Synthesis, anticandidal activity and cytotoxicity of some tetrazole derivatives

Abstract

In this study, 14 different 2-[(1-methyl-1H-tetrazole-5-yl)thio]-1-(phenyl) ethanone derivatives (1-14) were synthesized. The structures of the obtained compounds were elucidated using IR, H-1-NMR, C-13-NMR and FAB(+)-MS spectral data and elemental analyses results. The compounds were screened for their anticandidal activity using the microbroth dilution method and for their cytotoxic effects using the MTT assay against NIH/3T3 cells. Some of the compounds were found to be potent anticandidal agents with weak cytotoxicities.