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Various spectroscopic methods have inferred the complexes' shape and bonding type. The Schiff base and its metal complexes were examined for antibacterial activity against bacteria including\n                    <jats:italic>Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Bacillus cereus<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                    , as well as fungi such\n                    <jats:italic>as Fusarium oxysporum<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Aspergillus niger<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>Candida albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                    . The in vitro antimicrobial assay was conducted using the agar well diffusion method, minimum inhibition concentration (MIC), and minimum microbicidal concentration (MMC) tests. All prepared compounds demonstrated effective inhibition potential against the selected harmful fungi compared to their antibacterial activity. The antioxidant assay utilizing the DPPH method indicated that Mn(II), Cu(II), Co(II), and Ni(II) complexes were the most active compounds, showing DPPH radical scavenging activities of 76.2, 68.4, 65.3, and 60.1% inhibition, respectively. This study also evaluated the molecular docking performance and interaction mechanisms of the ligand and its metal complexes against three fungal targets:\n                    <jats:italic>C. albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                    (PDB ID 5V5Z),\n                    <jats:italic>A. niger<\/jats:italic>\n                    (PDB ID 3PL3), and\n                    <jats:italic>F. oxysporum<\/jats:italic>\n                    (PDB ID 1FN8). Docking scores (S), interaction energies, and refined RMSD values were calculated. Results revealed that complex (3) exhibited the strongest binding affinity against\n                    <jats:italic>C. albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                    (S\u2009=\u2009\u22129.28784), while complex (5) showed notable interactions with\n                    <jats:italic>F. oxysporum<\/jats:italic>\n                    . 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