2,2'-Bipyridyl-6-carboxamidoximes with potential antitumor and antimicrobial properties

A series of derivatives of 2,2'-bipyridyl-6-carboxamidoxime which combine structural features of antitumor compounds and of the antifungal antibiotic caerulomycin have been synthesized and evaluated for antitumor, antibacterial and antifungal activities. Many of the studied compounds displayed significant antifungal activity.