Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 28, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules28010212
Keywords
multidrug resistance; MDR strains; antibiotics resistance; antimicrobial; pyridine
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We report the antimicrobial effect of functionally substituted pyridine carbohydrazide on multidrug-resistant strains. Compound 6 exhibited potent activity against Candida spp. strains with remarkable inhibition. Compound 4 demonstrated significant antibacterial effect against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These compounds have the potential to be promising antimicrobial drugs against multidrug-resistant strains.
The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens and the gradual depletion of available antibiotics have exacerbated the need for novel antimicrobial agents with minimal toxicity. Herein, we report functionally substituted pyridine carbohydrazide with remarkable antimicrobial effect on multi-drug resistant strains. In the series, compound 6 had potent activity against four MDR strains of Candida spp., with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values being in the range of 16-24 mu g/mL and percentage inhibition up to 92.57%, which was exceptional when compared to broad-spectrum antifungal drug fluconazole (MIC = 20 mu g/mL, 81.88% inhibition). Substitution of the octyl chain in 6 with a shorter butyl chain resulted in a significant anti-bacterial effect of 4 against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853), the MIC value being 2-fold superior to the standard combination of ampicillin/cloxacillin. Time-kill kinetics assays were used to discern the efficacy and pharmacodynamics of the potent compounds. Further, hemolysis tests confirmed that both compounds had better safety profiles than the standard drugs. Besides, molecular docking simulations were used to further explore their mode of interaction with target proteins. Overall results suggest that these compounds have the potential to become promising antimicrobial drugs against MDR strains.
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