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International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences
ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 11 Number 01 (2022)
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Review Article
https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2022.1101.009
Isatin: A Short Review of their Antimicrobial Activities
Ashutosh Pathak
1
1,3*
, P. Malairajan1, Arti Gautam1 and Shibu Das
2
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and
Sciences (SHUATS), Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh - 211007, India
2
Department of Pharmacy, Maharishi University of Information Technology (MUIT), Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh - 226013, India
3
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Maharana Pratap School of Pharmacy, MohanLal Ganj
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh-226301 India
*Corresponding author
ABSTRACT
Keywords
Isatin, heterocyclic
synthesis, analgesic,
anti-inflammatory
activity, ecofriendly
Article Info
Received:
08 December 2021
Accepted:
31 December 2021
Available Online:
10 January 2022
Isatin(2, 3-dioxindate), a particularly effective scaffold with a variety of
pharmacological actions, has been developed due to its therapeutic significance in
organic and medicinal chemistry. Many researchers have been drawn to this
skeleton because of its diverse biological response profile and its multiple
possibilities against a variety of activities. Sandmeyer's and Stolle processes are two
typical ways for synthesizing isatin derivatives. Many researchers have taken
advantage of the isatin moiety by using NH at the first position, C2 and C3 carbonyl
positions for the creation of numerous derivatives with varying biological activities.
Design strategies for the synthesis of isatin-containing heterocyclics have been
discussed in this review paper using several approaches. The chemistry, synthesis,
biological and pharmacological action, SAR, and advanced uses of the isatin moiety
are all covered in this paper. The progress in the use of isatins for organic synthesis
over the previous twenty-five years, as well as a study of their biological and
pharmacological properties, are given, together with supplemental data.
al., 2001). Isatin, also known as 1H-indole-2, 3dione, is an indole derivative and the first organic
compound to be synthesised. It was discovered in
1841 by Bayer, Erdman, and Laurent as a product of
the oxidation of indigo dye with nitric acid and
chromic acids, resulting in bright orange coloured
monoclinic crystals of isatin. Isatin is naturally
present in plants of the genus Isatis. (Joaquim et al.,
Introduction
In modern environment, microbial infections are a
major cause of a variety of health problems.
Heterocyclic compounds, which cross the gap
between natural and synthetic, have recently been
discovered to occur abundantly in nature and have
proven to be extremely important to life (Elleby et
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2001) Sumpter published the first overview of this
compound's chemistry in 1954, followed by Popp in
1975 and a third review on the use of isatin as a
precursor for the synthesis of other heterocyclic
compounds in 1975. Isatin can be found in nature in
plants of the genus Isatis, such as the melosatin
alkaloids (methoxy phenylpentylisatins) obtained
from
the
Caribbean
tumorigenic
plant
Melochiatomentosa (Rastogi et al., 2011; Prasad,
2012), in Calanthe discolour LINDL (Varvounis et
al., 2004) and in Couroupitaguianensis AubL (Silva
et al., 2011), as well as in the secretion of the
parotid gland (Yoshikawa et al., 1998; Ischia et al.,
1988) 6-(3'-methylbuten-2'-yl) isatin was recovered
from Streptomyces albus, and 5-(3'-methylbuten-2'yl) isatin was isolated from Chaetomium globosum.
is then isolated and treated with concentrated
sulphuric acid to give isatin in >75 percent of the
time.
Anilines having electron-withdrawing
substituents, such as 2-fluoroaniline, and some
heterocyclic amines, such as 2-aminophenoxathine,
are good candidates for the procedure (Johansson et
al., 2013; Anne et al., 2009).
The Stolle isatin synthesis
The Stolle approach is the most prominent
alternative to Sandmeyer's procedure. Anilines are
reacted with oxalyl chloride to produce an
intermediate chlorooxalylanilide, which can be
cyclized in the presence of a Lewis acid, typically
aluminium chloride or BF3. Et2O has been used to
make the equivalent isatin, but TiCl4 has also been
employed (Loloiu and Maior, 1997).
