Research Article
Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization and Biological Activities of Transition Metal Complexes Derived from a Tridentate Schiff Base
Table 8
Antimicrobial activity data for the Schiff base and their metal complexes.
| Compounds | B. subtilis | S. aureus | P. vulgaris | C. albicans | 20 L | 40 L | 60 L | 20 L | 40 L | 60 L | 20 L | 40 L | 60 L | 20 L | 40 L | 60 L |
| HL | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 18 | — | — | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | CuL2 | — | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | NiL2 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 16 | — | 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 15 | CoL2 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 13 | ZnL2 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 14 | Tetracycline (Antibacterial agent) | 14 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | Amphotericin (Antifungal agent) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 19 | 21 |
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Zone of inhibition (diameter in mm).
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