名称:
Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of β-Lactam Antibiotic-Based Imidazolium- and Pyridinium-Type Ionic Liquids
摘要:
We herein report the preparation and investigation of antibacterial activity of biocidal ionic liquids (ILs) consisting of cationic imidazolium or pyridinium and an anionic β‐lactam antibiotic. The antibacterial properties were quantified by measuring the minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration againstEscherichia coli O157:H7,Klebsiella pneumoniae,Staphylococcus aureus, andEnterococcus faecium. In general, the ILs had improved antibacterial activity than their parent materials, whether individually or in combination. In 83% of the experiments, the ampicillin ILs (Amp‐ILs) had better antibacterial activities than their quaternary halide parent materials, whereas in 92% of the experiments, Amp‐ILs outperformed the commercially available sodium ampicillin salt. Amp‐ILs had up to 43 times improved antibacterial activity than sodium ampicillin. Overall, when normalized for ampicillin content, ILs had greater antimicrobial activity againstE. coli O157:H7,K. pneumoniae,S. aureus, andE. faeciumthan sodium ampicillin alone.