Turkish Journal of Chemistry
DOI
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Abstract
Some new antimicrobial active N-(2-hydroxy-4-nitrophenyl)- p-substituted benzamide and phenylacetamide analogues (I-II) were prepared by 2-step procedures from the corresponding carboxylic acids as possible metabolites of benzoxazoles. Their antimicrobial activities were tested against 3 Gram-positive and 2 Gram-negative bacteria with the fungus Candida albicans and were also compared with several control drugs. The compounds Ia, Id, IIa, and IIe were active at a MIC value of 12.5 \mu g/mL against the Gram-positive microorganism Bacillus subtilis. Most of the compounds exhibited antifungal activity at a MIC value of 12.5 \mu g/mL against C. albicans. On the other hand, the antimicrobial activity of some amide derivatives (Ia, Id, IIa-c) was also compared with their cyclic analogues, benzoxazole derivatives (III-IV). The compound Id significantly possessed 2 or 3 dilutions better antimicrobial activity than its heterocyclic derivative, 2-(p-t-butylphenyl)-5-nitrobenzoxazole, IIId, against Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumonia, and Escherichia coli.
Keywords
Antimicrobial activity, benzamide, benzoxazole, phenylacetamide
First Page
441
Last Page
450
Recommended Citation
ÖREN, İLKAY YILDIZ; ŞENER, ESİN AKI; ERTAŞ, CENGİZ; ARPACI, ÖZLEM TEMİZ; YALÇIN, İSMAİL; and ALTANLAR, NURTEN (2004) "Synthesis and Microbiological Activity of Some Substituted N-(2-hydroxy-4-nitrophenyl)benzamides and Phenylacetamides as Possible Metabolites of Antimicrobial Active Benzoxazoles," Turkish Journal of Chemistry: Vol. 28: No. 4, Article 5. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/vol28/iss4/5
