Inventors:
Richard R. Tidwell - Pittsboro NC
James E. Hall - Chapel Hill NC
David W. Boykin - Atlanta GA
Christine C. Dykstra - Chapel Hill NC
John Perfect - Durham NC
Byron L. Blagburn - Auburn AL
Assignee:
Duke University - Durham NC
Auburn University - Auburn AL
Georgia State University - Atlanta GA
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill NC
International Classification:
A61K 3140
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods for treating Cryptococcus neoformans, Cryptosporidium parvum, and Candida albicans in a subject in need of such treatment. The methods comprises administering to the subject a compound of Formula I: ##STR1## wherein: X is located in the para or meta positions and is loweralkyl, loweralkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, halogen, or ##STR2## wherein: each R. sub. 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, loweralkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or alkylaryl or two R. sub. 2 groups together represent C. sub. 2 -C. sub. 10 alkylene, or two R. sub. 2 groups together represent ##STR3## wherein m is from 1-3 and R. sub. 4 is H, ##STR4## or --CONHR. sub. 5 NR. sub. 6 R. sub.