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Yang X, Gao X, Ou J, Chen G, Ye L. Antimicrobial activity and mechanism of anti-MRSA of phloroglucinol derivatives. Daru 2024; 32:177-187. [PMID: 38246975 PMCID: PMC11087386 DOI: 10.1007/s40199-024-00503-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND In previous studies, authors have completed the total synthesis of several phloroglucinol natural products and synthesized a series of their derivatives, which were tested with good biological activities. OBJECTIVES To discover anti-MRSA lead compound and study their mechanism of action. METHODS Phloroglucinol derivatives were tested to investigate their activities against several gram-positive strains including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The mechanism study was conducted by determining extracellular potassium ion concentration, intracellular NADPH oxidase content, SOD activity, ROS amount in MRSA and MRSA survival rate under A5 treatment. The in vitro cytotoxicity test of A5 was conducted. RESULTS The activity of monocyclic compounds was stronger than that of bicyclic compounds, and compound A5 showed the best MIC value of 0.98 μg/mL and MBC value of 1.95 μg/mL, which were 4-8 times lower than that of vancomycin. The mechanism study of A5 showed that it achieved anti-MRSA effect through membrane damage, which is proved by increased concentration of extracellular potassium ion after A5 treatment. Another possible mechanism is the over ROS production induced cell death, which is suggested by observed alternation of several reactive oxygen species (ROS) related indicators including NADPH concentration, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, ROS content and bacterial survival rate after A5 treatment. The cytotoxicity results in vitro showed that A5 was basically non-toxic to cells. CONCLUSION Acylphloroglucinol derivative A5 showed good anti-MRSA activity, possibly via membrane damage and ROS-mediated oxidative stress mechanism. It deserves further exploration to be a potential lead for the development of new anti-MRSA agent.
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- Xianjing Yang
- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Bioactive Substances, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Amr K, Elissawy AM, Ibrahim N, Elnaggar MS, Fawzy IM, Singab ANB. Unveiling the Antimicrobial and Larvicidal Potential of Butyrolactones and Orsellinic Acid Derivatives from the Morus alba-derived Fungus Aspergillus terreus via Integrated In vitro and In silico Approaches. Chem Biodivers 2024; 21:e202301900. [PMID: 38282171 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202301900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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The emergence of multi-drug-resistant microbial strains spurred the search for antimicrobial agents; as a result, two distinct approaches were combined: four in vitro studies and four corresponding molecular docking investigations. Antituberculosis, anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (anti-MRSA), antifungal, and larvicidal activities of the crude extract, two fractions, and seven isolated compounds from Aspergillus terreus derived from Morus alba roots were explored. The isolated compounds (5 butyrolactones and 2 orsellinic acid derivatives) showed potent to moderate antitubercular activity with MIC values ranging from 1.95 to 62.5 μg/mL (compared to isoniazid, 0.24 μg/mL) and promising anti-MRSA potential with inhibition zone diameters ranging from 8 to 25 mm. Additionally, the in silico study proved that the isolated compounds bind to the two corresponding proteins' active sites with high to moderate -(C-Docker interaction energies) and stable interactions. The isolated compounds displayed antifungal activities against different fungal strains at diverse degrees of activity, among them compound (8"S,9")-dihydroxy-dihydrobutyrolactone I eliciting the best antifungal activity. Meanwhile, all isolated compounds, fractions, and the crude extract demonstrated extremely selective potent to moderate activity against Cryptococcus neoformans. The isolated five butyrolactone derivatives could develop potential mosquito larvicidal agents as a result of promising docking outcomes in the larval enzyme carboxylesterase.
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- Khadiga Amr
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street 1, 11566, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street 1, 11566, Cairo, Egypt
- Center of Drug Discovery Research and Development, Ain-Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street 1, 11566, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street 1, 11566, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street 1, 11566, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Future University in Egypt, Cairo, 12311, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street 1, 11566, Cairo, Egypt
- Center of Drug Discovery Research and Development, Ain-Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street 1, 11566, Cairo, Egypt
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Le Han H, Pham PTV, Kim SG, Chan SS, Khoo KS, Chew KW, Show PL, Tran TNT, Nguyen HTV, Nguyen PTD. Isolation and Characterization of Antimicrobial Peptides Isolated from Brevibacillus halotolerans 7WMA2 for the Activity Against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens. Mol Biotechnol 2023:10.1007/s12033-023-00963-0. [PMID: 38042757 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-023-00963-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023]
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Multidrug resistance to pathogens has posed a severe threat to public health. The threat could be addressed by antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) with broad-spectrum suppression. In this study, Brevibacillus halotolerans 7WMA2, isolated from marine sediment, produced AMPs against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The AMPs were precipitated by ammonium sulfate 30% (w/v) from culture broth and dialyzed by a 1 kDa membrane. Tryptone Soy Agar (TSA) was used for the cultivation and resulted in the largest bacteria-inhibiting zones under aerobic conditions at 25 °C, 48 h. An SDS-PAGE gel overlay test revealed that strain 7WMA2 could produce AMPs of 5-10 kDa and showed no degradation when held at 121 °C for 30 min at a wide pH 2-12 range. The AMPs did not cause toxicity to HeLa cells with concentrations up to 500 µg/mL while increasing the arbitrary unit up to eight times. The study showed that the AMPs produced were unique, with broad-spectrum antimicrobial ability.
