Anti-Microbial Evaluation of Newly Synthesized Hetero-Aryl Thiazole Derivatives

 

Anima Biswas1, Divya Pujari2, Manisha Masih3, Arin Bhattacharya4

1Student, School of Pharmacy, Chouksey Engineering College, Bilaspur (CG) India.

2Student, J. K. College of Pharmacy, Near Gatora Railway Station, Bilaspur (CG) India.

3Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, Chouksey Engineering College, Bilaspur (CG) India.

4Associate Professor, HOD of Pharmacology, J. K. College of Pharmacy, Bilaspur (CG) India.

*Corresponding Author E-mail:

 

ABSTRACT:

We demonstrate the beneficial antimicrobial properties of a unique set of planned, synthesized, and characterized hetero-aryl thiazole analogues. The concept was designed on the techniques of molecular hybridization. Thiazoles are five atom heterocyclic aromatic compounds. It is a key scaffold for a wide range of molecules that are synthetic. The effectiveness of these as antibacterial agents was determined through disc diffusion technique. All samples were tested against a variety of gram positive as well gram negative microorganisms. Standardized strains of Escherichia coli (NCIM 2576), Staphylococcus aureus (NCIM 2602), along with Bacillus subtilis (NCIM 2162) had been used. The zonal area of inhibition, measured in mm along with minimum concentrations required for inhibition have been calculated. Careful study of the antimicrobial properties revealed several lead compounds with good to exceptional activity.

 

KEYWORDS: Anti-Microbial, Thiazole Derivatives, Hetero Aryl Analogues, Disc Diffusion Method.

 

 


INTRODUCTION:

Antimicrobial drugs have had a significant role in reducing the global burden of infectious diseases. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) refers to the ability of organisms such as parasites, fungi, viruses, etc. among other microorganisms, to evolve and prosper in an environment full of medications1. Antibiotic overuse has led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) microorganisms, culminating in higher mortality as well as disability rates. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE), and MDR Gram-negative bacteria, specifically, cause several therapeutic drugs to lose potency or cease functioning entirely.

 

Furthermore, very invasive infections with fungi have presented a previously unknown obstacle to the healthcare       industry.2-4 Antimicrobial drugs may be classified into various classes based on their mechanism of action. The key subdivisions include protein synthesis inhibiting agents, nucleic acid synthesis inhibiting agents, metabolic process inhibiting agents, including depolarizing compounds for cell membranes. Antibiotics are becoming less effective in treating infections caused by bacteria, signaling some unclear subsequent years for medical treatment. To tackle medicine tolerance in clinically significant illnesses, new compounds exhibiting antibacterial activity that may work via modes of action distinct from the ones found in well-known antimicrobial medication categories must be   discovered. 6,7

 

Heterocyclic chemicals are carbocyclic molecules in which more than one ring atoms of carbon are swapped by the elements nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, or another heteroatom. Heterocyclic chemicals have a wide range of biological action, making them useful as antibacterial, antiseptic, as well anti-inflammatory agents, and are also used in agricultural chemical substances along with animal health good8. The aforementioned have several uses in the field of materials research because to their biochemical iluminescence, photochromic, and solvatochromic capabilities. The components of DNA, RNA, plant green cholorphyll stuff, vitamins, hemoglobin, and enzymes are all composed of various heterocyclic molecules. Additionally, heterocycles may also be utilized as dyes, solvents, water-proofing agents, rubber additives, alcohol denaturants, and dyeing adjuncts. In synthesis organic chemistry, heterocycles are utilized as chiral subordinates, metal ligands, protective groups, organic catalysts, as well synthetic precursors. Heterocycles additionally have been used in inorganic synthesis9-11.

 

The ring of thiazole is acknowledged as an important heterocyclic architecture in the domains of organic as well medicinal chemistry, owing to its significance as the basic building block in a wide range of medicines. The aforementioned scaffold's strong pharmacological capabilities against a number of ailments have made it an ideal choice for commercial production. Recent research suggests that the number of medications integrating this ring is increasing, with a major high of 14 observed solely in 20234,12-14.

 

In accordance with the results that were presented above, the current study seeks to draw attention to significant advances in the anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, along with cancer fighting properties of thiazole-containing chemicals, in addition trying to investigate the effect of several different alternates on this framework in relation to a diverse range of microorganisms including fungal strains.

 

MATERIAL AND METHOD:

All of the chemically produced substances listed in Scheme 1 were tested for antimicrobial properties employing the disc diffusion technique. Thiazole nucleus are used as components of numerous pharmaceutical products. They exhibit a wide range of biological actions, which can include antibacterial, antiviral, as anti-inflammatory activity as well anti-

 

HIV, anticancer, as well antioxidant effect. The effectiveness against different microbes from all samples were assessed towards a variety of gram positive along with gram negative pathogens using the method known as disc diffusion, described in the published work. The antimicrobial effectiveness was assessed using the disc diffusion technique at the Department of Pharmacy, CEC, Bilaspur, C.G.

 


 

Scheme 1: Synthesis of compounds 10a to 10ah with different functional group substitutions:

Compd.

R2

(3rd C)

R1

(4th C)

R

Compd.