Isatin is also a component of coal tar and is used as a
colour reagent for the amino acid proline, resulting
in a blue derivative (Elliott and Gardner, 1976;
2012). Isatin can be found in mammalian tissues and
the rat brain (mostly in the hippocampus and
cerebellum), where it acts as a biochemical
modulator (Hou et al., 2008). In vitro research have
shown that isatin and its derivatives are extremely
effective against genotoxic and mutagenic disorders,
although the genotoxic and mutagenic potential of
isatin has not been thoroughly proven or
documented in vivo. Isatin was first identified as a
selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase (MAO)
and was given the name "Tribulin" (Gang et al.,
2011). Isatin is made up of a six-membered benzene
ring and a nitrogen-containing five-membered ring.
Although both rings are in the same plane, one is
aromatic while the other is anti-aromatic.
The Martinet isatin synthesis
Isatin is made by reacting an amino aromatic
molecule with an oxomalonate ester or its hydrate in
the presence of an acid to produce a 3-(3-hydroxy-2oxindole) carboxylic acid derivative, which can then
be further oxidatively decarboxylated to produce
isatin (Gassman et al., 1977).
The Gassmanisatin synthesis
The synthesis and subsequent oxidation of an
intermediate 3- methylthio-2- oxindole leads to the
creation of substituted isatin (40-81 percent yield)
(David et al., 2007).
Metalation of anilideisatin synthesis
Synthesis of Isatin derivatives
The ortho-metalation (DoM) of N-pivaloyl- and N(t-butoxycarbonyl)-anilines is a new method for
synthesising isatin. After deprotection and
cyclization of the intermediate a-ketoesters,
thedianions are treated with diethyl oxalate, and
isatins are produced. For the synthesis of 4substituted isatins from meta-substituted anilines,
this approach has the advantage of being
regioselective (Nataša et al., 2013).
Sandmeyer isatin synthesis
The Sandmeyer method for isatin synthesis is the
most ancient and widely used method for isatin
synthesis. It's made by cyclizing aniline's
condensation product with chloral hydrate and
hydroxylamine hydrochloride in aqueous sodium
sulphate to produce an isonitrosoacetanilide, which
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gram-negative pathogens, all of the novel
compounds showed considerable and improved
antimicrobial efficacy (Trivedi et al., 2021).
Chemistry of Isatin derivatives
The pyrrole ring is fused with the benzene ring in
the isatin ring system. The pyrrole ring is a fivemembered ring with one nitrogen in its ring
structure. (Prasad, 2012) It was the first chemical to
display the tautomerism phenomena. It is a lactamlactim tautomerism system in which the two forms
are:
Wang et al., in 2020 The inclusion of the natural
substance moenomycin A, which inhibits the
peptidoglycan transferase (PGT) enzyme, resulted in
a variety of novel antimicrobial drugs. The most
effective molecule was (V), which had MIC values
of 6 g/mL for MSSA, MRSA, B. subtilis, and 12
g/mL for E. coli protein (PBP-1b). The hydrophilic
part of the chemical interacts with the enzyme's
active site, whereas the hydrophobic part interacts
with the enzyme's transmembrane region in the cell
wall (Wang et al., 2020).
The production of N- and O alkyl Isatins proves the
existence of the aforementioned tautomeric system
in isatin. The former is made by reacting methyl
iodide with the sodium salt of isatin, whereas the
latter is made by reacting methyl iodide with the
silver salt of isatin (Pal et al., 2011; Aggarwal,
2009).
Mangasuli et al., (2020) Synthesized named
compounds including Isatin-dithiocarbamate hybrids
have emerged as a viable antimicrobial agent
contender. He discovered that the majority of
Compound had potent antibacterial action against A.
flavus, T. harzianum, P. chrysogenum, and Candida
albicans bacterial strains. In comparison to the
commonly used Fluconazole, the chemical (3e) has
showed excellent antifungal activity. These
chemicals were created using both conventional and
microwave irradiation methods. In addition to
additional benefits such as gentle reaction
conditions, high yields of products in a shorter
reaction time, and a quick workup procedure, the
microwave approach is cost-effective (Mangasuli et
al., 2020).
