Superwetting Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) anchored mesh with enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial activities for efficient water purification

Superwetting materials have drawn unprecedented attention in the treatment of oily wastewater due to their preferable anti-fouling property and selective oil/water separation.However,it is still a challenge to fabricate multifunctional and environmentally friendly materials,which can be stably applied to purify the actual complicated wastewater.Here,a Ag/Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) heterostructure anchored copper mesh was intentionally synthesized using a facile two-step hydrothermal method.The resultant mesh with superhydrophilicity and underwater superoleophobicity was capable of separating various oil/water mixtures with superior separation efficiency and high permeationflux driven by gravity.Benefiting from the joint effects of the smaller band gap of Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) heterojunction,inherent antibacterial capacity of Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) and Ag nanoparticles,favorable conductive substrate,as well as the hierarchical structure with superwettability,such mesh presented remarkably enhanced degradation capability toward organic dyes under visible light irradiation and antibacterial activity against both Escherichia coli(E.coli)and Staphylococcus aureus(S.aureus)compared with the pure Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) coated mesh.Impressively,the mesh exhibited bifunctional water purification performance,in which organic dyes were eliminated simultaneously from water during oil/water separation in onefiltration process.More importantly,this mesh behaved exceptional chemical resistance,mechanical stability and long-term reusability.Therefore,this material with multifunctional integration may hold promising potential for steady water purification in practice.

Semisynthetic Derivatives of Sissotrin Isolated from Trifolium baccarinii Chiov. (Fabaceae) and Evaluation of Their Antibacterial Activities

Starting from sissotrin (1), a natural isoflavonoid isolated from Trifolium baccarinii (Fabaceae), one new semisynthetic derivative, 6-nitrobiochanin A (1b) and two known derivatives, 8-nitrobiochanin A (1a) and 2",3",4",6"-tetraacetylsissotrin (1c) have been obtained after performing nitration and acetylation reactions. Their structures were assigned after interpretation of their spectrometric (HR-ESI-MS) and spectroscopic (NMR 1D and 2D) data and by comparison with those reported in the literature. The substrate as well as the semisynthetic derivatives were evaluated for their antibacterial activities against six strains. The results reveal that they are inactive or weakly active on the strains tested with the exception of 8-nitrobiochanin A (1a) which showed moderate activity (MIC = 62.5 μg∙mL−1) on Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 43300.

Comparison of Antibacterial Activities of Six Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Strains

In this study, six bacterial strains were isolated from the sediment, probiotic fermentation products, and lake sediments, they were identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens using genetic evolution analysis, which were named B3, B4, B5, XD3, YF6, and YF8. The comparison of the antibacterial activity, hemolytic activity, and antibiotic sensitivity of six Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strains laid a foundation for the development and application of antimicrobial peptide products. A surface activity assay was used to determine the production of biosurfactants in six Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strains. With Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli as indicator bacteria, their antibacterial activity was determined using the agar diffusion method;the same diffusion method was used to determine the antibiotic susceptibility of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. The results showed that the six Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strains had obvious biosurface activity, and the bacteria inhibited Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, from strong to weak: YF8, XD3, B3, B4, YF6, and B5. Strain YF8 had the best broad-spectrum bacteriostatic effect, followed by strain XD3. All Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strains were susceptible to 16 common drugs, except for Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain YF8, which was intermediate to neomycin. The study shows that Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and secondary metabolites have the ability to produce a variety of active peptides, exert a certain inhibitory effect on common pathogens, and have the potential to develop as animal probiotics.

Synthesis and Antibacterial Activities of Erythromycin Derivatives

Aim To synthesize 4″-carbamate derivatives of erythromycin and test their antibacterial activities in vitro. Methods New erythromycin antibacterial agents containing 4″-carbamate group were designed and synthesized from azithromycin via protection, aminoformylation, amination and deprotection. Their antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus strains were tested. Results Nine compounds were synthesized. Their structures were confirmed by MS, IR, ~ 1 H NMR and ~ 13 C NMR, and the synthetic conditi...