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- Ho Le Han
- The University of Danang, University of Science and Technology, 54 Nguyen Luong Bang St., Danang, 550000, Viet Nam.
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- Biological Resource Center/Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup, 56212, Republic of Korea
- University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Institut Sains Biologi, Fakulti Sains, Universiti Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University, Shakhbout Bin Sultan St, Zone 1, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- The University of Danang, University of Technology and Education, 48 Cao Thang st, Danang, 550000, Viet Nam
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- The University of Danang, University of Technology and Education, 48 Cao Thang st, Danang, 550000, Viet Nam.
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Dai JK, Dan WJ, Cao YD, Gao JX, Wang JR, Wan JB. Discovery of new quaternized norharmane dimers as potential anti-MRSA agents. J Adv Res 2023:S2090-1232(23)00328-4. [PMID: 37931657 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2023.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-caused infections greatly threaten public health. The discovery of natural-product-based anti-MRSA agents for treating infectious diseases has become one of the current research focuses. OBJECTIVES This study aims to identify promising anti-MRSA agents with a clear mechanism based on natural norharmane modified by quaternization or dimerization. METHODS A total of 32 norharmane analogues were prepared and characterized. Their antibacterial activities and resistance development propensity were tested by the broth double-dilution method. Cell counting kit-8 and hemolysis experiments were used to assess their biosafety. The plasma stability, bactericidal mode, and biofilm disruption effects were examined by colony counting and crystal violet staining assays. Fluorescence microscopy, metabolomic analysis, docking simulation and spectra titration revealed its anti-MRSA mechanisms. The mouse skin infection model was used to investigate the in vivo efficacy. RESULTS Compound 5a was selected as a potential anti-MRSA agent, which exhibited potent anti-MRSA activity in vitro and in vivo, low cytotoxicity and hemolysis under an effective dose. Moreover, compound 5a showed good stability in 50% plasma, a low tendency of resistance development and capabilities to disrupt bacterial biofilms. The mechanism studies revealed that compound 5a could inhibit the biosynthesis of bacteria cell walls, damage the membrane, disturb energy metabolism and amino acid metabolism pathways, and interfere with protein synthesis and nucleic acid function. CONCLUSIONS These results suggested that compound 5a is a promising candidate for combating MRSA infections, providing valuable information for further exploiting a new generation of therapeutic antibiotics.
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- Jiang-Kun Dai
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR, China; School of Life Science and Technology, Weifang Medical University, Shandong, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Weifang Medical University, Shandong, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Weifang Medical University, Shandong, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Weifang Medical University, Shandong, China
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- College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR, China.
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Yang JL, Yuan HQ, Fu JH, Luo X, Bao GM. Facile one-precursor and one-pot synthesis of Girard's reagent T-based carbon dots for bacteria-resistant and anti-biofilm applications. Biomed Mater 2023. [PMID: 37307854 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/acddc3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Based on the promising development of carbon dots in antibacterial applications, Girard's Reagent T-based carbon dots (GRT-CDs) with a mean size of 2.41 nm and excellent antibacterial performance were synthesized through a one-step method. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of GRT-CDs was 200 μg/mL for both Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). The bacterial growth curves showed that the inhibitory effect of GRT-CDs on bacterial multiplication was strongly concentration-dependent. The bactericidal effect of GRT-CDs was further demonstrated by the large differences in bacterial fluorescence staining plots. Zetapotential measurements and Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images indicated that GRT-CDs formed complexes with bacteria, which affected the normal physiological activities of bacteria, causing their rupture and death. In addition, GRT-CDs efficiently inhibited biofilm formation and removed mature biofilms. Furthermore, GRT-CDs also exhibited a remarkable inhibitory activity on MRSA. Cytotoxicity experiments showed that GRT-CDs had good cytocompatibility and even promoted cell proliferation at low concentrations. Therefore, the GRT-CDs obtained from a one-precursor and one-pot synthesis show good prospects for antibacterial applications.
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- Jun-Lan Yang
- Jiangxi Agricultural University, Jiangxi, Nanchang, 330045, CHINA
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- Biological Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, No.28, Nanli Road, Hong-shan District, Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P. R. China, Wuhan, 430068, CHINA
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- Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, PR China., Nanchang, 330045, CHINA
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- Biological Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, PR China., Wuhan, 430068, CHINA
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- Biological Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, PR China., Wuhan, 430068, CHINA
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Martinet L, Naômé A, Rezende LCD, Tellatin D, Pignon B, Docquier JD, Sannio F, Baiwir D, Mazzucchelli G, Frédérich M, Rigali S. Lunaemycins, New Cyclic Hexapeptide Antibiotics from the Cave Moonmilk-Dweller Streptomyces lunaelactis MM109 T. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021114. [PMID: 36674628 PMCID: PMC9866976 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 01/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Streptomyces lunaelactis strains have been isolated from moonmilk deposits, which are calcium carbonate speleothems used for centuries in traditional medicine for their antimicrobial properties. Genome mining revealed that these strains are a remarkable example of a Streptomyces species with huge heterogeneity regarding their content in biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) for specialized metabolite production. BGC 28a is one of the cryptic BGCs that is only carried by a subgroup of S. lunaelactis strains for which in silico analysis predicted the production of nonribosomal peptide antibiotics containing the non-proteogenic amino acid piperazic acid (Piz). Comparative metabolomics of culture extracts of S. lunaelactis strains either holding or not holding BGC 28a combined with MS/MS-guided peptidogenomics and 1H/13C NMR allowed us to identify the cyclic hexapeptide with the amino acid sequence (D-Phe)-(L-HO-Ile)-(D-Piz)-(L-Piz)-(D-Piz)-(L-Piz), called lunaemycin A, as the main compound synthesized by BGC 28a. Molecular networking further identified 18 additional lunaemycins, with 14 of them having their structure elucidated by HRMS/MS. Antimicrobial assays demonstrated a significant bactericidal activity of lunaemycins against Gram-positive bacteria, including multi-drug resistant clinical isolates. Our work demonstrates how an accurate in silico analysis of a cryptic BGC can highly facilitate the identification, the structural elucidation, and the bioactivity of its associated specialized metabolites.
