Exploration of the Antimicrobial Effects of Benzothiazolylthiazolidin-4-One and In Silico Mechanistic Investigation.
Michelyne HarounChristophe TratratPetrou AnthiGeronikaki AthinaMarija IvanovAna CiricMarina D SokovićSreeharsha NagarajaKatharigatta Narayanaswamy VenugopalaAnroop Balachandran NairHeba Sadek ElsewedyHafedh KochkarPublished in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
The best improvement of antibacterial activity after modifications was achieved by replacement of 6-OCF3 substituent in benzothiazole moiety by 6-Cl against S. aureus, MRSA and resistant strain of E. coli by 2.5 folds, while against L. monocytogenes and S. typhimirium from 4 to 5 folds.