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Many bacterial strains are developing mechanism of resistance to antibiotics, rendering last-resort antibiotics inactive. Therefore, new drugs are needed and in particular metal-based compounds represent a valid starting point to explore new antibiotic classes. In this study, we have chosen to investigate gallium(III) complexes for their potential antimicrobial activity against different strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa which have developed different type of resistance mechanism, including the expression of β-lactamases (NDM-1, ESβL, or AmpC) or the production of biofilm. We studied a series of thiosemicarbabazones derived from pyridoxal, their related Ga(III) complexes, and the speciation in solution of the Ga(III)/ligand systems as a function of the pH. Proton dissociation constants and conditional stability constants of Ga(III) complexes were evaluated by UV/Vis spectroscopy, and the most relevant species at physiological pH were identified. The compounds are active against resistant Gram-negative strain with minimal inhibitory concentration in the μM range, while no cytotoxicity was detected in eukaryotic cells.
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