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- Loïc Martinet
- InBioS—Centre for Protein Engineering, Institut de Chimie B6a, University of Liège, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
- Hedera-22, Boulevard du Rectorat 27b, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
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- InBioS—Centre for Protein Engineering, Institut de Chimie B6a, University of Liège, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
- Hedera-22, Boulevard du Rectorat 27b, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
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- InBioS—Centre for Protein Engineering, Institut de Chimie B6a, University of Liège, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
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- InBioS—Centre for Protein Engineering, Institut de Chimie B6a, University of Liège, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
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- InBioS—Centre for Protein Engineering, Institut de Chimie B6a, University of Liège, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 16, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 16, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- GIGA Proteomics Facility, University of Liege, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, MolSys Research Unit, University of Liege, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Center of Interdisciplinary Research on Medicines (CIRM), University of Liege, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
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- InBioS—Centre for Protein Engineering, Institut de Chimie B6a, University of Liège, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
- Hedera-22, Boulevard du Rectorat 27b, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
- Correspondence:
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Shahin IG, Mohamed KO, Taher AT, Mayhoub AS, Kassab AE. The Anti-MRSA Activity of Phenylthiazoles: A Comprehensive Review. Curr Pharm Des 2022; 28:3469-3477. [PMID: 36424796 DOI: 10.2174/1381612829666221124112006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Antimicrobial resistance is an aggravating global issue therefore it has been under extensive research in an attempt to reduce the number of antibiotics that are constantly reported as obsolete jeopardizing the lives of millions worldwide. Thiazoles possess a reputation as one of the most diverse biologically active nuclei, and phenylthiazoles are no less exceptional with an assorted array of biological activities such as anthelmintic, insecticidal, antimicrobial, antibacterial, and antifungal activity. Recently phenyl thiazoles came under the spotlight as a scaffold having strong potential as an anti-MRSA lead compound. It is a prominent pharmacophore in designing and synthesizing new compounds with antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant bacteria such as MRSA, which is categorized as a serious threat pathogen, that exhibited concomitant resistance to most of the first-line antibiotics. MRSA has been associated with soft tissue and skin infections resulting in high death rates, rapid dissemination, and loss of millions of dollars of additional health care costs. In this brief review, we have focused on the advances of phenylthiazole derivatives as potential anti-MRSA from 2014 to 2021. The review encompasses the effect on biological activity due to combining this molecule with various synthetic pharmacophores. The physicochemical aspects were correlated with the pharmacokinetic properties of the reviewed compounds to reach a structure-activity relationship profile. Lead optimization of phenyl thiazole derivatives has additionally been outlined where the lipophilicity of the compounds was balanced with the metabolic stability and oral solubility to aid the researchers in medicinal chemistry, design, and synthesizing effective anti- MRSA phenylthiazoles in the future.
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- Inas G Shahin
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts, Giza 11787, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt.,Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, October 6 University, 6-October, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt.,University of Science and Technology, Nanoscience Program, Zewail City of Science and Technology, October Gardens, 6th October, Giza 12578, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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Shen Y, Bai X, Zhang Y, Gao Q, Bu X, Xu Y, Guo N. Evaluation of the Potential Probiotic Yeast Characteristics with Anti-MRSA Abilities. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins 2022; 14:727-740. [PMID: 35484324 DOI: 10.1007/s12602-022-09942-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a disreputable pathogenic bacterium that has been proven to colonize the intestinal tract. The goal of this study is to find anti-MRSA probiotic yeast from food and evaluate its probiotic characteristics and safety. Finally, 15 strains were isolated from fruit peel with anti-MRSA ability. Using DNA sequence analysis, they were identified as the genus Hanseniaspora (7 strains) and Starmerella (8 strains). Starmerella bacillaris CC-PT4 (CGMCC No. 23573) that was isolated from the grape peel has good auto-aggregation ability and hydrophobicity, and can tolerate 0.3% bile, pH 2, simulated gastric fluid (SGF), and simulated intestinal fluid (SIF). Strikingly, Starmerella bacillaris CC-PT4, like commercial probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745 (Florastor ®), can adapt to the temperature of the human body (37 ℃). After safety assessment, this strain is sensitive to amphotericin B and cannot produced β-hemolytic activities. Overall, this study provides a new candidate for probiotic yeast with anti-MRSA ability.
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- Yong Shen
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People's Republic of China.
