title: Research on antifungal and antimycobacterial agents. Synthesis and activity of 4-alkylthiopyridine-2-carbothioamides.
abstract: A series of 4-alkylthiopyridine-2-carbothioamides have been prepared and evaluated in vitro for antimicrobial activity. Chemical structures have been demonstrated by IR and 1H NMR data and by elemental analysis. The antimycobacterial activity of these compounds against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium avium, and Mycobacterium fortuitum, and the antifungal activity against Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida krusei, Candida glabrata, Trichosporon beigelii, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Absidia corymbifera were determined by the MIC values. Compounds 3 exhibit good antimycobacterial activity compared to isoniazide. A moderate antifungal activity was observed against T. mentagrophytes. Activity is influenced by hydrophobicity of the alkyl group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Klimesová
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Svoboda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Waisser
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Machácek
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Buchta
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Odlerová
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011725:Pyridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013854:Thioamides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011725:Pyridines; D013854:Thioamides