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Eurobic9, 2-6 September, 2008, Wrocław, Poland<br />

P144. New Complexes with N, N-dimethylbiguanide Displaying Low<br />

Cytotoxicity as Potential Large Spectrum Antimicrobial Agents<br />

R. Olar a , M. Badea a , D. Marinescu a , G. Vasile b , V. Lazar c , C. Chifiriuc Balotescu c<br />

a Faculty of Chemistry University of Bucharest Panduri, 050663, Bucharest, Romania,<br />

b Agrochemistry, University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary, Marasti, , Bucharest, Romania<br />

c Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Aleea portocalelor, 060<strong>10</strong>1, Bucharest, Romania<br />

e-mail: rodica_m_olar@yahoo.com<br />

Selective and effective antimicrobial activities against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria were found for<br />

a series of new complexes with N, N-dimethylbiguanide (DMBG). The complexes with general formula<br />

M(DMBG)2(ClO4)2 ((1) M:Mn; (2) M:Ni, (3) M:Cu and (4) M:Zn) have been synthesized. The methods used in<br />

order to characterize the bonding and the stereochemistry of the complexes were IR, EPR, 1 H NMR and<br />

electronic spectroscopy. Recrystallization from DMF of (2) afforded crystals of type<br />

[Ni(DMBG)2](ClO4)2·2CHON(CH3)2 (2a) in the monoclinic P2(1)/c space group. The antimicrobial activities of<br />

complexes was investigated by qualitative (disk diffusion) and quantitative (liquid medium serial microdillution)<br />

methods on planktonic and biofilm embedded bacterial and fungal strains. Metal-free N, N-dimethylbiguanide<br />

derivatives and the complexes exhibited specific antiinfective properties as demonstrated by the low MIC values,<br />

the large antimicrobial spectrum and by the inhibition of the microbial ability to colonize the inert surfaces. At<br />

the same time, excepting the complex (2), the other metal complexes exhibited low citotoxicity levels on HeLa<br />

cells, this representing a great advantage for the in vivo use of the tested complexes as antimicrobial agents.<br />

Acknowledgement: This work was partially supported by the grants PNII nr. 61-48/2007 and VIASAN<br />

142/2006 of the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research.<br />

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