Patent ID: 7777030

Claim:
A method for the treatment of malaria comprising: administering to an individual in need thereof, a therapeutic composition comprising an effective amount of a compound of the formula B: wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 represent, each independent from the other, a member selected from the group consisting of: a hydrogen atom; an amino acid side chain; a (C1-C10) alkyl; (C1-C10) alkenyl; (C1-C10) alkynyl; (C5-C12) monocyclic or bicyclic aryl; (C5-C14) monocyclic or bicyclic aralkyl; monocyclic or bicyclic (C5-C14) heteroaralkyl; and (C1-C10) monocyclic or bicyclic heteroaryl group having up to 5 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S, and P said groups being able to be non-substituted or substituted by 1 to 6 substituents further selected from the group consisting of: a halogen atom, an NO 2 , OH, amidine, benzamidine, imidazole, 1,2,3-triazole, alkoxy, (C1-C4), amino, piperazine, piperidine, dialkylamino, guanidine group, bis alkylated or bis acylated guanido group, carboxylic acid, carboxamide, ester, hydroxamic acid, phosphinic acid, phosphonate, phosphonamidate, sulfhydryl and any combination thereof; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.