US Patent 7786095 Amphiphilic macrocyclic derivatives and their analogues

Soluble amphiphilic macrocycle analogues having lipophilic groups attached to one side of the units making up the macrocycle and hydrophilic groups attached to the other side. These amphiphilic macrocyclic derivatives have the ability to self-assemble in aqueous solvent forming micelles or vesicles and can be used as hosts for the solubilization and/or stabilization of various compounds. Embodiments of the present invention utilize macrocyclic oligosaccharides and preferably cyclodextrin as the macrocyclic derivatives to be modified.