Research Article

Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, and Biological Evaluation of Transition Metal Complexes of Bidentate N, O Donor Schiff Bases

Table 1

Antibacterial bioassay of ligands and their metal(II) complexes (zone of inhibition in mm).

Compounds(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)SA

1418161713171.94
1315181017152.88
1619141509143.27
2014192316193.15
1518211418162.53
1824181912163.92
2421222321182.07
2623242320212.14
2114171822163.03
1815201519202.32
1721181917222.10
2220192521222.07
2622242623221.83
2217181216234.05
1617152119172.07
SD3027282929281.05

(a) E. coli;  (b) S. faecalis;  (c) P. aeruginosa;  (d) K. pneumoniae; (e) S. aureus;  (f) B. subtilis; SD: standard drug; weaker = 0–10 mm, moderate = 11–15 mm, above 15 mm = significant, and SA = statistical analysis.