title: Examination of growth inhibitory properties of synthetic chalcones for which antibacterial activity was predicted.
abstract: A large series of chalcones were synthesized and studied against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Chalcones were either unsubstituted in ring A or possessed 4'-chloro or 3',4',5'-trimethoxy groups. Their other ring B was variously substituted. It was found that the anti-staphylococcal activity of chalcones was related to the energy difference between the two highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMO and HOMO-1). Presence of hydroxyl group in ring B was not a determinant factor for the anti-staphylococcal activity, but the lipophilicity of ring A of the hydroxyl chalcones was of importance.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Street, Bl. 9, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Batovska
authors.forename: Stoyan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parushev
authors.forename: Bistra
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stamboliyska
authors.forename: Iva
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tsvetkova
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ninova
authors.forename: Hristo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Najdenski
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D047188:Chalcones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D008958:Models, Molecular; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047188:Chalcones