Synthesis, Characterization, Crystal Structure, and Biological Studies of a Cadmium(II) Complex with a Tridentate Ligand 4′-Chloro-2,2′:6′,2′′-Terpyridine

Table 4

Antibacterial activities (zone of growth inhibition and minimal inhibitory concentrations) of Cltpy ligand and Cd (II) complex and gentamicin (as a standard compound).

Method	Main compounds	Microorganisms
		Klebsiella pneumonia (−)	Escherichia coli (−)	Pseudomonas aeruginosa (−)	Streptococcus pyogenes (+)	B. anthracis (+)	Staphyeococcus aureus (+)
Growth Inhibitory zone [mm]	Cltpy	10	15	20	30	25	15
	Complex	10	20	20	10	12	10
Standard	Gentamicin	20	25	15	13	32	20
Minimum inhibitory concentration (mg/mL) (MIC)	L	100	100	50	6.25	12.5	100
	Complex	100	50	50	100	100	100