Synthesis, biological evaluation and 2D-QSAR study of halophenyl bis-hydrazones as antimicrobial and antitubercular agents

Int J Mol Sci. 2015 Apr 20;16(4):8719-43. doi: 10.3390/ijms16048719.

Abstract

In continuation of our endeavor towards the development of potent and effective antimicrobial agents, three series of halophenyl bis-hydrazones (14a-n, 16a-d, 17a and 17b) were synthesized and evaluated for their potential antibacterial, antifungal and antimycobacterial activities. These efforts led to the identification of five molecules 14c, 14g, 16b, 17a and 17b (MIC range from 0.12 to 7.81 μg/mL) with broad antimicrobial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Aspergillus fumigates; Gram positive bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumonia, and Bacillis subtilis; and Gram negative bacteria, Salmonella typhimurium, Klebsiella pneumonia, and Escherichia coli. Three of the most active compounds, 16b, 17a and 17b, were also devoid of apparent cytotoxicity to lung cancer cell line A549. Amphotericin B and ciprofloxacin were used as references for antifungal and antibacterial screening, while isoniazid and pyrazinamide were used as references for antimycobacterial activity. Furthermore, three Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR) models were built to explore the structural requirements controlling the different activities of the prepared bis-hydrazones.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Antitubercular Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antitubercular Agents / pharmacology*
  • Aspergillus fumigatus / drug effects
  • Bacillus subtilis / drug effects
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Hydrazones / chemical synthesis
  • Hydrazones / pharmacology*
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects
  • Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Salmonella typhimurium / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Hydrazones