Preparation and crystallographic studies of a new mercuric salicylaldimine complex for fabrication of microscaled and nanoscaled mercuric sulfide as antimicrobial agents against human pathogenic yeasts and filamentous fungi

Ibrahim, Ahmed B. M. and Mahmoud, Ghada Abd-Elmonsef and Meurer, Florian and Bodensteiner, Michael (2021) Preparation and crystallographic studies of a new mercuric salicylaldimine complex for fabrication of microscaled and nanoscaled mercuric sulfide as antimicrobial agents against human pathogenic yeasts and filamentous fungi. APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, 35 (3): e6134. ISSN 0268-2605, 1099-0739

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Abstract

The new mercuric complex [Hg(HL)(2)Cl-2] incorporating salicylaldimine ligand (HL = 2-((pyridin-3-ylimino)methyl)phenol) was fabricated where the ligand molecules behaved in a monodentate manner via their pyridine nitrogen atoms. In addition to elemental characterization, X-ray crystallographic studies of the complex revealed its packing in a monoclinic crystal system (space group: I2/a, a = 13.4276(2) angstrom, b = 6.20950(10) angstrom, c = 27.7530 (4) angstrom, alpha = gamma = 90 degrees, and beta = 98.1610(10)degrees). Hydrothermal treatment of [Hg(HL)(2)Cl-2] with thioacetamide afforded HgS microparticles (HgS mu Ps; Brunauer-Emmett-Teller [BET] surface area = 6.205 m(2)/g, diameter = 196.53-259.13 nm, and average size = 213.27 nm), whereas these microparticles were transformed to nanoscaled HgS particles (HgS NPs; BET surface area = 14.380 m(2)/g, diameter = 58.87-90.56 nm, and average size = 72.78 nm) by the action of ultrasonication. The as-prepared HgS, HgS NPs in particular, afforded remarkable microbicidal activity against eight strains of filamentous and unicellular human pathogenic fungi and yeasts in comparison with cycloheximide. Remarkably, Aspergillus terreus grew up to 34.7 +/- 1.88 mm in the absence of any fungicide, but HgS mu Ps, HgS NPs, and cycloheximide limited the fungal growth to 26 +/- 0.94, 12.33 +/- 1.6, and 28.3 +/- 1.7 mm after incubation for 6 days. Besides, inhibition of Rhodotorula glutinis was of 7.6 +/- 0.01 x 10(7) CFU/ml in control sample, but experiments included HgS mu Ps, HgS NPs, and cycloheximide limited the colony-forming units of R. glutinis to 4.2 +/- 0.01 x 10(7), 3.5 +/- 0.02 x 10(7), and 5.9 +/- 0.05 x 10(7) CFU/ml.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: DITHIOCARBAMATE COMPLEXES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; METHYLMERCURY; HGS; LIGAND; BINDING; INJURY; ACID; crystallography; fungi; mercuric sulfide; microparticles; nanoparticles
Subjects: 500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences
600 Technology > 615 Pharmacy
Divisions: Chemistry and Pharmacy > Central Analytical Services
Depositing User: Petra Gürster
Date Deposited: 21 Apr 2021 14:14
Last Modified: 21 Apr 2021 14:14
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/43127

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