Abstract

In an effort to develop potent antimicrobial agents, new thiosemicarbazone derivatives were synthesizedviathe reaction of 4-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]thiosemicarbazide with aromatic aldehydes. The compounds were evaluated for their inhibitory effects on pathogenic bacteria and yeasts using the CLSI broth microdilution method. Microplate Alamar Blue Assay was also carried out to determine the antimycobacterial activities of the compounds againstMycobacterium tuberculosisH37Rv. Among these derivatives, compounds5and11were more effective againstEnterococcus faecalis(ATCC 29212) than chloramphenicol, whereas compounds1,2, and12and chloramphenicol showed the same level of antibacterial activity againstE. faecalis. Moreover, compound2and chloramphenicol exhibited the same level of antibacterial activity againstStaphylococcus aureus. On the other hand, the most potent anticandidal derivatives were found as compounds2and5. These derivatives and ketoconazole exhibited the same level of antifungal activity againstCandida glabrata. According to the Microplate Alamar Blue Assay, the tested compounds showed weak to moderate antitubercular activity.

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