Synthetic methodologies of Isatin (1H-indole-2,3dione)
For the conversion of Isatins to other heterocyclic
methods, numerous synthetic techniques have been
outlined. One of the following strategies can be used
to generalise this method.
Indoles and derivatives are formed by total or partial
reduction of the heterocyclic ring. Heterocyclic ring
oxidation, such as the conversion of isatin to isatoic
anhydride, followed by conversion to various
heterocyclic systems, as shown in Figure 1.
Nucleophillic addition at position C-3, followed by a
cyclization process (figure 2), with or without N1C2 bond cleavage, or spiroannelation at position C3, as shown in figure 2. A nucleophillic substitution
at position C-2 causes the heterocyclic ring to open.
As shown in Figures 3 and 4, this process can be
followed by intramolecular or intermolecular exotrig cyclization.
Bakht et al., (2020) Graphene oxide (GO) catalyst in
deep eutectic solvent (DES) as a green media was
used to synthesise isatin-thiazolidine hybrids.
Antibacterial and cytotoxic properties of all
produced compounds were tested in vitro.
Compounds with higher antibacterial activity against
Gram-positive bacteria than Gram-negative bacteria,
he discovered. He also observed that chemicals with
electron-withdrawing groups like bromo, fluoro, and
nitro had stronger bacterial suppression than those
with electron-donating substituents like methyl and
hydroxyl groups. (Bakht et al., 2020)
Antimicrobial
Trivedi et al., (2021) The production of a ferroceneappended isatin 2,4-thiazolidinedione molecular
hybrid connected by a triazole moiety has been
reported. Against a number of gram-positive and
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Pashirova et al., (2019) described the synthesis of
Isatin-3-acylhydrazones with variable hydrophobicity quaternary ammonium moiety. The
hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of -amphiphiles, as
well as solvent polarity, influenced biological
activity. Low hazardous ammonium salts showed
selective antibacterial action against Gram-positive
bacteria (S. aureus 209p and B. cereus 8035) and the
fungus Candida albicans 855–653.
hybrids exhibited significant activity against the
pathogens studied. The structure-activity and
structure-cytotoxicity relationships were also
investigated, and it was discovered that (Gao et al.,
2019).
Substituents in the R1 position had a significant
impact on activity.
Electron-donating methyl performed better than
electron-receiving fluoro.
Antimicrobial agents and drug solubilization may be
indicated for newly produced 1-dodecylisatin
derivatives having a quaternary ammonium
component, particularly for medications capable of stacking interactions (Pashirova et al., 2019).
The antibacterial activity was similarly influenced
by substituents on the phenyl ring.
Substituted analogues at the C-5 position were more
powerful than analogues at the C-7 position.
Gao et al., (2019) Novel moxifloxacin-amide-1,2,3triazole-isatin hybrids have been synthesised. In
vitro antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and
Gram-negative bacteria, as well as drug-resistant
diseases, was assessed for all produced compounds.
The addition of methyloxime (R2) to the C-3
position of the isatin moiety could improve activity
to some extent, however ethyloxime was found to be
deleterious to activity in general.
With MIC values ranging from 0.03 to 128 g/mL, all
Fig.1
Fig.2 (a)4-Thiazolidinone 3D Model, (b) 4-Thiazolidinone's structure
a
b
O
5
4
S
N
R2
……………………………
64
3
2
R1
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Fig.3 Isatin moiety structure, marketable medicines, and dyes.
