Thiazole-based chalcones as potent antimicrobial agents. Synthesis and biological evaluation

Bioorg Med Chem. 2011 May 15;19(10):3135-40. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.04.007. Epub 2011 Apr 7.

Abstract

As part of ongoing studies in developing new antimicrobials, we report the synthesis of a new class of structurally novel derivatives, that incorporate two known bioactive structures a thiazole and chalcone, to yield a class of compounds with interesting antimicrobial properties. Evaluation of antibacterial activity showed that almost all the compounds exhibited greater activity than reference drugs and thus could be promising novel drug candidates.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Anti-Infective Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Chalcones / chemical synthesis
  • Chalcones / chemistry*
  • Chalcones / pharmacology*
  • Fungi / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Mycoses / drug therapy
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Thiazoles / chemical synthesis
  • Thiazoles / chemistry*
  • Thiazoles / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Chalcones
  • Thiazoles