title: Synthesis and in vitro antibacterial activity of 5-halogenomethylsulfonyl- benzimidazole and benzotriazole derivatives.
abstract: A series of 5-halogenomethylsulfonylbenzimidazole and benzotriazole derivatives was synthesized as potential antibacterial agents. A new method of synthesis of benzimidazoles was developed. The antimicrobial activities of these compounds were tested against a series of reference and clinical strains. The reference strains include Gram-positive bacteria (S. aureus, S. epidermidis, B. subtilis, B. cereus, E. hirae, M. luteus) and Gram-negative rods (E. coli, P. vulgaris, P. aeruginosa, B. bronchiseptica). The clinical strains include six methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and two methicillin-sensitive (MSSA) S. aureus strains, one methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis, three E. faecalis and two E. faecium strains. Compound with trifluoromethyl- substituent at C-2 position (4) displayed significant antibacterial activities comparable with nitrofurantoin against four strains, and higher against Micrococcus luteus. MIC values for clinical Staphylococci strains (MRSA) were 12.5-25 μg/mL; for Enterococcus strains these values were 50-100 μg/mL. MIC values for reference and clinical strains of Staphylococcus and Enterococcus group were similar, respectively.
authors: Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, 3 Noakowskiego St., 00-664 Warszawa, Poland. ochal@ch.pw.edu.pl.
authors: Zbigniew
authors: Z
authors: Ochal
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Bretner
authors: Renata
authors: R
authors: Wolinowska
authors: Stefan
authors: S
authors: Tyski
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001562:Benzimidazoles; C031000:benzimidazole