Quaternary ammonium salts substituted with a long alkyl chain exemplify a trustworthy group of medicinal compounds frequently employed as antifungal and antibacterial agents. A great asset of these surfactants underlying their widespread use is low local and system toxicity in humans. In this Letter, a series of novel quaternary 6-hydroxyquinolinium salts with varying length of N-alkyl chain (from C10 to C18) was synthesized and tested for in vitro activity against pathogenic bacterial and fungal strains. 6-Hydroxyquinolinium salt with C12 alkyl chain seems to be very interesting candidate due to a high antimicrobial efficacy and cytotoxic safety.
Keywords: 6-Hydroxyquinolinium salts; Antimicrobial activity; LC–MS; Surfactants; Synthesis.
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