Research Article

Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activity of Mn(II), Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), and Cd(II) Complexes of N-Thiophenoyl-N′-Phenylthiocarbohydrazide

Table 6

Antibacterial activity of H2 TPTH and its complexes.

CompoundBacteria*Concentration ( g cm−3)
62.512525050010002000

H2 TPTHa(16)+(27)+(22)+(24)+(23)+(24)+
b(9)(11)(14)(16)(17)+(18)+
c
[Mn(H TPTH)2 a(9)(11)(15)(17)+(17)+(18)+
b(9)(14)(16)(18)+
c
[Zn(TPTH) .a
b(10)(13)(16)(17)+
c
[Cu(TPTH) a(11)(15)(16)(17)+(18)+
b(10)(12)(15)(17)+(17)+
c(13)(14)(16)(17)+(18)+(18)+

a: Staph aureus; b: Escherichia coli, c: Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Control: cotrimoxazole. + and , over the parentheses indicate the zone of inhibition and no zone of inhibition, respectively.