title: Researches on antibacterial and antifungal agents, XIV: Thiophene analogues of bifonazole.
abstract: Some thiophene analogues of bifonazole have been synthesized by standard procedures and their antifungal activity has been tested against Candida albicans. Among test derivatives biphenyl-4-yl-5-chloro-thien-2-ylimidazol-1-ylmethane and its 5-deschlorothien-2-yl analogue resulted to be the most active. Their antifungal potency was almost comparable to that of control substances, such as miconazole, ketoconazole, and bifonazole. Replacement of benzene by the pyrrole ring in the biphenyl portion retained almost quantitatively the antifungal activity, whereas substitution with other azoles and with nitrogen alicyclic rings led always to less potent derivatives.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze farmaceutiche, Università di Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stefancich
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Silvestri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Retico
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Artico
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simonetti
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007093:Imidazoles; D013876:Thiophenes; C036596:bifonazole