US2014094494A1PendingUtilityA1

Antifungal Treatment

Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RES FOUNDPriority: Apr 19, 2010Filed: Sep 17, 2013Published: Apr 3, 2014
Est. expiryApr 19, 2030(~3.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A61K 31/4196A61K 31/341A01N 43/08A61K 31/427A01N 43/82C07D 307/71A61K 31/433A61K 31/345C07D 307/66A01N 43/653A61P 31/10A01N 43/78C07D 417/12
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Abstract

A method of treating or preventing fungal infection, which includes identifying a plant or animal having a fungal infection and administering an effective amount of an anti-fungal composition to the plant or animal to reduce the fungal infection. In a preferred form of the present invention, the antifungal composition is compound 13 or 33 and is combined with an azole compound, such as fluconazole.

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We claim: 
     
         1 . A method for treating fungal infection, comprising:
 (a) identifying a plant or animal having a fungal infection; and   (b) administering an effective amount of an anti-fungal compound to the plant or animal, wherein the amount is effective to reduce the fungal infection and wherein the compound comprises formula IV.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the compound comprises a compound of formula (IV): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein   is an alkane, alkene, or alkyne, and R 5  is selected from the group consisting of formulas (V), (VI), (VII), and (VIII): 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a salt, prodrug, solvate or hydrate thereof. 
       
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the compound further comprises a compound of formula (I): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein R 1  is >S or oxidized >S, R 2  and R 3  are independently selected from formulas (II) and (III): 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       and R 4  is >S or oxidized >S, or a salt, prodrug, solvate or hydrate thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the histidine kinase-dependent anti-fungal compound comprises: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a salt, prodrug, solvate or hydrate thereof. 
       
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein the histidine kinase-dependent anti-fungal compound further comprises: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a salt, prodrug, solvate or hydrate thereof. 
       
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  additionally comprising administering an amount of an azole compound effective to reduce fungal infection. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the azole is fluconazole. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound is a histidine kinase-dependent antifungal compound. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the histidine kinase is Drk1. 
     
     
         10 . A method for preventing a fungal infection, comprising:
 administering an effective amount of a composition of formula IV to a plant or animal,   wherein the amount is effective to prevent a fungal infection.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the composition comprises a compound of formula (IV): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein   is an alkane, alkene, or alkyne, and R 5  is selected from the group consisting of formulas (V), (VI), (VII), and (VIII): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       or a salt, prodrug, solvate or hydrate thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the composition further comprises a compound of formula (I): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein R 1  is >S or oxidized >S, R 2  and R 3  are independently selected from formulas (II) and (III): 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         and R 4  is >S or oxidized >S, or a salt, prodrug, solvate or hydrate thereof. 
       
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the composition comprises: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a salt, prodrug, solvate or hydrate thereof. 
       
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the composition further comprises: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a salt, prodrug, solvate or hydrate thereof. 
       
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10  additionally comprising administering an amount of an azole compound effective to reduce fungal infection. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the azole is fluconazole. 
     
     
         17 . A pharmaceutical dosage form comprising an effective amount of the compound of  claim 1  and a pharmaceutically suitable carrier system. 
     
     
         18 . The dosage form of  claim 17  wherein the compound comprises a compound of formula (IV): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein   is an alkane, alkene, or alkyne, and R 5  is selected from the group consisting of formulas (V), (VI), (VII), and (VIII): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a salt, prodrug, solvate or hydrate thereof. 
       
     
     
         19 . The dosage form of  claim 17 , wherein the dosage form comprises an oral, injection, infusion, inhalation, transdermal, or implant dosage form. 
     
     
         20 . The dosage form of  claim 17  wherein the compound further comprises a compound of formula (I): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein R 1  is >S or oxidized >S, R 2  and R 3  are independently selected from formulas (II) and (III): 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         and R 4  is >S or oxidized >S, or a salt, prodrug, solvate or hydrate thereof. 
       
     
     
         21 . The dosage form of  claim 18  additionally comprising an azole compound. 
     
     
         22 . The dosage form of  claim 20  additionally comprising an azole compound. 
     
     
         23 . An agricultural preparation comprising the compound of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         24 . The preparation of  claim 23  wherein the compound comprises a compound of formula (IV): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein   is an alkane, alkene, or alkyne, and R 5  is selected from the group consisting of formulas (V), (VI), (VII), and (VIII): 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a salt, prodrug, solvate or hydrate thereof. 
       
     
     
         25 . The preparation of  claim 23  wherein the compound further comprises a compound of formula (I): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein R 1  is >S or oxidized >S, R 2  and R 3  are independently selected from formulas (II) and (III): 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         and R 4  is >S or oxidized >S, or a salt, prodrug, solvate or hydrate thereof.

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