Antimicrobial Activity of Some Thiourea Derivatives and Their Nickel and Copper Complexes

Autor: Cevdet Akbay, Cemal Koray Ozer, Gulay Borekci, Nizami Duran, Hakan Arslan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Molecules, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 519-527 (2009)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules14010519
Popis: Five thiourea derivative ligands and their Ni2+ and Cu2+ complexes have been synthesized. The compounds were screened for their in vitro anti-bacterial activity using Gram-positive bacteria (two different standard strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus pyogenes, Bacillus cereus) and Gram-negative bacteria (Esherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter cloacae, Proteus vulgaris, Enterobacter aerogenes) and in vitro anti-yeast activity (Candida albicans, Candida krusei, Candida glabrata, Candida tropicalis, Candida parapsilosis). The minimum inhibitory concentration was determined for all ligands and their complexes. In vitro anti-yeast activity of both ligands and their metal complexes is greater than their in vitro anti-bacterial activity. The effect of the structure of the investigated compounds on the antimicrobial activity is discussed.
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