Synthesis and Characterization with Antineoplastic, Biochemical, Cytotoxic, and Antimicrobial Studies of Schiff Base Cu(II) Ion Complexes

Table 15

Result of antibacterial activity of test compounds.

Test bacteria	Diameter of zone of inhibition (mm) of test complexes			Kanamycin (Ts/25 µg/disc)
	A	B	C
Bacillus subtilis	7	5	4	16
Streptococcus-β-haemolytica	13	9	7	25
Escherichia coli	9	11	7	17
Sarcina lutea	8	9	7	19
Klebsiella	11	14	7	17
Shigella flexneri	6	11	6	14
Shigella boydii	9	26	8	24
Shigella dysenteriae	12	10	9	14
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	12	7	10	13

A = K[Cu(SB-1)(SCN)], B = [Cu(SB-2)NN], NN = 2-aminopyridine, and C = [Cu(SB-2)(NN)], NN = 2-phenylenediamine.