Journal
BIOMOLECULES
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biom10010009
Keywords
4-aminobenzoic acid; antibacterial activity; antifungal activity; cytotoxicity; Schiff bases; synthesis; vitamin
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- Czech Science Foundation [17-27514Y, CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000841]
- ERDF
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4-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), an essential nutrient for many human pathogens, but dispensable for humans, and its derivatives have exhibited various biological activities. In this study, we combined two pharmacophores using a molecular hybridization approach: this vitamin-like molecule and various aromatic aldehydes, including salicylaldehydes and 5-nitrofurfural, via imine bond in one-step reaction. Resulting Schiff bases were screened as potential antimicrobial and cytotoxic agents. The simple chemical modification of non-toxic PABA resulted in constitution of antibacterial activity including inhibition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (minimum inhibitory concentrations, MIC, from 15.62 mu M), moderate antimycobacterial activity (MIC >= 62.5 mu M) and potent broad-spectrum antifungal properties (MIC of >= 7.81 mu M). Some of the Schiff bases also exhibited notable cytotoxicity for cancer HepG2 cell line (IC50 >= 15.0 mu M). Regarding aldehyde used for the derivatization of PABA, it is possible to tune up the particular activities and obtain derivatives with promising bioactivities.
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