Nedea Ilie Marina Ionela, Bădiceanu Carmellina Daniela, Gheorghe-Barbu Irina, Marinaș Ioana Cristina, Pericleanu Radu, Dragomir Rareș-Ionuț, Dumbravă Andreea Ștefania, Dascălu Ana Maria, Șerban Dragoș, Tudor Corneliu, Solomon Preda Madălina, Popescu Oana, Arsene Andreea Letiția, Velescu Bruno Ștefan
Faculty of Pharmacy, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia Street, 020956 Bucharest, Romania.
Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Intrarea Portocalelor No. 1-3, 060101 Bucharest, Romania.
Molecules. 2025 Apr 9;30(8):1675. doi: 10.3390/molecules30081675.
Nosocomial fungal infections caused by pose a threat to public health due to their increased resistance to common antifungal drugs. Four thiourea derivatives of 2-thiophenecarboxylic acid were evaluated for their antifungal and antioxidant activity. The antifungal activity of the compounds was tested against strains of isolated from a hospital in Romania. With a notable inhibitory effect on biofilm growth and microbial adherence, the ortho-methylated derivative (SB2) showed the highest antifungal activity. Furthermore, emphasizing the impact of structural factors on the electron-donating capacity of these compounds, antioxidant activity assays (DPPH, FRAP, TEAC and CUPRAC) identified the SB2 compound as having the highest antihemolytic and antioxidant effects. The low cytotoxicity validated by hemocompatibility assays makes these compounds options for antifungal treatment. The results show that antifungal and antioxidant action is greatly influenced by structural modifications, especially the position of the methyl group on the aromatic ring. The possible clinical uses of these molecules as drugs for the treatment of multidrug-resistant infections needs further investigation.
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