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Zhao P, Liu H, Wu Q, Meng Q, Qu K, Yin X, Wang M, Zhao X, Qi J, Meng Y, Xia X, Zhang L. Investigation of chetomin as a lead compound and its biosynthetic pathway. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:3093-3102. [PMID: 35471617 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-11925-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Chaetomium fungi produce a diversity of bioactive compounds. Chaetomium cochliodes SD-280 possesses 91 secondary metabolite gene clusters and exhibits strong antibacterial activity. One of the active compounds responsible for that activity, chetomin, has a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) of 0.05 μg/mL (vancomycin: 0.625 μg/mL). This study demonstrated that the addition of glutathione (GSH) can enhance chetomin yield dramatically, increasing its production 15.43-fold. Following genome sequencing, cluster prediction, and transcriptome and proteome analyses of the fungus were carried out. Furthermore, a relatively complete chetomin biosynthetic gene cluster was proposed, and the coding sequences were acquired. In the cluster of GSH-treated cells, proteome analysis revealed two up-regulated proteins that are critical enzymes for chetomin biosynthesis. One of these enzymes, a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS), was heterologously expressed in Aspergillus nidulans, and one of its metabolites was determined to be an intermediate in the chetomin biosynthetic pathway. We present here, to our knowledge, the first experimental evidence that chetomin exhibits strong bioactivity against MRSA. Our work also provides extensive insights into the biosynthetic pathway of chetomin, in particular identifying two key enzymes (glutathione S-transferase (CheG) and NRPS (CheP)) that substantially up-regulate chetomin. These mechanistic insights into chetomin biosynthesis will provide the foundation for further investigation into the anti-pathogenic properties and applications of chetomin. KEY POINTS: • Chetomin exhibits strong anti-MRSA activity with MIC of 0.05 μg/mL. • Addition of glutathione improved the yield of chetomin by 15.43-fold. • CheG and CheP involved in the chetomin biosynthesis were revealed for the first time.
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- Peipei Zhao
- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, Shandong Province, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, Shandong Province, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, Shandong Province, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, Shandong Province, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, Shandong Province, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, Shandong Province, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, Shandong Province, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, Shandong Province, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, Shandong Province, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, Shandong Province, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, Shandong Province, China.
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, Shandong Province, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, and School of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), Shanghai, 200237, China.
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Zeng Q, Wang ZJ, Chen S, Wang H, Xie TZ, Xu XJ, Xiang ML, Chen YC, Luo XD. Phytochemical and anti-MRSA constituents of Zanthoxylum nitidum. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 148:112758. [PMID: 35240520 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.112758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Infectious diseases caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, pose a significant threat to humanity. Persistent and repeated invasive infection with MRSA led to higher morbidity and mortality, and required comprehensive measures in treatment and prevention. Zanthoxylum nitidum (Roxb.) DC. is used as detoxifying, analgesic, and hemostatic herbal medicine for thousands of years. Previously pharmacological studies showed that Z. nitidum had antibacterial bioactivity, but only the MIC of a few compounds, crude extracts, and fractions were reported. In our ongoing endeavor to explore bioactive compounds, two new coumarins, 6-(3-oxo-butyl)-limettin (1) and toddalin I (2), and 24 known compounds were isolated from the roots of Z. nitidum, in which two isoquinoline alkaloids, 6-acetonyl-dihydrofagaridine (16) and 6-acetonyl-dihydrochelerythrine (17) showed anti-MRSA bioactivity in vitro and in vivo. Both 16 and 17 showed synergistic action with ampicillin, which decreased the MIC significantly, and both compounds had a significant ability to destroy bacterial biofilm combined with ampicillin. The combined administration showed a strong scavenging effect on the planktonic bacteria in vitro and cleared skin infection effectively in the model of wound infection in vivo. Furthermore, compound 16 inhibited the efflux of the drug by combining with ampicillin or EtBr, resulting in the MIC decreased obviously. Our investigation supported the traditional use of Z. nitidum in treating infections caused by bacteria, and might provide new natural products to reduce the use of antibiotics and the treatment of drug-resistance bacteria.
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- Qi Zeng
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education; Yunnan Province Center for Research & Development of Natural Products; School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education; Yunnan Province Center for Research & Development of Natural Products; School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education; Yunnan Province Center for Research & Development of Natural Products; School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education; Yunnan Province Center for Research & Development of Natural Products; School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education; Yunnan Province Center for Research & Development of Natural Products; School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education; Yunnan Province Center for Research & Development of Natural Products; School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education; Yunnan Province Center for Research & Development of Natural Products; School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education; Yunnan Province Center for Research & Development of Natural Products; School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China.
