Synthesis, Spectroscopic, and Antimicrobial Studies on Bivalent Zinc and Mercury Complexes of 2-Formylpyridine Thiosemicarbazone

Table 3

Antibacterial screening data of the ligand and its Zn(II) and Hg(II) complexes.

Compounds	(Conc.) 𝜇g/disc	Diameter of zone of inhibition (mm)
		Gram positive		Gram negative
		Staphylococcus aureus	Staphylococcus epidermidis	Escherichia coli	Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Ligand (C7H8N4S)	100	20	16	18	08
[Zn(L)2]Cl2	100	10	09	09	10
[Zn(L)2](NO3)2	100	12	10	08	08
[Zn(L)2]SO4	100	08	09	07	07
[Hg(L)2]Cl2	100	24	20	22	16
[Hg(L)2](NO3)2	100	25	18	21	12
[Hg(L)2]SO4	100	20	17	19	10
Amikacin	30	26	22	21	20