| abstract |
Disclosed herein are 2-guanidinylimidazolidinedione compounds having the structural formula A or B n n nwherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently a hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxyl, amino, alkylamino or aralkyl, and wherein R 3 is an alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, acyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkylaryl, sulfonyl, alkylsulfonyl, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of making thereof. Also disclosed are methods of treating, preventing, or inhibiting malaria with the 2-guanidinylimidazolidinedione compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the 2-guanidinylimidazolidinedione compounds, and kits. |