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Poojary B, Kumar V, S P, Arunodaya HS, Chandra S, Ramu R, Patil SM, Baliga A, Rai VM, Vishwanatha U, Vishwanatha P, Shenoy SM. Potential Fluorinated Anti-MRSA thiazolidinone derivatives with antibacterial, antitubercular activity and molecular docking studies. Chem Biodivers 2021; 19:e202100532. [PMID: 34929067 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202100532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
MRSA infection is one of the alarming diseases in the current scenario. Identifying newer molecules to treat MRSA infection is of urgent need. In the present study, we have designed fluorinated thiazolidinone derivatives with various aryl/heteroaryl units at 5 th position of the thiazolidinone core as promising anti-MRSA agents. All the compounds were screened for antibacterial activity against four bacterial strains. Among the tested compounds, the halogenated compounds with simple arylidene ring, 5-(3-chloro-2-fluorobenzylidene)-2-(thiazol-2-ylamino)thiazol-4(5H)-one ( 4b) , 5-(4-chloro-2-fluorobenzylidene)-2-(thiazol-2-ylamino)thiazol-4(5H)-one ( 4c ), 5-(3-fluoro-4-methylbenzylidene)-2-(thiazol-2-ylamino)thiazol-4(5H)-one ( 4f ) and 5-(3,5-difluorobenzylidene)-2-(thiazo-2-ylamino)thiazol-4(5H)-one ( 4g) showed excellent activity with MIC 3.125-6.25 µg/mL against S. aureus and P. aeruginosa organism. Furthermore, these potent compounds were screened against MRSA strains, ESKAPE panel organism, and H37Rv mycobacterium strain. Compounds 4c (MIC 0.39 µg/mL), and 4f (MIC 0.39 and 0.79 µg/mL) displayed promising activity against MRSA strains (ATCC and clinical isolates, respectively). The most potent compounds, 4c and 4f eradicated the growth of bacterial colonies in a time-kill assay indicated that these are bactericidal in nature. The preliminary toxicity study of the potent molecules revealed that these compounds are non-hemolytic in nature as they did not induce lysis in human RBCs. In addition, the molecular docking and dynamics studies of compounds 4b , 4c , 4f and 4g were carried out on MurB protein of S. aureus (PDB code: 1HSK). Docking results demonstrated remarkable hydrogen bonding interaction with key amino acids ARG310, ASN83, GLY79 and π-π interactions with TYR149 which confirm the mode of action of the molecules.
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- Boja Poojary
- Mangalore University, Chemistry, Mangalagangothri, 574199, MANGALORE, INDIA
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- Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College Autonomous Ujire, Chemistry, Ujire, India, 574240, Ujire, INDIA
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- Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Microbiology, Udupi, India, 574240, Udupi, INDIA
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- PA College of Engineering, Biotechnology, Konaje, Konaje, INDIA
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- JSS University: JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Biotechnology, Mysuru, Mysuru, INDIA
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- JSS University: JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Biotechnology, mysuru, India, 574240, Mysuru, INDIA
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- KMC Mangalore: Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Microbiology, Mangalore, Mangalore, INDIA
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- Saint Aloysius College, Microbiology, Mangalore, Mangalore, INDIA
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- Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Microbiology, Udupi, Udupi, INDIA
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- Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College Autonomous Ujire, Chemistry, Ujire, Ujire, INDIA
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- Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Microbiology, Mangalore, Mangalore, INDIA
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Lv N, Kong Q, Zhang H, Li J. Discovery of novel Staphylococcus aureus penicillin binding protein 2a inhibitors by multistep virtual screening and biological evaluation. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2021; 41:128001. [PMID: 33811991 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2021.128001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a) is an essential protein involved in the resistance to β-lactam antibiotics acquired by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and is a potential antibacterial target. In the current study, we employed a strategy that combined virtual screening with biological evaluation to discover novel inhibitors of PBP2a. In this investigation, a hybrid virtual screening method, consisting of drug-likeness evaluation (Lipinski's Rule of Five and ADMET) and rigid (LibDock) and semi-flexible (CDOCKER) docking-based virtual screenings, was used for retrieving novel PBP2a inhibitors from commercially available chemical databases. 11 compounds were selected from the final hits and subsequently shifted to experimental studies. Among them, Hit 2, Hit 3, and Hit 10 exhibited excellent anti-MRSA ATCC 33591 activity and weak toxicity in vitro. The affinity of the three compounds to bind to PBP2a was further confirmed by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) experiments and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. An inter-complex interaction study showed that all hit compounds adapted well to the allosteric site of the PBP2a protein. In addition, Hit 2 (with best binding affinity to PBP2a, KD = 1.29 × 10-7 M) significantly inhibits proliferation of MRSA clinical isolates. Together, the 3 hit compounds, especially Hit 2, may be potential non-β-lactam antibiotics against MRSA and the work will provide clues for the future development of specific compounds that block the interaction of PBP2a with their targets.
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- Na Lv
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China.
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Jabila Mary TR, Kannan RR, Iniyan AM, Ramachandran D, Prakash Vincent SG. Cell wall distraction and biofilm inhibition of marine Streptomyces derived angucycline in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Microb Pathog 2020; 150:104712. [PMID: 33359358 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The emergence of life threatening antibiotic resistant pathogens and its associated mortality and morbidity necessitates many new antibiotics from diverse ecological habitats. Marine sponge associated microbes are promising to provide such antimicrobial compounds. In the present study, we report antibacterial and anti-biofilm potential of the angucycline antibiotic 8-O-metyltetrangomycin from Streptomyces sp. SBRK2 isolated from a marine sponge of Gulf of Mannar, Rameswaram, India. Our screening program to tackle methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) drug resistance from marine sponge associated actinobacteria yielded the bioactive strain SBRK2. Based on 16S rRNA gene phylogenetic analysis the isolate was found to closely related with Streptomyces longispororuber NBRC 13488T. In vitro production by agar plate fermentation, solvent based extraction, TLC, HPLC purification and LC-MS based de-replication revealed the bioactive compound as 8-O-metyltetrangomycin. The antibacterial minimum inhibitory concentrations against MRSA was identified as 2 μg/mL. Sub-inhibitory concentration of the compound 8-O-metyltetrangomycin reduced the biofilm formation of S. aureus ATCC25923 and increased the cell surface hydrophobicity index. Scanning electron microscopic observation of the sub-inhibitory concentration exposure revealed a wrinkled membrane surface and slight cellular damage shows the cell wall distracting property of the compound. Zebrafish embryo based toxicity assays exhibited 100 μg/mL of compound as maximal non-lethal concentration which had demonstrated the positive relationship in safety index. The angucycline compound 8-O-metyltetrangomycin could be a potential candidate for the development of anti-biofilm agents against drug resistant pathogens.