Microstructure,anticorrosion,biocompatibility and antibacterial activities of extruded Mg−Zn−Mn strengthened with Ca

To find suitable biodegradable materials for implant applications,Mg−6Zn−0.3Mn−xCa(x=0,0.2 and 0.5,wt.%)alloys were prepared by semi-continuous casting followed by hot-extrusion technique.The microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg−6Zn−0.3Mn−xCa alloys were investigated using the optical microscope,scanning electron microscope and tensile testing.Results indicated that minor Ca addition can slightly refine grains of the extruded Mg−6Zn−0.3Mn alloy and improve its strength.When 0.2 wt.%and 0.5 wt.%Ca were added,the grain sizes of the as-extruded alloys were refined from 4.8 to 4.6 and 4.2μm,respectively.Of the three alloys studied,the alloy with 0.5 wt.%Ca exhibits better combined mechanical properties with the ultimate tensile strength and elongation of 334 MPa and 20.3%.The corrosion behaviour,cell viability and antibacterial activities of alloys studied were also evaluated.Increasing Ca content deteriorates the corrosion resistance of alloys due to the increase of amount of effective cathodic sites caused by the formation of more Ca2Mg6Zn3 phases.Cytotoxicity evaluation with L929 cells shows higher cell viability of the Mg−6Zn−0.3Mn−0.5Ca alloy compared to Mg−6Zn−0.3Mn and Mg−6Zn−0.3Mn−0.2Ca alloys.The antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus is enhanced with increasing the Ca content due to its physicochemical and biological performance in bone repairing process.

Synthesis and antibacterial activities of pleuromutilin derivatives

Six new pleuromutilin derivatives were designed and synthesized, confirmed by MS, IR and ^1H NMR techniques. And the antibacterial activities were primarily evaluated in vitro. The results indicated that most of the derivatives showed more potent activities against corresponding bacterial strains than that of pleuromutilin. Especially, compounds 4d and 5b had obvious activities against salmonella compared with pleuromutilin.

Synthesis and in vitro antibacterial activities of 7-(4-alkoxyimino-3-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl)quinolone derivatives

A series of novel 7-(4-alkoxyimino-3-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl)quinolone derivatives were designed,synthesized and evaluated for in vitro antibacterial activities.Compounds 8f,8g,8i and 8j with the potencies similar to or better than those of levofloxacin and IMB against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis,worth further investigation.

Syntheses, Characterizations, Crystal Structures and Antibacterial Activities of Two Zinc(II) Complexes with a Schiff Base Derived from o-Vanillin and p-Toluidine

Two new zinc（Ⅱ） complexes, [Zn2L2Ch].2[ZnL（CH3OH）Cl2] 1 and [ZnL2（NO3）2] 2, were synthesized by reacting ZnX2.nH2O （X = Cl^-, NO3^-） and a Schiff base ligand 2-[（4-methylphenylimino）methyl]-6-methoxyphenol （C15HIsNO2, L） which was obtained by the condensation of o-vanillin （2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde） with p-toluidine. Both 1 and 2 were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique, elemental analysis, molar conductance, FT-IR, UV-Vis, IH-NMR spectra and thermogravimetrie analysis. The Schiff base ligand and its zinc（Ⅱ） complexes have been tested in vitro to evaluate their antibacterial activity against bacteria, viz., Escherichia Coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus Subtilis. The results show that these complexes have higher activity than the corresponding free Schiff base ligand against the same bacteria.

Synthesis and in vitro antibacterial activities of 7-(3-aminopyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazol-5(2H,4H,6H)-yl)quinolone derivatives

A series of novel 7-（3-aminopyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazol-5（2H,4H,6H）-yl）quinolone derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated for in vitro antibacterial activities. Compounds 6g, 7g and 7h with the potencies similar to those of gemifloxacin, moxifloxaein, gatifloxacin and levofloxacin against Gram-positive organisms, worth further investigation.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 3-(2-Hydroxybenzly)-4-(4-Hydroxybenzylideneamino)-(1H) -1,2,4-Triazole-5-Thione and Its Antibacterial Activities

The title compound C15H12N4O2S was synthesized by the reaction of 3-（2-hydroxybenzyl）-4-amino-（1H）-1,2,4-triazole-5-thione with 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde in ethanol and characterized by IR, ^1H NMR spectra and elemental analysis. Its structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 27.990（3）, b = 13.1326（14）, c = 7.9770（8） A, β= 105.787（2）°, V = 2821.6（5）A^3, Z = 8, Mr= 312.35,μ= 0.243 mm^-1, Dc = 1.471 g/cm^3 and F（000） = 1296. The structure was solved by direct methods.and refined to a Rint value of 0.0388. The crystal structure involving in intermolecular N-H…S and O-H…S hydrogen bonds is observed, meanwhile intramolecular O-H…N hydrogen bond is also found. Their biological activities have been measured. The results show that this type of compound has certain antibacterial activity for Staphylococous aureus and Bacillus subtilis.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Antibacterial Activities of 3-[3-Methyl-(2-thienyl)methyl- enehydrazinocarbonyl]-(1H)-1,2,4-triazole

The title compound, C9H9N5OS, was synthesized by the reaction of 3-（1H）-1,2,4 -triazole hydrazine with 3-methyl-2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde in ethanol. The single crystal structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to monoclinic system, space group P2 1/n with a = 9.5550（10）, b = 11.9847（12）, c = 10.1074（11） A,β= 112.995（2）° V= 1065.47（19） A^3, Z = 4,μ = 0.290 mm^-1, Mr= 235.27, Dc = 1.467 g/cm^3 and F（000） = 488. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined to R = 0.0449. The crystal structure involves intermolecular hydrogen bonds of N-H…O and N-H…N as well as intramolecular hydrogen bond of N-H…N. Its biological activity has also been determined showing this type of compounds has certain antibacterial activity.

