Research on antibacterial and antifungal agents. III. Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of 2-methyl-5-aryl-3-furoic acids and 2-methyl-3-imidazolylmethyl-5-aryl furans.
The synthesis and microbiological activities of 2-methyl-5-aryl-3-furoic acids and 2-methyl-3-imidazolyl-methyl-5-aryl-3-furans are reported. Antimicrobial data in comparison with pyrrolnitrin showed an interesting antifungal activity but a very poor antibacterial activity. The presence of an imidazole nucleus does not increase antifungal activity. The introduction of a substituent in the para position of the aryl at a C5 of the furan ring affects antifungal activity.
Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica e Tossicologica, Facoltà di Farmacia, Universit La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D005663:Furans / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D005663:Furans; D007093:Imidazoles