Evaluation of Benzophenone-N-ethyl Morpholine Ethers as Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities

Microorganisms are closely associated with the health and welfare of human beings. Whereas some microorganisms are beneficial, others are detrimental. Bacterial infections often produce inflammation and pains and in some instances, infections result in high mortality. Any subtle change in the drug...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A. Bushra Begum, Noor Fatima Khanum, V. Lakshmi Ranganatha, T. Prashanth, Mohammed Al-Ghorbani, Shaukath Ara Khanum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/941074
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Microorganisms are closely associated with the health and welfare of human beings. Whereas some microorganisms are beneficial, others are detrimental. Bacterial infections often produce inflammation and pains and in some instances, infections result in high mortality. Any subtle change in the drug molecule, which may not be detected by chemical methods, can be revealed by a change in the antimicrobial activity and hence microbiological assays are very useful. A series of substituted hydroxy benzophenones and benzophenone-N-ethyl morpholine ethers were screened for their antibacterial and antifungal activities. Antibacterial activity against S. aureus, E. aerogenes, M. luteus, K. pneumonia, and S. typhimurium, S. paratyphi-B and P. vulgaris bacterial strains and antifungal activity against C. albicans, B. cinerea, M. pachydermatis, C. krusei fungal strains were carried out. The bioassays indicated that most of the synthesized compounds showed potential antibacterial and antifungal agents.
ISSN:2090-9063
2090-9071