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- Thankaraj Rajam Jabila Mary
- Infectious Disease Biology Lab, Centre for Molecular and Nanomedical Sciences, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai, 600119, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Infectious Disease Biology Lab, Centre for Molecular and Nanomedical Sciences, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai, 600119, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Centre for Marine Science and Technology (CMST), Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Rajakkamangalam, Kanyakumari, 629502, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Infectious Disease Biology Lab, Centre for Molecular and Nanomedical Sciences, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai, 600119, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre for Marine Science and Technology (CMST), Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Rajakkamangalam, Kanyakumari, 629502, Tamil Nadu, India
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Masila VM, Ndakala AJ, Midiwo JO, Byamukama R, Kamau RW, Kumarihamy M, Muhammad I. Synthesis of a pyrrolidine derivative of a carvotacetone and monoterpenes for anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and anti-cryptococcal properties. Nat Prod Res 2020; 36:2321-2328. [PMID: 33103456 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2020.1833201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Monoterpene derivatives are of great biological relevance in the pharmaceutical industry. In the present study, pyrrolidine derivative of a carvotacetone, 3-O-benzylcarvotacetone (1), and selected monoterpenes (3-hydroxy-2-isopropyl-5-methyl-p-benzoquinone (3) and cis-piperitol (5)) were prepared to provide (R)-1-(4-(benzyloxy)-5-isopropyl-2-methylcyclohexa-1,3-dien-1-yl)-pyrrolidine (2), 2-isopropyl-5-methyl-3,6-dioxocyclohexa-1,4-dien-1-yl acetate (4), cis-3-hydroxypiperitone (6) and carvacrol (7). Structure of 2 was determined based on NMR and HRMS spectral data. Compound 4 exhibited activity against fungi Cryptococcus neoformans with an IC50 value of < 0.8 µg/mL. In addition, this compound 4 had an IC50 value of 14.97 µg/mL against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Previous to the current study, both compound 6 and 7 had been reported to have anti-microbial and anti-fungal activities.
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- Veronica M Masila
- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- National Centre for Natural Products Research, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Mississippi, MS, USA
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- National Centre for Natural Products Research, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Mississippi, MS, USA
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Song R, Wang Y, Wang M, Gao R, Yang T, Yang S, Yang CG, Jin Y, Zou S, Cai J, Fan R, He Q. Design and synthesis of novel desfluoroquinolone-aminopyrimidine hybrids as potent anti-MRSA agents with low hERG activity. Bioorg Chem 2020; 103:104176. [PMID: 32891858 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Despite the fact that the introduction of a fluorine atom at the C-6 position has resulted in the evolution of fluoroquinolones, fluoroquinolone-induced cardiac toxicity has drawn considerable attention. In this context, desfluoroquinolone-based hybrids with involvement of C-7 aminopyrimidine functional group were designed and synthesized. The biological results showed majority of these hybrids still demonstrated potent anti-MRSA activity with MIC values between 0.38 and 1.5 μg/mL, despite the lack of the typical C-6 fluorine atom. Particularly, the most active B14 exhibited activities at submicromolar concentrations against a panel of MRSA strains including vancomycin-intermediate strains, levofloxacin-resistant isolates, and linezolid-resistant isolates, etc. As expected, it also displayed highly selective toxicity toward bacterial cells and low hERG inhibition. Further resistance development study indicated MRSA is unlikely to acquire resistance against B14. The docking study revealed that two hydrogen bonds were formed between the C-7 substituent and the surrounding DNA bases, which might contribute to overcome resistance by reducing the dependence on the magnesium-water bridge interactions with topoisomerase IV. These results indicate a promising strategy for developing new antibiotic quinolones to combat multidrug resistance and cardiotoxicity.
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- Runzhe Song
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, United States
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, United States.
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200438, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200438, China.
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Shalaby MAW, Dokla EME, Serya RAT, Abouzid KAM. Penicillin binding protein 2a: An overview and a medicinal chemistry perspective. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 199:112312. [PMID: 32442851 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Antimicrobial resistance is an imminent threat worldwide. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the "superbug" family, manifesting resistance through the production of a penicillin binding protein, PBP2a, an enzyme that provides its transpeptidase activity to allow cell wall biosynthesis. PBP2a's low affinity to most β-lactams, confers resistance to MRSA against numerous members of this class of antibiotics. An Achilles' heel of MRSA, PBP2a represents a substantial target to design novel antibiotics to tackle MRSA threat via inhibition of the bacterial cell wall biosynthesis. In this review we bring into focus the PBP2a enzyme and examine the various aspects related to its role in conferring resistance to MRSA strains. Moreover, we discuss several antibiotics and antimicrobial agents designed to target PBP2a and their therapeutic potential to meet such a grave threat. In conclusion, we consider future perspectives for targeting MRSA infections.
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- Menna-Allah W Shalaby
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt.
