Carbohydrate based anti-bacterials

A method of inhibiting bacterial growth by contacting a bacteria with at least one disaccharide compound of General Formula I

• Wherein T is either R or —XR,
• X is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulphur, NHC(O)—,
• R is selected from the group consisting of:
• H, ally1, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl or heteroarylalkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms,
• U and Z are independently selected from the group consisting of:
• OR, NER, NR(R) (
• wherein R may be the same of different), or
• R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, CH3, CH2XR and C(O)NHR,
• R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, OR, NHCOR, and,
• W is independently selected from the group consisting of ORL, NHRL, NRLR, or
• wherein RL is selected from the group consisting of:
• a substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C3 to C55 alkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkylaryl chain.