Novel N-Cycloalkylcarbonyl-N'-arylthioureas: Synthesis, Design, Antifungal Activity and Gene Toxicity.

A synthesis method of novel N-cycloalkylcarbonyl-N'-arylthioureas was developed. It consists of sequential addition of equimolecular amounts of ammonium isothiocyanate and substituted anilines to cycloalkylcarbonyl chlorides. The identity and purity of products were confirmed by LC/MS spectra, their structure by elemental analysis, IR and 1 H-NMR spectra. Preliminary antimicrobial screening for standard microorganisms and molecular docking allowed to select several structures for antifungal and genetic toxicity studies. Conducted in vitro screening of 9 compounds for antifungal potential against 11 phytopathogenic fungi and three Phytophthora strains revealed that two N-(arylcarbamothioyl) cyclopropanecarboxamides at a concentration of 50 µg/ml exhibited activities comparable to the standard antifungal agent 'Cyproconazole'. Analysis of mutagenicity of novel thioureas using the Salmonella reverse mutagenicity assay ('Ames Test') showed a low gene-toxicity profile.