New fluorine-containing hydrazones active against MDR-tuberculosis

Abstract

Several new fluorine-containing hydrazones were synthesized and screened for their in vitro antimycobacterialactivity. Nine of these derivatives have shown a remarkable activity against MDR-TB strain with MIC 0.5 mg/mL and high value of selectivity index (SI).

Keywords

• Tuberculosis
• Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
• hydrazone
• antitubercular drug
• in-vitro activity