title: Synthesis and in vitro antimicrobial activity of some novel substituted benzimidazole derivatives having potent activity against MRSA.
abstract: The novel benzimidazole derivatives (3, 5, 8, 9, 12-14, 18-41) were prepared in this paper and the antimicrobial activities of these compounds against Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA, standard and clinical isolates), Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans were evaluated. Compounds 24-26 which have no substitution of N-1 position displayed better antibacterial activities than those of standards (ciprofloxacin, ampicillin and sultamicillin) against both the drug-resistant bacteria (MRSA, standard and clinical isolates). These derivatives (24-26), 2,5,6-trihalogenobenzimidazole analogues (8, 12), 5,6-dichloro-2-amino derivative (13), and 5-chloro-2-(4-benzyloxyphenyl)benzimidazole (35) exhibited the most potent antibacterial activity with MIC 3.12 microg/ml against S. aureus.
authors: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University, 06100 Tandoğan, Ankara, Turkey. tuncbile@pharmacy.ankara.edu.tr
authors: Meral
authors: M
authors: Tunçbilek
authors: Tuluğ
authors: T
authors: Kiper
authors: Nurten
authors: N
authors: Altanlar
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000187:drug effects; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D001562:Benzimidazoles