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tively. The in vitro antioxidant activity was evaluated by three dif-
ferent methods viz., radical scavenging activity20 (RSA), ferric ions
(Fe+3) reducing antioxidant power21 (FRAP) and metal chelating
activity22 of ferrous ions. Most of the compounds exhibited signif-
icant to moderate activities.
may be due to the non-aromatic character of pyran ring. Thus,
the preliminary results showed that the pyridine ring plays an
important role to enhance antimicrobial and antioxidant activities.
Acknowledgements
Antibacterial screening revealed that, compound 6a having
chloro substitution at C-5 position of indole and C-4 position aryl
ring along with pyranopyrazole system enhanced the activity
against E. coli, S. aureus and K. pneumoniae at all concentrations.
Compounds 2a, 3a–c, 4c, 4e and 6e exhibited maximum zone of
inhibition against E. coli at all concentrations. The compounds 2a,
2e, 3b, 3g, 4a, 4c, 5a and 6d showed good zone of inhibition against
S. aureus at all concentrations whereas, the compounds 2i, 3a, 3c,
6b, 6d and 7a showed maximum zone of inhibition against K. pneu-
moniae at all concentrations. Compounds 2g, 4c, 4i, 6d, 6g and 6i
showed good zone of inhibition against P. aeruginosa at all
concentrations.
The authors are thankful to the Chairman, Department of Chem-
istry, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, for providing laboratory facili-
ties, Chairman, Department of Microbiology, Gulbarga University,
Gulbarga for providing facilities to carry out antimicrobial activity
and also thankful to Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Ma-
dras, Chennai for providing spectral data. One of us (V.K.) is thankful
to University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India for providing
financial assistance through Research Fellowship in Science Merito-
rious Students (RFSMS).
Supplementary data
Antifungal activity assay revealed that, the compound 4d exhib-
ited maximum zone of inhibition against A. oryzae and A. flavus.
This enhanced activity of 4d may be due to presence of chloro sub-
stitution at C-5 position of indole and methyl substitution at C-4
position of aryl ring. Replacement of chloro substitution (com-
pound 4d) at C-4 position of aryl ring by methyl group (compound
7d) and shifting of oxo group from 2- to 4-position, that is, in place
of amino group showed increase in antifungal activity against A.
oryzae and A. flavus. Compounds 4a, 5a and 5i showed potent activ-
ity against Aspergillus niger, whereas compounds 2e, 3c, 3g, 4g, 6c,
6g and 7g exhibited high activity against A. oryzae. Compounds 2b,
2c and 3a showed potent activity against Aspergillus terrus,
whereas, compounds 2a, 3e and 4c showed good activity against
A. flavus at all concentrations.
Supplementary data associated with this article can be found, in
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