Research Article

Spectroscopic, Thermal, and Antimicrobial Studies of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) Complexes Derived from Bidentate Ligands Containing N and S Donor Atoms

Table 6

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) (μg/mL) of synthesized compounds.

CompoundsStaphylococcus aureus Bacillus subtilis Escherichia coli Pseudomonas aeruginosa Candida albicans

NFMT300200400800200
Co(L1)2·2H2O300100200100
Ni(L1)2·2H2O100400200200
Cu(L1)2200200200500200
Zn(L1)2·2H2O400500500700500
NFMPT500800300500700
Co(L2)2·2H2O800500700700
Ni(L2)2·2H2O500800400700
Cu(L2)2100600500
Zn(L2)2·2H2O200500800200
Ciprofloxacin5555

—: Not tested.