Estimation of biocidal activity of some imidazoline derivatives by using pathogenic bacterial and yeast strains

Abstract

The present study is aimed to estimate the biocidal activity of some imidazoline derivatives with potential biological activities such as cardiovascular, analgesic, vasodilating, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, herbicidal and plant growth regulatory properties The newly obtained compounds were studied for their biocidal activities on two pathogenic bacterial species (Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus) and also on an yeast strain (Candida albicans), in vitro, when their efficiency was estimated by means of the submerged cultivation method and the biomass determination. The compounds under study showed a variable bacterial growth inhibitory activity.