Patent ID: 7763660

Claim:
A method for treating a fungal infection in a subject selected from human and non-human vertebrate in need of such treatment comprising administering to the subject a compound of the formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, hydroxy, and halo; p is an integer ranging from 1 to 5; each X and each Y are independently selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxy, nitro, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkenyl, C 1 -C 6 alkynyl, amido, aryl, heteroaryl, and acyl; or two Xs or two Ys together form a 5, 6, or 7-membered ring; m is an integer varying from 0 to 5; and n is an integer varying from 0 to 5; in an amount effective to treat the fungal infection, wherein the fungal infection is caused by a yeast of the Candida genus.