: formula (I), formula (II) or formula (III), wherein R1-R 18 At least one of them (e.g., R) 18 This includes monoglycerides or diglycerides of fatty acids linked by ester bonds, and R1-R 18 At least one of them (e.g., R3, R7, and R) 12 ) is an
amino acid linked to the
steroid backbone via an
ester bond or an
amide bond, wherein: R 18 It has the following structure: -R 19 -(C=O)-O-C-CR 20 -CR 21 , where R 19 The radical is omitted or selected from
alkyl, alkenyl, ynyl, and
aryl, and R 20 and R 21 Independently selected from hydroxyl, alkylcarboxyl, and aminoalkylcarboxyl groups, provided that R 20 and R 21 At least one of them is an
alkyl carboxyl group, R3, R7 and R 12 It has the following structure: R 24 R 23 N-R 22 -(C=O)-X-, where R 22 It is a substituted or unsubstituted
alkyl group, X is
oxygen or
nitrogen, and R is... 23 and R 24 It is independently
hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or
aryl. (I)(II)(III)