Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of ciprofloxacin tethered bis-1,2,3-triazole conjugates as potent antibacterial agents

Abstract

A series of new bis-1,2,3-triazole linked ciprofloxacin conjugates was designed, synthesized and evaluated in vitro antibacterial activity against a panel of clinically relevant bacteria. A significant part of the compounds displayed enhanced activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative species of bacteria as compared to the parent drug. Additionally, negligible toxicity profile of compounds indicates that they may act a good antibiotic in future. Despite relatively small number of synthesized conjugates, it was possible to observe important dependences between their structure and activity.

Keywords: 1,2,3-Triazole conjugates; Antibacterial activity; Ciprofloxacin; Hemotoxicity.