Synthesis and Antibacterial Activities of Erythromycin Derivatives

Ten new erythromycin antibacterial agents containing amidino group were designed and synthesized from erythromycin via oximation, reduction and condensation. Their structures were confirmed by MS and 13C NMR; the synthetic condition(reaction medium)was explored; and their in vtiro antibacterial activities were tested. Compound HMA-3 showed antibacterial activity against staphylococcus aureus, which is equivalent to that of erythromycin A. Compounds HMA-8 and HMA-4 also showed an antibacterial activitiy. But no compound showed bactericidal activity.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Antibacterial Activities of 4-Methyl-2-(4-methylphenyl)-5-(2-thiazolinyl)-1,3-thiazole

4-Methyl-2-（4-methylphenyl）-5-（2-thiazolinyl）-1,3-thiazole, a novel compound, was synthesized by the annulation of 5-hydroxyethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-2-（4- methylphenyl）-1,3-thiazole with P2S5. 5-Hydroxyethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-2-（4-methylphenyl）-1,3-thiazole was prepared from the starting material of p-tolunitrile. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, NMR（^1H, ^13C） and MS spectra. Hence, the crystal of the title compound was obtained, and its structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 7.354（4）, b = 8.383（4）, c = 11.543（6）A, α = 76.688（6）, β = 72.299（6）, γ = 88.157（6）°, V = 659.2（6） A^3, Z = 2, Mr = 274.39, Dc = 1.382 g/cm^3, μ = 0.386 mm^-1, F（000） = 288, R = 0.0586 and w R = 0.1808 for 2984 unique reflections with 2213 observed ones（I 〉 2σ（I））. The title compound was also screened for its antibacterial activities against Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli. The result indicates that the target compound presents potential antimicrobial activities, and that the minimum inhibitory concentration（MIC） values of the title compound against the two tested strains are both 62.5 μg/mL.

Syntheses,Crystal Structures and Antibacterial Activities of Schiff Base of Nickel(Ⅱ)and Copper(Ⅱ)Complexes

A new kind of Schiff base HL（HL= 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-（p-methylbenzoyl）-5-pyrazolone with L-Leucine methyl ester） and complexes Ni L′_2·0.75C_2H_5OH·0.25H_2O,Cu L′′2（L′ = 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-（p-methylbenzoyl）-5-pyrazolone with L-leucine ethyl,L′′ = 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-（p-methylbenzoyl）-5-pyrazolone with L-leucine） have been synthesized and structurally determined by X-ray diffraction. For HL： crystal structure determination indicates that there are two independent HLs with different conformations in one asymmetric unit. For complex 1： the Ni（Ⅱ） ion is six-coordinated by two carbonyl oxygen atoms from pyrazolone ring,two nitrogen atoms from different HL′ and two oxygen atoms from L-Leucine ethyl ester to form a distorted octahedral geometry. For complex 2： the Cu（Ⅱ） ion is four-coordinated by one carbonyl oxygen atom from the pyrazolone ring,one nitrogen atom from HL′′,and two different carboxylic oxygen atoms from L-leucine with the same conformation to form a distorted quadrilateral geometry.

Syntheses and Antibacterial Activities of Novel Erythromycin O-Alkylamidoximes

Nine novel erythromycin O-alkylamidoxime derivatives were prepared in excellent yields via the condensation of different O-alkylhydroxylamines with erythromycin imino ether. The structures of all the compounds prepared were confirmed by ^1 H NMR, 13C NMR, IR and MS, and their in vtiro antibacterial activities were tested. Among the compounds, two of them showed good antibacterial aetivities.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Antibacterial Activities of 3-[(2-Hydroxy-4-diethylamino-phenyl)methylenehydrazinocarbonyl]-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2(1H)-pyridinones

The title compound C18H22N4O4 was synthesized by the reaction of 3-hydrazine-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2（1H）-pyridinones with 2-hydroxy-4-diethylaminobenzaldehyde in ethanol and characteri- zed by IR, tH NMR and elemental analysis. The single-crystal structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to the triclinic system, space group P1^- with a = 10.1930（14）, b = 12.5200（17）, c = 15.1863（19） A, α= 96.292（3）, β= 96.450（3）, γ= 102.443（3）°, V= 1862.6（4） A^3, Z= 4, Mr = 358.40, μ = 0.092 mm^-1, D c= 1.278 g/cm^3, F（000） = 760 and R = 0.0803. The crystal structure involves intermolcular N-H…O as well as intramolcular O-H…N, O-H…O and N-H…O hydrogen bonds. The title compound shows no antibacterial activity.

