Syntheses, Spectral Characterization, and Antimicrobial Studies on the Coordination Compounds of Metal Ions with Schiff Base Containing Both Aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrazide Moieties
Table 4
In vitro antimicrobial activity of synthetic chemical compounds through agar well diffusion method.
Compound no.
Diameter of growth of inhibition zone (mm)a
S. aureus
B. subtilis
E. coli
P. aeruginosa
S. cerevisiae
C. albicans
1
19.3
21.6
—
—
—
—
2 (M = Mn)
—
—
—
—
13.0
15.3
2 (M = Co)
15.3
17.3
—
—
—
—
2 (M = Ni)
13.6
15.6
—
—
—
—
3
22.6
25.3
15.3
—
—
—
4 (M′ = Zn)
21.3
22.6
12.6
—
—
—
4 (M′ = Cd)
18.6
20.3
—
—
—
—
5
14.6
19.3
—
—
—
—
6
16.3
22.3
—
—
—
—
7
17.6
20.6
—
—
—
—
Ciprofloxacin
26.6
24.0
25.0
22.0
—
—
Amphotericin B
—
—
—
—
19.3
16.6
—: no activity, avalues, including diameter of the well (8 mm), are means of three replicates.