O
O
OH
O
N
N
H
Lactim structure
Lactum Structure
HN
COOH
H
N
H
N
O
N
H
N
F
N
H
O
O
Semaxanib
N
H
Multiple Tyrosine Kinase inhibitor
N
H
Sunitinib
Orantinib
Small molecule inhibitor
Orally administared,tyrosine kinase inhibitor
HO
O
N
N
N
N
O
NH
N
H
O
N
H
MeOOC
Isatin-3-Oxime/ isatin-O
Ninetedanib-1
VEGFR, PDGFR, FGFR Inhibitor
Anti cholinesterase Actvity
O
O
N
H
N
O
HN
O
N
H
O
O
Indigo
N
O
N
H
Indirubin
Isoindigo
65
O
NH
N
H
Me
Mesioindigo
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Fig.4 Sandmeyer isatin synthesis
OH
O
N
Chloral hydrate
hydroxylamine
HCl Sdium sulphate
H
H2SO4
O
Heat
water, Heat
N
N
NH2
Phenylamine
O
H
1H-Indole-2,3-dione
H
2-Hydroxyimino-N-phenyl-acetamide
Isonitrosoacetanilide
Aniline
Isatin
Fig.5 Common Routes to Synthesis of Substituted Isatin Derivatives
Fig.6 Stolle isatin synthesis
(COCl)2
O
O
N
MeO
NH2
MeO
OMe
OMe
5-Benzyl-2,3-dimethoxy-phenylamine
H
Melositin A
4-Benzyl-6,7-dimethoxy-1H-indole-2,3-dione
Fig.7 Martinet isatin synthesis
HO
O
CO2R
O
O
O
O
O
N
NH2
O
N
O
O
R
H
5,6-Dimethoxy-1H-indole-2,3-dione
3,4-Dimethoxyphenylamine
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Fig.8 Gassmanisatin synthesis
O
O
N-Chlorosuccinamide
R
R
O
R
O
N
HgO/ BF3
N
NH2
H
H
Fig.9 Metalation of anilideisatin synthesis
1. N-BuLi, THF
O
O
R
R
2. Diethyl Oxalate
N
N
O
O
O
H
H
HCl
THF
O
OEt
O
O
R
N
H
Fig.10 Lactam-lactim tautomerism
O
O
OH
O
N
N
H
Lactim
Lactam
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Fig.11 Tautomeric system in Isatin
O
O
OH
O
N
N
Lactim
H
Lactam
silver salt
sodium salt
CH3I
CH3I
O
O
OMe
O
N
N
CH3
4
5
9
3
2
6
8
1
7
Fig.12
O
H
N
S
HO
O
N
R
Fe
O
N
R
Ferrocenylidene 2,4-thiazolidinedione
Triazole Linker
Isatine Oxame
Triazole Linker
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Ferrocenylidene 2,4-thiazolidinedione
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Fig.13
HN
NH2
HN
N
R=
O
N
R
HN
Hydrophilic Part
NH2
HN
Periplasm
N
Inhance Binding affinity
O
N
Membrane
Hydrophobic part
Fig.14
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Fig.15
H
N
O
H
N
N
S
O
O
O
O
OH
O
R=
Fig.16
N
O
+
_
N
Cl
NH
O
quaternary ammonium moiety
N
R
R= C10H29 , C12H25 , C14H29 , C16H33 , C18H37 , C20H41
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Fig.17
Electronic effect
Isatin moity with potential anti-bacterial activity
Moxifloxacin with broad antibacterial activity
R1
Amide linker
O
N
N
N
N
R2
F
COOH
O
O
H
N
N
N
OMe
Control the lipophilicity
H
1,2,3-triazole motif with diverse non -covalent iteractions
O
O
Methylene linker
O
F
N
COOH
N
n
H
N
N
N
N
OMe
R2
H
R1= H, 5-F, 5-Me,7-F
R2= O, NOMe, NOEt
Fig.18
O
O
N
H
Isatin
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Fig.19
Ciprofloacin moiety, responsible for the antimicrobial activity
Isatin moiety with potential
antimicrobial Activity
O
O
F
HO
R2
O
N
N
N
N
R1
Flexible Propylene Linker
O
O
F
HO
N
O
N
N
N
Fig.20
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N
O
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Fig.21
CH3
N
N
O
O
M
N
Cl
H
M= Ni (II) & Cu (II)
Fig.22
Fig.23
COOH
N
X
X= Br, R= Bn
N
R
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Fig.24
N
N
F
C
H
Ar
O
N
N
N
OH
F
Ar = for 3C, 3H, 3K, 3I
O
O
CH3
3C =
3K =
OH
N
CH3
OCH3
3H
3I
=
=
OCH3
OH
OCH3
OCH3
Ganim et al., (2018) described the synthesis of isatin
and thiosemicarbazone derivatives, which were then
tested for DNA binding, including DNA protection
studies using plasmid DNA (pUC19) and DNA
interaction experiments with calf thymus DNA (CTDNA). They also used an in vitro experiment to test
drugs' antibacterial properties against a variety of
harmful bacterial species. DNA protection activity
ranged from 23.5 to 59.5 percent in all isatin and
thiosemicarbazone derivative compounds. The
DNA-protective activity of I3-(N-2-MP)-TSC was
the highest among them. With low concentrations,
derivatives of isatin thiosemicarbazone showed
substantial and specific antibacterial action. These
chemicals were mostly efficient against Grampositive bacteria, but not against P. vulgaris or E.
