title: Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of 3-arylamino-1-chloropropan-2-ols.
abstract: A series of nine 3-arylamino-1-chloropropan-2-ols 2a-2i were synthesized and their anti-fungal activity against pathogenic strains of Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans, and antibacterial activity against four pathogenic bacterial strains of Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pneumonae and Staphylococcus aureus were evaluated using different assay systems. 1-Chloro-3-(4'-chlorophenylamino)-propan-2-ol was found to be the most active anti-fungal compound against three pathogenic strains under study, i.e., A. fumigatus, A. flavus and A. niger; the compound showed more than 90% inhibition of growth of A. fumigatus at a concentration of 5.85 microg/ml in disc diffusion assay. Interestingly, 1-chloro-3-(4'-chlorophenylamino)-propan-2-ol did not show any toxicity up to a concentration of 4000 microg/ml. Although 1-chloro-3-(4'-chlorophenylamino)-propan-2-ol was about 8 times less active than the standard compound amphotericin B, its toxicity was many more fold less than the toxicity of amphotericin B. Further, 1-chloro-3-(2',6'-dichlorophenylamino)-propan-2-ol and 1-chloro-3-(3',5'-dichlorophenylamino)-propan-2-ol were found to be the most active compounds against C. albicans. In the anti-microbial assay, 1-chloro-3-(2',4'-dichlorophenylamino)-propan-2-ol and 1-chloro-3-(3',5'-dichlorophenylamino)-propan-2-ol were found to be the most active compounds against Salmonella typhi and 1-chloro-3-(3',4'-dichlorophenylamino)-propan-2-ol was found to be the most active compound against P. aeruginosa. Although, the activities of 1-chloro-3-(2',4'-dichlorophenylamino)-propan-2-ol and 1-chloro-3-(3',5'-dichlorophenylamino)-propan-2-ol are about half the activity of the standard anti-bacterial compound tetracycline, these compounds also were many fold less toxic than the standard drug.
authors.affiliation: Bioorganic Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi (North Campus), Mall Road, Delhi 110 007, India. ashokenzyme@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ashok K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dhawan
authors.forename: Anil K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chhillar
authors.forename: Deepti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Vibha
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Hirday N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: Carl E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: Gainda L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Virinder S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Parmar
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001231:Aspergillus flavus / Q000187:drug effects; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000187:drug effects; D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000187:drug effects; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D020005:Propanols / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000187:drug effects; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D020005:Propanols; D000666:Amphotericin B; D013752:Tetracycline