Antibacterial activity and optical characteristics of films based on 4-aminoazobenzene pyridine derivatives

Various (E,E)-azoazomethines were synthesized by condensation of nicotinic/isonicotinic acid esters with 4-aminoazobenzene in methanol. The corresponding iodomethylates were obtained by quaternization of aldehyde esters and (E,E)-azoazomethines in di-chloromethane in the presence of excess iodomethane. The optical characteristics of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films based on synthe-sized pyridine derivatives of 4-aminoazobenzene have been studied. Antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli was assessed using the agar diffusion method.

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