Abstract for Post: New N-(7-nitro-10H-phenothiazin-3-yl)benzenesulphonamide derivatives: Design, synthesis, characterization, in silico and in vitro studies on some drug-resistant microorganisms.

Author(s): Eugene L. Ayuka, Cynthia C. Igwedimmaa, Joy C. Anosikeb, Timothy O. Onic, Peace I. Ebiem-Kenechukwud
Affiliation: aIndustrial Chemistry Unit, Department of Chemical Sciences, Godfrey Okoye University, bBiochemistry Unit, Department of Chemical Sciences, Godfrey Okoye University, Thinkers Corner, Enugu State, Nigeria. cDepartment of Science Lab. Tech., Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-uku, Nigeria dMaterial and Energy Technology Department, Projects Development Institute (PRODA), Enugu, Nigeria.
Corresponding Email: eugeneayuk@yahoo.com, eugeneayuk@gmail.com

The synthesis, in silico and in vitro antimicrobial studies of N-(7-nitro-10H-phenothiazin-3-yl) benzenesulphonamide derivatives against some microorganisms were reported. The derivatives were prepared through the reaction of 1-amino-4-chlorobenzene with 1-amino-4-nitrobenzene to form N1-(4-nitrophenyl) benzene-1, 4-diamine. The treatment of this with sulphur and catalytic amount of iodine generated 7-nitro-10H-phenothiazin-3-amine. This intermediate was further treated with appropriate amount of sulphonyl chlorides to yield the final products, N-(7-nitro-10H-phenothiazin-3-yl) benzenesulphonamide derivatives. The derivatives were analyzed via FTIR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and HRM spectroscopic techniques and the results were consistent with the assigned structures. In silico antimicrobial studies were done via Autodock software to predict the binding energies of the prepared derivatives with the active sites of the target receptors 7D8I, 7R1M, 7AB4, 4YXB, 5ZVP for S. aureus, B. cereus, E. coli, S. typhi, A. fumigatus. The binding energies for the in silico antimicrobial studies were in the range -8.8 to -5.8 kcal/mol. The zones of inhibition for in vitro antimicrobial activity were in the range 18 to 33.5 mm. The synthesized compound showed promising biological activities.