Patent ID: 8124626

Claim:
A method for treating a fungal infection in a subject comprising: administering a composition comprising formula (I) or a salt thereof and wherein the NR 1 R 2 and NR 3 R 4 moieties are in the ortho, meta or para positions; wherein X − is an anionic salt; wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , or R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-10 alkyl (linear or branched), alkenes (linear or branched), or wherein R 1 and R 2 or R 3 and R 4 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form pyrrolidino or piperidino rings; and wherein R 5 is selected from the group consisting of C 1-10 alkyl (linear or branched), alkenes (linear or branched), alkynes, substituted and unsubstituted aryl moieties, substituted and unsubstituted benzyl moieties, an ultraviolet blocker or an ultraviolet absorber, and (CH 2 ) n -MR 6 , wherein n is a number from 1 to 6; M is an organometallic compound selected from the group consisting of tin, silicon, and germanium; and R 6 is a selected from the group consisting of propyl, butyl, and alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted, with the proviso that R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are not all alkyl when X − is an anionic salt, to a subject in need thereof.