Abstract
In this study, the susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to isoniazid (INH) was compared with its derivative, 1-isonicotinyl-2-nonanoyl hydrazine (INH-C9), prepared synthetically. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the drugs was determined using the 1% proportion method. INH-C9 was found to lower the MIC of INH from 0.05 to 0.025 μg/ml. Further studies on the effects of INH and INH-C9 on M. tuberculosis were assessed by exposing the cells to the above at the MIC level. M. tuberculosis cells grown on Middlebrook 7H10 agar were harvested at different stages of their growth cycle (initial stage, 24 and 72 h), exposed to the MICs of INH and INH-C9, and stained with acid-fast staining. The observations were made for a week. The cellular morphologies and staining characteristics were examined using a Brightfield microscope. The result indicated cells only at the initial stage of growth were most susceptible to the drugs resulting in the loss of acid-fastness and intact cellular morphology in the majority of cells.
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