complexes exhibit a significant antimicrobialactivity, although the activity of 4 is more prominent, particularly over Pseudomonas. These are analyzed by measuring ZOI, MIC as well as the extent of membrane damage and protein leakage studies. The complexes probably cause free-radical facilitated oxidative damage to the bacterial cells during the course of their activity.
triazolopyridine formation strategy is reported here for the first time in which hypochlorousacid (HOCl) mildly and efficiently promotes the formation of 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]pyridines NT1-NT6 from various 2-pyridylhydrazones N1-N6. N6, a rhodol-pyridylhydrazone hybrid, was developed into a fluorescent probe for the selective detection of HOCl, and successfully applied to probe endogenous HOCl in living cells