Studies on Acetylenic Compounds. XII. Antifungal Activity of Some Acetylenic Mercury Compounds

Abstract

Antimicrobial activity of two series of acetylenic mercury compounds was tested, using three kinds of fungi and two kinds of bacteria as test organisms. In both series, the compounds represented by the general formulae (R-C≡C-)₂Hg and R-C≡C-Hg-[chemical formula] had high activity against both fungi and bacteria. Their antifungal activity in vapor state was also exmined.