Syntheses, Crystal Structures and Antibacterial Activities of Copper(Ⅱ) and Zinc(Ⅱ) Complexes Based on (E)-4-fluoro-2-((3-morpholinopropylimino)methyl)phenol

Two Schiff base complexes [Cu（L）2] （1） and [Zn（L）2]·3H2O（2） of （E）-4-fluoro-2-（（3-morpholino propylimino）methyl）phenol （HL） have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystal data for 1： triclinic, space group Pī with a=4.8000（10）, b=11.109（2）, c=13.921（3）,α=66.55（3）,β=80.35（3）,γ=81.09（3）°, V=668.2（2）3 , Z=1, Dc=1.477g/cm 3 , F（000）=311, and the final R=0.0744 and wR=0.1601 for 2301 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. And those for 2： monoclinic, space group P21 /c with a=14.789（3）, b=11.713（2）, c=18.846（4）,β=107.85（3）°, V=3107.4（11）3 , Z=4, D c=1.389 g/cm 3 , F（000）=1368, and the final R=0.0749 and wR=0.1348 for 5423 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. Both 1 and 2 are four-coordinated complexes, with a square-planar geometry of copper（Ⅱ） in 1 and a slightly distorted tetrahedral geometry of zinc（Ⅱ） in 2. An asymmetric unit consists of only one half of a Cu ion and one L ligand in 1, while an asymmetric unit is composed of one Zn ion, two L ligands and three water molecules in 2. Non-classical C-H···O and C-H F hydrogen bonds play important roles in the formation of a 1D chain of 1, but O-H O and O-H N hydrogen bonds play dominant roles in the self-assembly of a 3D network of 2. The antibacterial activities of 1 and 2 against B. subtilis, S. aureus, S. faecalis, P. aeruginosa, E. coli and E. cloacae have been evaluated by MTT method.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Antibacterial Activities and Theoretical Computation of 3-(2-Hydroxybenzly)-4-(4-isopropylbenzyl- ideneamino)-(1H)-1,2,4-triazole-5-thione

The title compound C18H18N4OS has been synthesized by the reaction of 3-（2-hydroxy- benzyl）-4-amino-（1H）-1,2,4-triazole-5-thione with 4-isopropylbenzaldehyde in ethanol and characterized by IR, ^1H NMR spectra and elemental analysis. Its structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 11.605（2）, b = 7.401（1）, c = 20.339（2） A, β= 103.05（2）°, V= 1701.8（4） A^3, Z = 4, Mr = 338.42,μ = 0.202 mm^-1, Dc = 1.321 g/cm^3 and F（000） = 712. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined to R = 0.0428 and wR = 0.1069. Due to the intramolecular O-H…N hydrogen bond and π-π stacking interactions between the benzene （C（1）～C（6）） and triazole rings, the two planes are essentially coplanar. Their biological activities have been measured, showing this type of compound has certain antibacterial activity for Staphylococous aureus and Bacillus subtilis. Based on the quantum chemistry calculation at the RHF/6-31G level, the frontier orbitals and electrostatic potential of the title compound were also discussed.

Synthesis, Characterization, Crystal Structure and Antibacterial Activities of a Nickel(Ⅱ) Complex with 2'-(2-Thienylidene)-hydroxybenzoylhydrazide

In the ethanol solvent, a nickel（Ⅱ） complex Ni（C12H10N2O2S）2 upon reaction of 2＇-（2-thienylidene）-hydroxybenzoylhydrazide with nickel acetate was synthesized, and its structure was characterized by IR, UV, elemental analysis and X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to monoclinic system, space group C2/c with a = 22.052（3）, b = 5.9681（6）, c = 18.522（2）A , β = 110.679（4）°, V = 2280.6（4）A^3, Z = 4, Mr = 551.27, μ = 1.606 mm^-1, Dc = 1.075 g/cm^3, F（000） = 1136 and Rint = 0.0556. The nickel（Ⅱ ） atom in the compound is four-coordinated with two nitrogen atoms from amide and two oxygen atoms from keto group. The biological activities have been measured, show- ing the compound exhibits better anti-bacterial activity than the ligand.