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A series of N -alkyl tethered C-5 functionalized bis-isatins were synthesized and evaluated for antimicrobial activity against pathogenic microorganisms. The preliminary evaluation studies revealed the compound 4t , with an optimal combination of bromo-substituent at the C-5 position of isatin ring along with propyl chain linker being most active among the synthesized series exhibiting an IC 50 value of 3.72 μM against Trichomonas vaginalis while 4j exhibited an IC 50 value of 14.8 μM against Naegleria fowleri , more effective than the standard drug Miltefosine. The compound 3f with an octyl spacer length was the most potent among the series against Giardia lamblia with an IC 50 of 18.4 μM while 3d exhibited an IC 50 of 23 μM against Entamoeba histolytica . This library was also screened against the fungal pathogen Aspergillus parasiticus . A number of the compounds demonstrated potency against this fungus, illustrating a possible broad-spectrum activity. Furthermore, an evaluation of these synthesized compounds against a panel of normal flora bacteria revealed them to be non-cytotoxic, demonstrating the selectivity of these compounds. This observation, in combination with previous studies that isatin is non-toxic to humans, presents a new possible scaffold for drug discovery against these important protozoal pathogens of humans and animals.

Design, synthesis and preliminary antimicrobial evaluation of N-alkyl chain-tethered C-5 functionalized bis-isatins