The invention discloses a beta-tetrahydro-carboline
antifungal compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The structure of the compound is shown as the general formula I, wherein n is 1to 3; R1 is
hydrogen or monosubstituted
acetylene or polysubstituted
acetylene in any optional position on the
benzene ring, X is O or NH, R2 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or aromatic ring; or X is NR3, R2 and R3 are individually lower
alkyl and substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or aromatic ring; or X is N, R2 and X composes substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl. The invention also discloses a preparation method of the compound and the application of the compound in preparation of
antifungal drugs. The compound has the characteristic of well
antifungal activity, the result of partial compound is better than that of the control
drug fluconazole, and the compound can be utilized to prepare
antifungal drugs. The experiment result also show that the combined usage of the partial compound and
fluconazole has good synergistic effect to clinically isolated
fluconazole-resistant
candida albicans.