R2

(3rd C)

R1

(4th C)

R

Compd.

R2

(3rd C)

R1

(4th C)

R

10aa

 

H

CH3

10ab

 

Br

CH3

10ac

 

Cl

CH3

10ad

Cl

F

CH3

10ae

 

F

CH3

10af

 

CH3

CH3

10ag

 

CF3

CH3

10ah

CH3

 

CH3

10a

 

H

H

10b

 

Br

H

10c

 

Cl

H

10d

Cl

F

H

10e

 

F

H

10f

 

CH3

H

10g

 

CF3

H

10h

CH3

 

H

10i

 

H

Br

10j

 

Br

Br

10k

 

Cl

Br

10l

Cl

F

Br

10m

 

F

Br

10n

 

CH3

Br

10o

 

CF3

Br

10p

CH3

 

Br

10q

 

CF3

Cl

10r

CH3

 

Cl

10s

 

H

F

10t

 

Br

F

10u

 

Cl

F

10v

Cl

F

F

10w

 

F

F

10x

 

CH3

F

10y

 

CF3

F

10z

CH3

 

F

 


 

Table 2: Zone of inhibition in ‘millimeters’ of compounds 10a-ah

Mole. No.

B.

subtilis

S.

aureus

E.

coli

Mole. No.

B.

subtilis

S.

aureus

E.

coli

10b

-

-

10

10s

-

22

10

10a

-

-

13

10r

16

14

24

10c

-

-

14

10t

-

23

11

10e

-

-

15

10v

-

25

-

10d

-

-

10

10u

20

20

10

10f

-

07

15

10w

-

19

13

10h

-

-

08

10y

13

16

-

10g

-

-

14

10x

-

17

12

10i

-

-

-

10z

-

18

-

10k

-

12

-

10ab

-

-

17

10j

-

-

-

10aa

-

25

20

10n

12

12

08

10ae

-

-

15

10l

-

-

-

10ac

-

-

12

10p

11

14

10

10ag

-

-

12

10q

-

12

14

10ah

-

-

13

10m

10

11

10

10ad

-

-

16

10o

-

-

17

10af

-

19

20

Ciprofloxacin

26

22

28

 

 

 

 

Here, blank (-) is for lack of anti-microbial outcomes.

 


All produced molecules were tested for antibacterial properties in vitro, contrary to the reference strains of Staphylococcus aureus (NCIM 2602), Escherichia coli (NCIM 2576), along with Bacillus subtilis (NCIM 2162). Each investigations were done at least twice.

 

RESULT AND DISCUSSION:

The effectiveness against different bacterial strains, of abovementioned synthetic compounds was investigated through the disc diffusion technique. Tables 2 and 3 show biological activity data in terms of zone of inhibition measured in millimeters along with lowest inhibitory concentration, contrary to Escherichia coli (E.coli), Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), along with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa).

 

A thorough examination of the antimicrobial properties revealed several leading compounds exhibiting moderate to exceptional activity. The findings of antibacterial activity in vitro demonstrated that molecules 10r, 10aa, and 10af have good to exceptional microbiological effectiveness against E. coli. In a comparable manner compounds 10s, 10t, 10u, 10v, 10w, 10z, 10aa, and 10af had good to exceptional efficacy towards Staphylococcus aureus. The structure-activity connection demonstrated that substituents such as H, Br, Cl, F, CH3, along with CF3 substitution on phenyl at both the 2 or 2′ positions of the ring of thiazole had a substantial effect on the activity against bacteria. All of the analogues of 2-phenyl-4-(2′-substitutedphenylthiazol-4-yl) thiazole (10a-h) were shown to be not as effective against E. coli while these were inert towards S. aureus and B. subtilis strains. Amongst the compounds tested 2-(4-bromophenyl)-4-(2′-substituted phenylthiazol-4-yl) thiazole (10i-p), only molecule number 10o (R = Br, R1 = 4-CF3) had modest efficacy against the bacteria E. coli.


 

Table 3: Minimum Inhibitory Concentration in ‘µM’ of compounds 10a-ah

Mole. No.

B.

subtilis

S.

aureus

E.

coli

Mole. No.

B.

Subtilis

S.

aureus

E.

coli

10c

-

-

250

10t

-

15.6

1000

10a

-

-

500

10r

125

250

7.8

10d

-

-

1000

10u

31.3

31.3

1000

10b

-

-

1000

10s

-

15.6

1000

10e

-

-

250

10v

-

7.8

-

10g

-

-

250

10x

-

125

500

10f

-

1000

250

10w

-

62.5

500

10k

-

500

-

10ab

-

-

125

10h

-

-

1000

10y

500

125

-

10l

-

-

-

10ac

-

-

500

10i

-

-

-

10z

-

62.5

-

10n

500

500

1000

10ae

-

-

250

10j

-

-

-

10aa

-

7.8

31.3

10p

1000

250

1000

10ag

-

-

500

10q

-

500

250

10ah

-

-

500

10m

1000

1000

1000

10ad

-

-

125

10o

-

-

125

10af

-

62.5

31.3

Ciprofloxacin

7.8

62.4

15.6

 

 

 

 

Here, blank (-) is for lack of anti-microbial outcomes.

