Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, and Biological Evaluation of Transition Metal Complexes of Bidentate N, O Donor Schiff Bases

Table 2

Antifungal bioassay of ligands and their metal(II) complexes (% inhibition).

Compounds	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	SA
	43	57	00	45	48	49	20.33
	58	50	41	00	55	39	21.21
	49	46	55	42	38	60	8.16
	55	65	18	58	56	59	16.94
	65	57	55	11	71	41	21.64
	44	60	68	43	49	15	18.22
	73	62	39	58	67	55	11.71
	60	71	78	66	57	74	8.16
	61	00	63	55	67	42	25.07
	63	72	59	28	56	68	15.65
	58	70	35	56	42	63	13.13
	69	38	56	60	55	00	24.84
	63	72	78	75	61	70	6.68
	56	67	38	40	55	36	12.48
	43	55	34	70	49	62	13.01

(a) T. mentogrophytes; (b) E. floccosum; (c) A. niger; (d) M. canis; (e) F.culmorum; (f) T. schoenleinii; weaker = 0–30%, moderate = 31–54%, 55–100% = significant, and SA = statistical analysis.