Antistaphylococcal Activity of Selected Thiourea Derivatives

Pol J Microbiol. 2017 Jan 2;65(4):451-460. doi: 10.5604/17331331.1227671.

Abstract

Five of thiourea derivatives were prepared using as a starting compound 3-(trifluoromethyl)aniline, 4-chloro-3-nitroaniline, 1,3-thiazol-2-amine, 2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-amine and commercial isothiocyanates. All compounds were evaluated in vitro for antimicrobial activity. Derivatives 2 and 3 showed the highest inhibition against Gram-positive cocci (standard and hospital strains). The observed MIC values were in the range of 0.5-8 μg/ml. The products effectively inhibited the formation of biofilms of methicillin-resistant and standard strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis. Inhibitory activity of thioureas 2 and 3 against Staphylococcus aureus topoisomerase IV was studied. The examined compounds were nongenotoxic.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Biofilms / drug effects
  • Ciprofloxacin / pharmacology
  • DNA Topoisomerase IV / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / enzymology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / physiology
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis / drug effects*
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis / physiology
  • Thiourea / analogs & derivatives*
  • Thiourea / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Ciprofloxacin
  • DNA Topoisomerase IV
  • Thiourea