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Synthesis of Calix-Salen Silver Corates for Evaluation of Their Antimicrobial and Anticancer Activities.

ABSTRACT: Silver-based products are becoming popular as antimicrobial agents because of the failure of antibiotics available for tackling the drug-resistant microbial strains. As silver is well tolerated by normal human cells, silver complexes have emerged as important antineoplastic agents. Further, if silver ions are encapsulated within an organic molecule-an azacorand-it may serve as a better substitute for cisplatin or other metal complexes. The calix-salen-type corates were synthesized using silver ions as the template. 5,5'-methylene-bis-salicylaldehyde was reacted with ethylene diamine in methanol at room temperature in the presence of silver nitrate. The resultant corand trapped the silver template in their cavity. The electron-withdrawing and electron-releasing groups like -NO₂, -Br, -C(CH₃)₃, and -OCH₃ were substituted on the bis-aldehyde to study their effects on the antimicrobial and anticancer activities of silver corates. The silver corates were found to have better antimicrobial activity than some of the standard drugs. Bromo-substituted corate-3, nitro-substituted corate-4, and tert-butyl-substituted corate-5 were found to be potent antibacterial agents among all. The bromo-substituted corate-3 was found to be the most potent fungicidal agent among all silver corates. The result of antineoplastic activity suggests that unsubstituted corate-1 and bromo-substituted corate-3 are potential candidates to be used as therapeutic molecules for cancer treatment, which requires further validation.

SUBMITTER: Roy H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6921623 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

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Synthesis of Calix-Salen Silver Corates for Evaluation of Their Antimicrobial and Anticancer Activities.

Roy Hetal H Deolalkar Mihamee M Desai Arpita S AS

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Silver-based products are becoming popular as antimicrobial agents because of the failure of antibiotics available for tackling the drug-resistant microbial strains. As silver is well tolerated by normal human cells, silver complexes have emerged as important antineoplastic agents. Further, if silver ions are encapsulated within an organic molecule-an azacorand-it may serve as a better substitute for cisplatin or other metal complexes. The calix-salen-type corates were synthesized using silver i ...[more]

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