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Rajasabapathy R, Ghadi SC, Manikandan B, Mohandass C, Surendran A, Dastager SG, Meena RM, James RA. Antimicrobial profiling of coral reef and sponge associated bacteria from southeast coast of India. Microb Pathog 2020; 141:103972. [PMID: 31923557 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.103972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Culturable bacteria associated with marine sponges and coral mucus (collected from Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay) were screened for their prospective antimicrobial compounds against 9 bacterial pathogens (Bacillus megaterium, B. cereus, Salmonella typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus vulgaris, Klebsillla pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii) and a fungal pathogen (Candida albicans). Of the 263 bacterial isolates obtained during this study, 52 isolates displayed antimicrobial activity against one or more pathogens. 16S rRNA gene sequencing revealed that these 52 strains affiliated to 14 genera from three phyla Proteobacteria, Firmicutes and Actinobacteria. Sponge associated bacterial strains F-04, I-23, I-33 and G-03 inhibited the growth of all the bacterial pathogens tested in this study and significantly the former 2 strains inhibited the growth of fungal pathogen also. Majority of the potential strains (88.4% out of 52 strains) inhibited the growth of Bacillus cereus. Interestingly, an actinomycete strain F-04 (isolated from sponge Orina sagittaria) inhibited the growth of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. In total, 10 volatile organic compounds were determined from the ethyl acetate and hexane extract of the strain F-04 using GC-MS. Overall, marine bacteria isolated during this study demonstrate the potential for the development of broad spectrum antibiotics.
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- Raju Rajasabapathy
- Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamilnadu, India; Department of Biotechnology, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, 403 206, Goa, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, 403 206, Goa, India
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- Biological Oceanography Division, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, 403004, Goa, India
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- Biological Oceanography Division, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, 403004, Goa, India; CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Lokhandwala Road, Four Bungalows, Andheri (West), Mumbai, 400 053, India
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- Biological Oceanography Division, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, 403004, Goa, India; Department of Marine Microbiology, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Kerala, 682506, India
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- NCIM Resource Center, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
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- Biological Oceanography Division, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, 403004, Goa, India
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- Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamilnadu, India.
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Vijayakumar S, Saravanakumar K, Malaikozhundan B, Divya M, Vaseeharan B, Durán-Lara EF, Wang MH. Biopolymer K-carrageenan wrapped ZnO nanoparticles as drug delivery vehicles for anti MRSA therapy. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 144:9-18. [PMID: 31821826 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Kappa-Carrageenan wrapped ZnO nanoparticles (KC-ZnO NPs) was synthesized, physico-chemically characterized and evaluated their biocompatibility and antimicrobial therapy against MRSA. XRD showed the highly crystalline and hexagonal phase structure of ZnO NPs. FETEM confirmed the spherical and hexagonal shaped particle with the mean size of 97.03 ± 9.05 nm. The synthesized KC-ZnO NPs exhibited significant antibacterial activity against MRSA. The biofilm growth of MRSA was greatly inhibited at 100 μg/ml as observed through live and dead cell assay. KC-ZnO NPs have shown invitro anti-inflammatory activity (82%) at 500 μg/ml. KC-ZnO NPs was non-toxic to NIH3T3 mouse embryonic fibroblasts cell lines. Further, no apoptotic and necrotic mediated death in NIH3T3 mouse embryonic fibroblasts cells were noticed by flow cytometric analysis. KC-ZnO NPs have good biocompatibility as recorded by the least hemolysis percentage (<3%) up to 100 μg/ml, which is much lesser than the acceptable limit. In addition, ecosafety analysis has shown that KC-ZnO NPs and kappa karrageenan (0-500 μg/ml) caused no mortality of A. salina after 48 h. However, bare zinc acetate has shown 35% mortality of A. salina after 48 h. The results conclude that KC-ZnO NPs could be a novel antibacterial therapy for the treatment of MRSA associated infectious.
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Xu D, Nepal KK, Chen J, Harmody D, Zhu H, McCarthy PJ, Wright AE, Wang G. Nocardiopsistins A-C: New angucyclines with anti-MRSA activity isolated from a marine sponge-derived Nocardiopsis sp. HB-J378. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2018; 3:246-251. [PMID: 30417139 PMCID: PMC6223224 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2018.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 10/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Marine natural products have become an increasingly important source of new drug leads during recent years. In an attempt to identify novel anti-microbial natural products by bioprospecting deep-sea Actinobacteria, three new angucyclines, nocardiopsistins A-C, were isolated from Nocardiopsis sp. strain HB-J378. Notably, the supplementation of the rare earth salt Lanthanum chloride (LaCl3) during fermentation of HB-J378 significantly increased the yield of these angucyclines. The structures of nocardiopsistins A-C were identified by 1D and 2D NMR and HR-MS data. Nocardiopsistins A-C have activity against MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) with MICs of 3.12–12.5 μg/mL; the potency of nocardiopsistin B is similar to that of the positive control, chloramphenicol. Bioinformatic analysis of the draft genome of HB-J378 identified a set of three core genes in a biosynthetic gene cluster that encode a typical aromatic or type II polyketide synthase (PKS) system, including ketoacyl:ACP synthase α-subunit (KSα), β-subunit (KSβ) and acyl carrier protein (ACP). The production of nocardiopsistins A-C was abolished when the three genes were knocked out, indicating their indispensable role in the production of nocardiopsistins.
