A new potent antimicrobial metalloporphyrin.

A series of bis -acryl functionalized porphyrins and their corresponding metalloporphyrins (M = Co, Mn) were synthesized and investigated for their antimicrobial properties through MIC screening and bacteria time-kill kinetic studies. The Mn(III) 4-(bis)methylphenyl-substituted-porphyrins showed superior batericidal activities even in the dark with low hemotoxicity and good cytotoxicity profile.