Table 3: Antimicrobial and antifungal activities of [Pd(TAB)(H2O)2]2+(C1) and [Pd(en)(H2O)2]2+(C2).


Microorganism Gram reaction Inhibition zone diameter (mm/mg sample)
[Pd(TAB)(H2O)2]2+ [Pd(en)(H2O)2]2+ [Pd(TAB)meth] [Pd(en)sar] Standard

Bacillus subtilis (G+) 20 18 27 26 32
Staphylococcus aureus (G+) 18 21 26 24 29
Streptococcus faecalis (G+) 21 18 27 27 31
Escherichia coli (G−) 22 13 28 26 30
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (G−) 23 21 29 24 31
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (G−) 21 19 27 25 31
Aspergillus flavus Fungus 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19
Candida albicans Fungus 19 17 18 21 20