Table 1.
SBs mononuclear metal complexes with antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities.
Structure | Compound | Antimicrobial Activity (MIC or IZD) |
IC50 | Ref |
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[CuL]Cl2 (1) | MIC = 5.6 µM (S. aureus) MIC = 5.8 µM (B. subtilis) MIC = 5.4 µM (E. coli) MIC = 6.2 µM (K. pneumoniae) MIC = 5.8 µM (S. typhi) MIC = 5.8 µM (A. niger) MIC = 5.6 µM (F. solani) MIC = 5.2 µM (A. flavus) MIC = 6.4 µM (R. bataticola) MIC = 6.2 µM (C. albicans) |
IC50 = 14 ± 0.8 µM (HeLa) IC50 = 16 ± 1.0 µM (MCF-7) IC50 = 16 ± 1.0 µM (Hep-2) IC50 = 86 ± 1.0 µM (NHDF) |
Rajakkani et al., 2021 [60] |
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HNPPd (2) | MIC = 3.25 µM; IZD = 28 ± 0.13 mm (S. marcescens) MIC = 3.75 µM; IZD = 22.5 ± 0.09 mm (E. coli) MIC = 3.00 µM; IZD = 38.5 ± 0.12 mm (M. luteus) IZD = 19 ± 0.09 mm (A. flavus) IZD = 35.0 ± 0.08 mm (G. candidum) IZD = 22.5 ± 0.14 mm (F. oxysporum) |
IC50 = 6.75 ± 0.08 (HCT-116) IC50 = 17.85 ± 0.10 (MCF-7) IC50 = 13.10 ± 0.15 (HepG-2) |
Abu-Dief et al., 2021 [61] |
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ZnL2 (3) | IZD = 13 mm (E. coli PTCC1394) IZD = 15 mm (P. aeruginosa PTCC1074) IZD = 29 mm (S. aureus PTCC1431) IZD = 26 mm (B. cereus PTCC1015) |
- | Kargar et al., 2021 [62] |
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NiL3 (4) | IZD = 13 mm (E. coli PTCC1394) IZD = 15 mm (P. aeruginosa PTCC1074) IZD = 29 mm (S. aureus PTCC1431) IZD = 26 mm (B. cereus PTCC1015) |
- | Kargar et al., 2021 [62] |
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CuL3 (5) | IZD = 16 mm (E. coli PTCC1394) IZD = 14 mm (P. aeruginosa PTCC1074) IZD = 23 mm (S. aureus PTCC1431) IZD = 26 mm (B. cereus PTCC1015) |
- | Kargar et al., 2021 [62] |
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NilUns (6) | IZD = 15 mm (E. coli PTCC1394) IZD = 14 mm (P. aeruginosa PTCC1074) IZD = 25 mm (S. aureus PTCC1431) IZD = 21 mm (B. cereus PTCC1015) |
- | Kargar et al., 2021 [63] |
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Z2Zn (7) | IZD = 15 mm (M. luteus ATCC 934) IZD = 21 mm (S. aureus ATCC 29213) |
IC50 = 25.2 µg/mL (MCF-7) IC50 = 81.2 µg/mL (A549) IC50 = 68.7 µg/mL (HDF) |
Al-Shboul et al., 2022 [64] |
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Z3Zn (8) | IZD = 25 mm (M. luteus ATCC 934) IZD = 18 mm (S. aureus ATCC 29213) |
IC50 = 17.7 µg/mL (MCF-7) IC50 = 199.4 µg/mL (A549) IC50 = 27.6 µg/mL (HDF) |
Al-Shboul et al., 2022 [64] |
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Z4Zn (9) | IZD = 15 mm (M. luteus ATCC 934) IZD = 25 mm (S. aureus ATCC 29213) |
IC50 = 14.1 µg/mL (MCF-7) IC50 = 25.2 µg/mL (A549) IC50 = 28.3 µg/mL (HDF) |
Al-Shboul et al., 2022 [64] |
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Z1Cu (10) | IZD = 10 mm (E. coli ATCC25922) |
IC50 = 10.4 µg/mL (MCF-7) IC50 = 43.7 µg/mL (A549) IC50 = 8.5 µg/mL (HDF) |
Al-Shboul et al., 2022 [64] |
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Z3Cu (11) | IZD = 20 mm (E. coli ATCC25922) |
IC50 = 172.0 µg/mL (MCF-7) IC50 = 130.0 µg/mL (A549) IC50 = 92.0 µg/mL (HDF) |
Al-Shboul et al., 2022 [64] |
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Z2Cu (12) | - | IC50 = 1.9 µg/mL (MCF-7) IC50 = 4.0 µg/mL (A549) IC50 = 1.5 µg/mL (HDF) |
Al-Shboul et al., 2022 [64] |
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Ni(L2) (13) | MIC = 256 µg/mL (P. aeruginosa 15) MIC = 50.8→16 μg/mL (gentamicin S. aureus) MIC = 32→25.4 μg/mL (gentamicin E. coli) MIC = 203.2→128 μg/mL (amikacin E. coli) |
IC50 = 1.076 ± 0.04039 μg/mL after 72 h (L. amazonensis) |
Maia et al., 2022 [66] |
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Cd(H2L) (14) | IZD = 11 mm (P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853, 200 μg/disk) IZD = 11 mm (E. faecalis ATCC 23212, 200 μg/disk) IZD = 11 mm (S. epidermidis ATCC 34384, 200 μg/disk) |
- | Tyula et al., 2023 [67] |
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Hg(H2L) (15) | IZD = 13 mm (P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853, 200 μg/disk) IZD = 20 mm (E. faecalis ATCC 23212, 200 μg/disk) IZD = 17 mm (S. epidermidis ATCC 34384, 200 μg/disk) |
- | Tyula et al., 2023 [67] |
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[Zn(HMHC)2]H2O (16) | IZD = 23 mm (B. subtilis) IZD = 23 mm (K. pneumoniae) IZD = 15 mm (C. albicans) IZD = 17 mm (A. niger) Percentage inhibition = 92.2% (Protein denaturation) |
- | Saritha et al., 2021 [68] |
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17 | - | IC50 = 1.6 ± 0.1 µM (MCF-7) IC50 = 9.6 ± 0.1 µM (A549) |
Gowdhami et al., 2022 [72] |
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18 | - | IC50 = 2.9 ± 0.2 µM (MCF-7) IC50 = 9.1 ± 0.1 µM (A549) |
Gowdhami et al., 2022 [72] |
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[PdLCl]·H2O (19) | - | IC50 = 3.4 × 10–6 μg/mL (EAC) | Hassona et al., 2022 [73] |