title: Antimicrobial activity of organotin(IV) complexes with the ligand benzil bis(benzoylhydrazone) and 4,4'-bipyridyl as coligand.
abstract: Several methyltin(IV) and butyltin(IV) complexes with the ligand benzil bis(benzoylhydrazone) and 4,4'-bipyridyl as coligand were synthesised and characterized by elemental analysis and by IR, (1)H, (13)C and (119)Sn NMR spectroscopies. Some of them were also analyzed using single crystal X-ray diffraction. The title compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antimicrobial properties. All buthyltin complexes showed significant inhibition of Gram positive bacteria, resulting Bacillus subtilis, Sarcina lutea and both methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis the most sensitive strains. Furthermore, they were able to inhibit the growth of Gram negative bacteria, especially Proteus vulgaris, whereas no activity was exhibited against fungi. All methyltin complexes were devoid of antimicrobial properties.
authors: Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. elena.lopez@uam.es
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: López-Torres
authors: Franca
authors: F
authors: Zani
authors: M Antonia
authors: MA
authors: Mendiola
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006835:Hydrazones / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009947:Organotin Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D006835:Hydrazones; D008024:Ligands; D009947:Organotin Compounds; D011725:Pyridines; C034306:4,4'-bipyridyl