Research Article

Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activity of Some Transition Metal Complexes of N-Benzoyl-N′-2-thiophenethiocarbohydrazide

Table 6

Antibacterial activity of H2 BTTH and its complexes.

CompoundBacteria*Concentration (μg cm−3)
62.512525050010002000

a(12)+(18)+(20)+(22)+(24)+(26)+
H2BTTHb(14)(19)(17)(18)(16)+(18)+
c

a(14)+(20)+(22)+(24)+(26)+(27)+
Mn(H BTTH)2 b(9)(15)+(17)+(19)+
c

a(11)+(12)+(16)+(18)+(19)+(20)+
Cu(BTTH) b(10)(12)+(17)+(19)+(21)+
c(15)(16)(18)+(19)+(21)+(22)+

a
DMSOb
c

*a: Staph aureus; b: Escherichia coli; c: Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Control: Co-trimoxazole. + and −: over the parentheses indicate the zone of inhibition and no zone of inhibition, respectively.