title: Antimicrobial effects of the macrocyclic Cu(II)-tetraanhydroaminobenzaldehyde complex.
abstract: The Cu(II)-tetraaza macrocyclic complex exhibited antimicrobial effects on bacteria, yeasts and filamentous fungi. The highest antibacterial activity was found with B. subtilis and S. aureus, the respective IC50 values being 18 and 80 micrograms/L and the MIC values 50 and 1000 micrograms/L. A concentration of 1 mg/L exerted a bacteriocide effect on S. aureus. The MIC value for B. subtilis was 250 times lower and for P. aeruginosa 10 times lower than the corresponding values for ampicillin. The Cu-complex was inactive against all tested yeasts. The strongest antifungal effect was manifested for R. nigricans, with an IC50 value under 0.1 mg/L, whereas in A. alternata the IC50 was 13.5 mg/L.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jantová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Labuda
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vollek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zastková
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000187:drug effects; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C042450:copper tetrabenzo(b,f,j,n)-1,5,9,13-tetraazacyclohexadecine; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase