Manganese(II), copper(II) and silver(I) complexes containing 1,10-phenanthroline/1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione against species.

New chemotherapeutics are urgently required to treat infections caused by drug-resistant strains. The effects of 16 1,10-phenanthroline (phen)/1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione/dicarboxylate complexed with Mn(II), Cu(II) and Ag(I) were evaluated against ten different species. Proliferation of , , , , , , , , and was inhibited by three of six Cu(II) (MICs 1.