The development of effective and safe therapeutic agents using 1,2,4-triazole derivatives is gaining momentum in today’s conditions. The value of such drugs is determined by the rapid and prolonged biological action, which is not accompanied by abrupt changes in homeostasis and pronounced side effects, which are characteristic of most pharmacological drugs of synthetic origin. In the context of a limited range of domestic antimicrobial and antifungal veterinary drugs on the national pharmaceutical market, one of the directions for solving this problem is the search, study, research, and development of drugs with antimicrobial and antifungal activity. The aim of this work was to study the mutagenic effects with the prediction of carcinogenicity of 4-((5-decylthio)-4-methyl-4-H-1,2,4-triazole-3-yl)methyl)morpholine with the prospect of further creation of new dosage forms for the treatment fungal pathologies of the skin. Materials and methods. Staph was used to study the effect of 4-((5-decylthio)-4-methyl-4-H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methyl)morpholine in vitro Staphylococcus aureus, strain 209, its UV-2, UV-3 mutants and primary cell cultures. Accounting for gene mutations of microorganisms in the system of metabolic activation (Ames test) was carried out according to the method of L. M. Fonshtein in accordance with the requirements of “Methodological recommendations for assessing the mutagenic properties of new medicinal products” (Kyiv, 1996), supplemented by the methodology according to the recommendations of “Preclinical research of veterinary medicinal products” (edited by I. Ya. Kotsiumbas). Results. The results of studying the activity of 4-((5-decylthio)-4-methyl-4-H-1,2,4-triazole-3-yl)methyl)morpholine on a model of culture of tumor ascetic cells showed that at concentrations of 1.4 mg/ml, 0.8 mg/ml, 0.3 mg/ml, 0.015 mg/ml it was led to the regression of tumor cells of Ehrlich’s carcinoma and C-37 sarcoma. In experiments with the Nk/L y strain, the same concentrations of 4-((5-decylthio)-4-methyl-4-H-1,2,4-triazole-3-yl)methyl)morpholine significantly slowed down cell growth. The results of the studies indicate a pronounced cytogenetic effect of thiophosfamide and sarcolysin, which suggests their metabolic activation in the body, as evidenced by a pronounced aberration of chromosomes. When comparing the cytogenetic effect of equimolar concentrations, the absence of cytogenetic activity of 4-((5-decylthio)-4-methyl-4-H-1,2,4-triazole-3-yl)methyl)morpholine was revealed. Conclusions. The positive results of studying the specific activity of 4-((5-decylthio)-4-methyl-4-Н-1,2,4-triazole-3-yl)methyl)morpholine in experiments in vitro were obtained which indicates the expediency of its extensive study in experimental animal tumors. In addition, according to these studies, no mutagenic effect was found at the doses that were used to predict carcinogenicity. Thus, it can be concluded that there is no cytogenetic effect.

Synthetic biologically active compounds are the active pharmaceutical ingredients of various dosage forms that are widely used in both human and veterinary medicine. Nowadays the development of new effective antimicrobial and antifungal drugs remains a actual problem. This fact has a reasoned explanation in connection with the increase in infectious diseases of microbial and fungal etiology and the ever-growing resistance of microorganisms and fungi to various drugs. The aim of this research was to develop and validate a new spectrophotometric method for the quantitative determination of 4-((5-(decylthio)-4-methyl-4-H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methyl)morpholine in 7% ointment by intrinsic absorption. At the stage of development of the quantitative determination method, the solvent was selected based on the solubility of the active substance. According to the data provided, 4-((5-(decylthio)-4-methyl-4-H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methyl)morpholine is insoluble in water, but soluble in ethanol, methanol, isopropanol, dioxane, and dimethyl sulfoxide. Ethanol was chosen as the most accessible and less toxic solvent for the development of this method. Studied 4-((5-(decylthio)-4-methyl-4-H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methyl)morpholine dissolved in ethanol is introduced into the ointment base as a solution. The quantitative content of substances subject to chemical control in soft dosage forms should be between 90% and 110% of the nominal content. On this basis, the maximum permitted analytical uncertainty can be determined, which is 3.20. During the procedure the main validation characteristics were determined, such as: linearity, precision, accuracy and robustness. Thus, a new sensitive, economical and easy-to-use spectrophotometric method for the quantitative determination of 4-((5-(decylthio)-4-methyl-4-H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methyl)morpholine in a soft dosage form for external use (7% ointment) by the intrinsic absorption method was developed. According to the main validation characteristics (linearity, precision, accuracy and robustness), the proposed method is valid and meets the requirements of the State Pharmacopoeia of Ukraine.