 


Compound 10r (R = Cl, R1 = 3-CH3) demonstrated good efficacy against E. coli having MIC value of 7.8 μM, twice greater than the conventional medication.

 

Each of the variants of 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-(2′-substitutedphenylthiazol-4-yl) thiazole (10s-z) appeared to be less successful towards E. coli, but all exhibited moderate to exceptional effectiveness towards Staphylococcus aureus with MIC value ranging from 7.8 to 125 micromole. Molecule number 10s (R = F, R1 = H) demonstrated fourfold higher action towards S. aureus than the conventional medication. This efficacy was maintained when 2′-phenylthiazol-4-yl was replaced with 2′-(4-bromophenyl) thiazol-4-yl in molecule 10t (R = F, R1 = 4-Br).

 

Compound 10u (R = F, R1 = 4-Cl) shown double effectiveness towards S. aureus, whereas compounds 10w (R = F, R1 = 4-F) and 10z (R = F, R1 = 3-CH3) had equivalent activity. Compound 4-(2′-(4-chloro- 3-fluorophenyl) thiazol-4-yl)-2-(4-fluorophenyl) thiazole 10v (R = F, R1 = 3-Cl,4-F) shown outstanding efficacy with MIC 7.8 micro molar, eight times higher compared to the conventional medication. Molecules number 10x (R = F, R1 = 4-CH3) along with 10y (R = F, R1 = 4-CF3) were shown to be twice less effective towards Staphylococcus aureus. Molecule number 10u (R = F, R1 = 4-Cl) was however, found to be effective towards the Bacillus subtilis species, with a MIC value of 31.3 micro molar, while the remainder of the molecules were observed to be ineffective.

 

Molecules number10ab (R = CH3, R1 = 4-Br) along with 10ad (R = CH3, R1 = 4-F) demonstrated minimal effectiveness towards Escherichia coli species, while molecules 10aa (R = CH3, R1 = H) along with 10af (R =CH3, R1 = CH3) demonstrated significant effectiveness having MIC value of 31.3 micro molar, a concentration nearly less by a factor of two, comparison to the standard the medication. Molecule number 10aa (R = CH3, R1 = H) shown outstanding action against Staphylococcus aureus having MIC value 7.8 micro molar, eight times more than that of the conventional medication, whereas molecule number 10af (R = CH3, R1 = CH3) demonstrated similar effectiveness. It was discovered that compounds 10aa-ah had no effect on Bacillus subtilis species.

 

It is noteworthy from SAR study, that the action against Staphylococcus aureus required 4-fluorophenyl at the 2-position of thiazole, as in molecule 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-(2′-substitutedphenylthiazol-4-yl) thiazole, (10s-z).

 

Substantial antibacterial efficacy towards gram-positive bacteria as well gram-negative bacteria along with fungal pathogens has been shown by some thiazole compounds15,16. The current study's findings were comparable to those of Sayed et al. for their synthesised molecule number 12, which showed the most significant MIC value for Bacillus pumillis of 7.69 micro mole per milliliter 5.

 

CONCLUSION:

To sum up, a number of novel substituted 2,2'-diaryl-4,4'-bisthiazole analogues (10a-ah) have been created and tested for their ability to inhibit microorganisms. Based on the findings generated by biological assessment, 2-(4-chlorophenyl) towards E. coli, -4-(2-m- tolylthiazol-4-yl) thiazole, (10r) had outstanding activity. 2-(4-fluorophenyl)4-(2-(4-bromophenyl) thiazol-4-yl), 4-(2-(4-phenylthiazol-4-yl)thiazole (10s)5-(2-(4-chlorophenyl)thiazol-4-yl), 2-(4-fluorophenyl)thiazole (10t) (2)4-(2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)thiazol-4-yl), 4-(2-(4-fluorophenyl)thiazole (10u)10-av, 2-(4-fluorophenyl)thiazole, 2-(4-fluorophenyl)The compound 2-(4-fluorophenyl)thiazol-4-yl)thiazole (10w), 2-(4-fluorophenyl)4-(2-phenylthiazol-4-yl), 4-(2-m-tolylthiazol-4-yl)thiazole (10z) having MICs value ranging from 7.8 to 62.5 micro molar. 2-p-tolyl-4-(2-p-tolylthiazol-4- yl) thiazole (10af) along with -2-p-tolylthiazole (10aa) demonstrated good to exceptional effectiveness towards Staphylococcus aureus. Having a MIC of 31.3 micro molar towards Bacillus subtilis, the molecule 4-(2-(4-chlorophenyl) thiazol-4-yl)-2-(4-fluorophenyl) thiazole (10u) proved to have maximum efficacy among the compounds evaluated. Investigations have shown that thiazole compounds have exceptional pharmacological efficacy.

 

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Received on 28.04.2025      Revised on 21.05.2025

Accepted on 07.06.2025      Published on 12.08.2025

Available online from August 18, 2025

Asian J. Research Chem.2025; 18(4):246-250.

DOI: 10.52711/0974-4150.2025.00038

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