Synthesis and Assessment of Antibacterial Activities of Ruthenium(III) Mixed Ligand Complexes Containing 1,10-Phenanthroline and Guanide

Table 5

The % activity index data of the complexes against the tested bacteria compared to (a) Chloramphenicol and (b) Ciprofloxacin.

(a)

Microorganism
Compound	S. aureus	MRSA	E. coli	K. pneumoniae
Ru(Phen)2(Cl)2Cl·H2O	11.00%	8.70%	0.10%	31.20%
Ru(Phen)2(G)(Cl)Cl·H2O	17.50%	27.40%	15.85%	52.00%

(b)

Microorganism
Compound	S. aureus	MRSA	E. coli	K. pneumoniae
Ru(Phen)2(Cl)2Cl·2H2O	−8.80%	−10.00%	−12.00%	1.01%
Ru(Phen)2(G)(Cl)Cl·H2O	5.90%	5.10%	2.30%	17.17%

MRSA: methicillin resistant S. aureus.