title: Gold(I) complexes as antimicrobial agents.
abstract: Seven gold complexes were prepared and investigated for biocidal activity against Gram-positive and -negative bacteria, fungi and protozoa. All of them were active against the tested microorganisms with the exception of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In many, cases minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were well below 1 microgram/ml. The activity is not simply related to the gold content, but also to the nature of both the phosphine and the aminothiol to which the metal is bound.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Genova, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Novelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Recine
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sparatore
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Juliano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D000994:Antitrichomonal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000187:drug effects; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D014244:Trichomonas / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000994:Antitrichomonal Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D006046:Gold