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Antibacterial screening and molecular docking of 2-chloro/ nitrophenyl benzimidazole derivatives

Abdullah, Mar'iyah Najihah and Jalil, Nurul Awani Syazzira and Abd Hamid, Shafida (2023) Antibacterial screening and molecular docking of 2-chloro/ nitrophenyl benzimidazole derivatives. In: 3 rd IKMPB Online Symposium 2023 - Innovation in Chemistry Towards Sustainable Development).

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Abstract

The multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria have increased at an alarming rate and caused serious health problems throughout the world. The lack of newly introduced antibiotics prompts researchers to design and develop efficient antimicrobials to combat this issue. Application of benzimidazole as a precursor in synthesis is one of many approaches to the discovery of new antibacterial compounds. Fifteen benzimidazole derivatives bearing chlorophenyl and nitrophenyl groups were screened using 96-well plate microdilution against eight bacteria strains; Bacillus cereus (ATCC 11778), Streptococcus pyogenes (ATCC 19615), Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923) and Micrococcus luteus (IIUM), Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853), Klebsiella pneumonia (ATCC 700603) and Salmonella typhimurium (IMR S 974/05 B). Norfloxacin was used as a positive control, incorporated with resazurin dye to indicate bacterial growth. All compounds showed inhibition against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria albeit with low activity. Molecular docking of selected compounds was also conducted to analyse their interactions with the protein targets of E.coli (PDB ID:4KFG) and S.aureus(PDB ID:4URM). Most of the synthesised compounds showed better binding affinities than norfloxacin. The solubility of the compounds in the in vitro analysis may contribute to the low antimicrobial activity results.

Item Type: Proceeding Paper (Invited Papers)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Benzimidazole; antibacterial; Resazurin dye; 96-well plate microdilution
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Q Science > QR Microbiology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Science
Kulliyyah of Science > Department of Chemistry
Depositing User: Dr Shafida Abd Hamid
Date Deposited: 10 Jul 2023 14:33
Last Modified: 03 Jan 2024 14:17
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/105412

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