coli. These chemicals had the greatest impact on the
Gram-positive methicillin-resistant S. aureus ATCC
43300 (MRSA) strain. The methyphenyl group at
isatin was discovered to be critical for its
antibacterial action against MRSA (Ganim et al.,
2018).
antibacterial activity against Gram-positive, Gramnegative, and mycobacterial infections. He
discovered that all mono-isatin-ciprofloxacin
hybrids had outstanding antibacterial activity against
majority of the pathogens tested, with MICs ranging
from 0.03 to 0.5 mg/mL. Ciprofloxacin-isatin hybrid
(3d) was very effective against all Gram-positive
and
Gram-negative
microorganisms
tested,
including clinically significant drug-resistant
infections, and was comparable to or more effective
than the parent ciprofloxacin and the reference
levofloxacin (Wang et al., 2018).
Ugale et al., (2017) N-(5 or 7 substituted-2oxoindolin-3-ylidene)
benzofuran-2carbohydrazides were discovered. All of the
produced compounds were tested for antimicrobial
activity, and he discovered that 3o was effective
against Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas vulgaris,
while 3p was effective against Bacillus subtilis, E.
coli and Pseudomonas vulgaris. Antifungal activity
of 3o and 3p against Aspergillus niger was also
observed (Ugale et al., 2017).
Wang et al., (2018) A unique synthesis of twelve
propylene-tethered ciprofloxacin-isatin hybrids was
reported, and all hybrids were tested in vitro for
Swathy et al., (2016) studied the synthesis of isatin
complexes with manganese(II), cobalt(II), nickel(II),
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copper(II), and zinc has been described (II). In
comparison to S. typhi and S. aureus, all of the
complexes have increased activity against E. coli.
(CuLCl) > (NiLCl) > (MnL2) > (ZnLCl) > (CoL2) >
L. Antibacterial activity order (CuLCl) > (NiLCl) >
(MnL2) > (ZnLCl) > (CoL2) > L. When a chemical
is coordinated with metal, its antifungal activity is
increased by several times. Cu(II) > Ni(II) > Co(II)
> Mn(II) > Zn(II) > L. The activity of these
complexes and ligands is in this order: Cu(II) >
Ni(II) > Co(II) > Mn(II) > Zn(II) > L. The copper
complex is more active against R. stolonifer than the
ligand, according to the comparison of activities.
(Swathy et al., 2016). The synthesis of isatin-3-(4hydroxy) benzoylhydrazone was described by. He
discovered that the C-3 position in isatin is
particularly vulnerable to nucleophilic assault,
whereas C-2 only reacts with nucleophiles under
precise conditions due to the amido group's negative
inductive impact. Antimicrobial activity was tested
against
Staphylococcus
aureus,
Serratia
marcescens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella
pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis and Candida
albicans in all produced compounds (Sandra et al.,
2015; El-Faham et al., 2015).
all microorganisms. In vitro antimicrobial activity
against seven bacteria (four gramme positive and
three gramme negative) and two fungal strains The
antibacterial capabilities of electron donating group
substituted derivatives were shown to be superior to
those of electron withdrawing compounds (Prakash
et al., 2013).
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Ashutosh Pathak, P. Malairajan, Arti Gautam and Shibu Das. 2022. Isatin: A Short Review of their
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