Enhancement of Schiff base biological efficacy by metal coordination and introduction of metallic compounds as anticovid candidates: a simple overview

In the prevailing apocalyptic times of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the whole scientific community is busy in designing anticovid drug or vaccine. Under such a fascination, Schiff bases or azomethine compounds are continuously interrogated for antimicrobial properties. These compounds represent interesting molecular scaffolds of huge medicinal and industrial relevance. In order to update the current literature support of such facts this article introduces the synthetic chemistry, mechanism of formation of a Schiff base, followed by biological efficacy and finally a suitable discussion on the mechanism of respective bioactivity. In most of the studies revealing the biological evaluation of azomethine functionalized frameworks, fascinated results have been recorded in case of azomethine-metal complexes as compared with the free ligands. Also, the CH=N or C=N form of organic ligands have indicated marvellous results. Therefore, in connection with the biological relevance and microbicidal implications of such metallic compounds, this works reviews the current update of microorganism fighting efficacy of azomethine metal complexes along with the introduction of some metallodrugs as excellent candidates having COVID-19 defending potentiality.

Synthesis of new phenolic compounds and biological evaluation as antiproliferative agents

New series of phenolic azomethine compounds in addition to 5-arylidene thiazolidinones are synthesized and screened for their anticancer activity against the brain cancer cell line SNB-75 and non-small lung cancer cells HOP-92. The azomethine derivative 12b is the most active compound against SNB-75 displaying an IC50 value of 0.14 μM. Compounds 7b, 16a and 27d display submicromolar activity against the HOP-92 cell line with IC50 values of 0.73, 0.74 and 0.81 μM, respectively. Moreover, studying the cytotoxic effects of the most active compounds against normal lung cells WI-38 revealed that compounds 7b, 16a and 27d showed high safety profiles as anticancer agents.

Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluate the Biological Activity of Novel Heterocyclic Derivatives from Azomethine Compounds

This research includes synthesis of new seventh-membered heterocyclic derivatives as 1,3-oxazepine-dione derived from azomethine compounds. Azomethine compounds R1-R4 were synthesized by the reaction of aromatic aldehydes with primary aromatic amines. The novel of 1,3-oxazepine-dione derivatives R5-R9 were obtained from the treatment of azomethine compounds with anhydrides. The synthesized compounds were checked by TLC technique, spectral methods (FT-IR, H1-NMR) and measurements of some its physical properties. The biological activity of the heterocyclic derivatives was investigated against bacteria and fungi in vitro.