Antimicrobial and Anti-biofilm Activity of Thiourea Derivatives Bearing 3-amino-1H-1,2,4-triazole Scaffold

Med Chem. 2016;12(5):478-88. doi: 10.2174/1573406412666151204003146.

Abstract

A set of 21 thiourea derivatives were prepared through reacting 3-amino-1H-1,2,4-triazole with the commercial aliphatic and aromatic isothiocyanates. The aliphatic isothiocyanate was used as reagent leading to substitution on NH atom of 3-aminotriazole ring, whereas the triazole amino group was substituted when isothiocyanate group was bonded to the Csp2 hybridized atom, e.g. an aryl or C=O fragment. All compounds were evaluated in vitro for the antimicrobial activity. The derivatives 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10 and 12 showed the highest inhibition against Gram-positive cocci (S. aureus and S. epidermidis). The observed MIC values were in the range of 4-32 μg/mL. Compounds were also tested for their in vitro antimicrobial activity against the hospital methicillin-resistant strains of S. aureus. The observed MIC values varied from 4 to 64 μg/mL. The products 4 and 10 effectively inhibited the formation of biofilms of the methicillin-resistant and standard strains of S. epidermidis. The compound 10 was found to be more promising with IC50 values of 2-6 μg/mL as compared to the control. Moreover, the cytotoxicity against the MT-4 cells of all studied thioureas was evaluated. The compound 18 was significantly cytotoxic (CC50 = 8 μM).

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / toxicity
  • Biofilms / drug effects*
  • Methicillin Resistance
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis / drug effects
  • Thioamides / chemical synthesis
  • Thioamides / pharmacology*
  • Thioamides / toxicity
  • Thiourea / analogs & derivatives*
  • Thiourea / chemical synthesis
  • Thiourea / pharmacology*
  • Thiourea / toxicity
  • Triazoles / chemical synthesis
  • Triazoles / pharmacology*
  • Triazoles / toxicity

Substances

  • 1-(4-fluoro-3-chlorophenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)thiourea
  • 5-amino-N-(prop-2-en-1-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-carbothioamide
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Thioamides
  • Triazoles
  • Thiourea