Abstract:Using a hybrid antibacterial strategy, a series of hybrid antibacterial agents were designed and synthesized by hybridizing fluoroquinolone antibiotics with osthole. The structure of the target compounds were confirmed by 1HNMR, 13CNMR and elemental analysis. The antibacterial activities were tested using the double dilution method, the results showed that these hybrid agents had a good inhibitory effect on the tested bacteria, and 1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-7-(3-methyl-4-(2-((8-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)-2-oxo-2H- chromen-7-yl)oxy)ethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid(IVf) exhibited significant antibacterial activitiies, with the minimum inhibitory concentrations(MIC) against Staphylococcus aureus(S. aureus), Escherichia coli(E. coli), Pseudomonas aeruginosa(P. aeruginosa), methicillin-resistant S. aureus(MRSA) and fluoroquinolone resistant E. coli(FREC) was 0.125, 2, 2, 2 and 4 μg/mL, respectively, which was superior to the control drug norfloxacin and could be further studied as an antibacterial candidate compound. The hybrid antibacterial agents have antibacterial enhancing and synergistic effects, which may be related to acting on multiple targets.