The development of thymol–isatin hybrids as broad-spectrum antibacterial agents with potent anti-MRSA activity

Triazole-tethered isatin-thymol hybrids are developed for targeting multidrug-resistant bacterial strains with efficacy against MRSA acting via CrtM inhibition. The most active hybrid showed bactericidal and antibiofilm efficacy against MRSA and was capable of rescuing larvae from in vivo infection.