title: Synthesis and antibacterial study of unsaturated Mannich ketones.
abstract: Several Mannich ketones of 2-arylmethylenecycloalkanones were synthesised using the classical acid-catalysed Mannich reaction. Antibacterial activity of these new water-soluble compounds was reported against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Micrococcus luteus and Bacillus subtilis standard strains. Human cell line cytotoxicity of our new compounds was evaluated against HeLa cell lines. Some compounds showed low cytotoxicity (41.52 nM mL(-1) for 14 and 46.60 nM mL(-1) for 18) and proved to be efficient antibacterial agents against the Gram-positive strains. Minimum inhibitory concentrations varied from 1.56 to 100 microg mL(-1). The mechanism of action was examined, too.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Szigeti út 12, Hungary. tamas.lorand@aok.pte.hu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lóránd
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kocsis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sohár
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kispál
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Krane
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Weckert
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000187:drug effects; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008352:Mannich Bases / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016982:Micrococcus luteus / Q000187:drug effects; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D008352:Mannich Bases