Antimicrobial Applications of Transition Metal Complexes of Benzothiazole Based Terpolymer: Synthesis, Characterization, and Effect on Bacterial and Fungal Strains

Table 7

Antibacterial activity of BEF ligand and its complexes.

Compound	Inhibition zone (mm)
	S. sonnei	E. coli	Klebsiella sp.	S. aureus	B. subtilis	S. typhi
BEF ligand	15	13	13	14	15	12
BEF–Cu	21	17	17	18	18	18
BEF–Ni	18	15	18	17	20	15
BEF–Zn	16	15	15	16	17	15
Standard	26	28	26	25	27	28
Control	—	—	—	—	—	—

Standard: amoxicillin; control: DMSO.