Microplate assay for screening the antibacterial activity of Schiff bases derived from substituted benzopyran-4-one
作者:Rehab M. Amin、Nora S. Abdel-Kader、Aida L. El-Ansary
DOI:10.1016/j.saa.2012.04.042
日期:2012.9
Schiff bases (SB1-SB3) were synthesized from the condensation of 6-formyl-7-hydroxy-5-methoxy2-methylbenzopyran-4-one with 2-aminopyridine (SB1), p-phenylenediamine (SB2) and o-phenylenediamine (SB3), while Schiff bases (SB4-SB6) were synthesized by condensation of 5,7-dihydroxy-6-formyl-2-methylbenzopyran-4-one with 2-aminopyridine (SB4), p-phenylenediamine (SB5) and o-phenylenediamine (SB6). Schiff bases were characterized using elemental analysis, IR, UV-Vis, H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR and mass spectroscopy. These compounds were screened for antibacterial activities by micro-plate assay technique. Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus capitis were exposed to different concentrations of the Schiff bases. Results showed that the antibacterial effect of these Schiff bases on Gram-negative bacteria were higher than that on Gram-positive bacteria moreover, the Schiff bases containing substituent OCH3 on position five have higher antibacterial activity than that containing hydroxy group on the same position, (C) 2012 Elsevier By. All rights reserved.