title: Antimycobacterial activity of N1-[1-[3-aryl-1-(pyridin-2-, 3- or 4-yl)-3-oxo] propyl]-2-pyridinecarboxamidrazones.
abstract: Infections caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria and multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis are difficult to treat, and so new compounds potentially active against these bacteria are being sought. A series of 2-pyridinecarboxamidrazone derivatives, recently synthesized, have been evaluated for their inhibitory activity against 17 Mycobacterium avium isolates; the agar dilution method showed different degrees of susceptibility to the new molecules. Four molecules, three of which are chlorine derivatives, inhibited 94% of the strains tested with an MIC of 32 mg/L. These data indicate that these new pyridine-2-carboxamidrazones merit further study as antimycobacterial agents.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche (sez. Microbiologia), Università di Trieste, via A. Fleming 22, I-34127 Trieste. Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, I-34127 Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Banfi
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Mamolo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zampieri
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vio
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monti Bragadin
mesh_terms: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D011725:Pyridines