Table 8 In vitro antimicrobial evaluation of the ligand, DBAPB, and its metal complexes.

From: New Schiff base ligand and its novel Cr(III), Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) complexes: spectral investigation, biological applications, and semiconducting properties

Compounds

Mean* of zone diameter, nearest whole mm

Gram-positive bacteria

Gram-negative bacteria

Yeasts and Fungi**

Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923)

Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922)

Candida albicans (ATCC 10231)

DBAPB

20

1

12

2

3

15

4

12

5

9

6

9

9

7

20

20

8

24

9

15

11

24

20

20

12

19

13

15

29

17

16

17

19

27

22

25

20

20

30

21

20

15

23

30

16

24

25

29

15

25

30

20

31

10

20

# Control

15

40

30

  1. *Calculate from 3 values.
  2. **Identified based on routine cultural, morphological and microscopical characteristics. – = No effect.
  3. #Cefoxitin in the case of Gram-positive bacteria, chloramphenicol in the case of Gram-negative bacteria and fluconazole in the case of fungi.