Synthesis of Pyridine Clubbed 2,5-Disubstituted-1,3,4-Oxadiazole Derivatives Shows Potent Antimicrobial Activity

In the present study, a series of 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4 oxadiazole analogues retaining pyridine moiety were synthesized (4a-j) by reacting various substituted aromatic acids and isonicotinohydrazide by using POCl3 as a cycling agent. The structure elucidation of all the synthesized compounds was done by chromatographic data and spectral data analysis. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in-vitro antimicrobial activity against various strains of ESKAPE pathogens. Antibacterial activity was performed against Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, while antifungal activity was assayed against Candida albicans and Aspergillus spp. The result of in-vitro antimicrobial studies of all the synthesized compounds revealed that compound 4d and 4f exhibited promising activity against selected microbial strains equally compared to Cefixime and Econazole used as reference drugs.