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- Dongbo Xu
- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, 5600 US 1 North, Fort Pierce, FL, 34946, United States
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- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, 5600 US 1 North, Fort Pierce, FL, 34946, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, 741 South Limestone, Lexington, KY, 40536, United States
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- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, 5600 US 1 North, Fort Pierce, FL, 34946, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, 741 South Limestone, Lexington, KY, 40536, United States
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- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, 5600 US 1 North, Fort Pierce, FL, 34946, United States
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- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, 5600 US 1 North, Fort Pierce, FL, 34946, United States
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- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, 5600 US 1 North, Fort Pierce, FL, 34946, United States
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Hou L, Wang S, Huang H, Li H, Wang W, Li W. Generation of methylated violapyrones with improved anti-influenza A virus activity by heterologous expression of a type III PKS gene in a marine Streptomyces strain. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2018; 28:2865-8. [PMID: 30033162 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Heterologous expression of the type III polyketide synthase (PKS) gene vioA in marine-derived Streptomyces youssoufiensis OUC6819 led to production of six violapyrones (VLPs), including four novel compounds VLPs Q-T (1-4) and two known compounds VLPs B and I (5 and 6). The structures of 1-4 were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic analyses, including HR-ESIMS and 1D and 2D NMR data, demonstrating that 1-4 are novel VLPs which are methylated at 4-OH with their corresponding non-methylated counterparts to be VLP A, 5 and 6 and VLP C, respectively. Anti-influenza A [H1N1 (A/Virginia/ATCC1/2009) and H3N2 (A/Aichi/2/1968)] virus activity of compounds 1-6 as well as VLPs A and C were then evaluated using ribavirin as a positive control (IC50 = 66.7 and 99.6 μM). The results revealed that these VLPs showed considerable anti-H1N1 and anti-H3N2 activities with IC50 values of 30.6-132.4 μM and 45.3-150.0 μM, respectively. Notably, all the methylated VLPs displayed better anti-virus activity than their non-methylated counterparts, among which compound 3 (VLP S) exhibited the best activities. Interestingly, methylation at 4-OH has negative effect on the anti-MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) activity instead, with methylated VLPs displaying decreased (2) or abolished (3 and 4) activities in comparison with each of their non-methylated counterparts.
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Tan H, Liu H, Zhao L, Yuan Y, Li B, Jiang Y, Gong L, Qiu S. Structure-activity relationships and optimization of acyclic acylphloroglucinol analogues as novel antimicrobial agents. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 125:492-499. [PMID: 27689731 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.09.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Revised: 09/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a serious threat to global public health, because it exhibits resistance to existing antibiotics and therefore high rates of morbidity and mortality. In this study, twenty-one natural product-based acylphloroglucinol congeners were synthesized, which possessed different side chains. Antibacterial screening against MRSA strains revealed that acyl moiety tailoring is a prerequisite for the antibacterial activity. Moreover, the lipophilicity, rather than the magnitude of the hydrophobic acyl tail dominates variability in activity potency. Compound 11j was identified as a promising lead for the generation of new anti-MRSA drug development. It was discovered by optimization of the side chain length in light of the potency, the breadth of the antibacterial spectrum, the rate of bactericidal action, as well as the membrane selectivity. Compound 11j exerted profound in vitro antibacterial activity against the MRSA strain (JCSC 2172), and its MIC was 3-4 orders of magnitude lower than that of vancomycin. A preliminary mode of action study of compound 11j at the biophysical and morphology levels disclosed that the mechanism underlying its anti-MRSA activity included membrane depolarization and, to a lesser extent, membrane disruption and cell lysis.
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- Haibo Tan
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, People's Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou 510070, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, People's Republic of China.
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Simard F, Gauthier C, Legault J, Lavoie S, Mshvildadze V, Pichette A. Structure elucidation of anti-methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) flavonoids from balsam poplar buds. Bioorg Med Chem 2016; 24:4188-4198. [PMID: 27436809 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Revised: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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There is nowadays an urgent need for developing novel generations of antibiotic agents due to the increased resistance of pathogenic bacteria. As a rich reservoir of structurally diverse compounds, plant species hold promise in this regard. Within this framework, we isolated a unique series of antibacterial flavonoids, named balsacones N-U, featuring multiple cinnamyl chains on the flavan skeleton. The structures of these compounds, isolated as racemates, were determined using extensive 1D and 2D NMR analysis in tandem with HRMS. Balsacones N-U along with previously isolated balsacones A-M were evaluated for their antibacterial activity against clinical isolates of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Several of the tested balsacones were potent anti-MRSA agents showing MIC values in the low micromolar range. Structure-activity relationships study highlighted some important parameters involved in the antibacterial activity of balsacones such as the presence of cinnamyl and cinnamoyl chains at the C-3 and C-8 positions of the flavan skeleton, respectively. These results suggest that balsacones could represent a potential novel class of naturally occurring anti-MRSA agents.
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- François Simard
- Laboratoire LASEVE, Département des Sciences Fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 555, boul. de l'Université, Chicoutimi (Québec) G7H 2B1, Canada
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- Laboratoire LASEVE, Département des Sciences Fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 555, boul. de l'Université, Chicoutimi (Québec) G7H 2B1, Canada; INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Université du Québec, 531 boul. des Prairies, Laval (Québec) H7V 1B7, Canada
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- Laboratoire LASEVE, Département des Sciences Fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 555, boul. de l'Université, Chicoutimi (Québec) G7H 2B1, Canada
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- Laboratoire LASEVE, Département des Sciences Fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 555, boul. de l'Université, Chicoutimi (Québec) G7H 2B1, Canada
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- Laboratoire LASEVE, Département des Sciences Fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 555, boul. de l'Université, Chicoutimi (Québec) G7H 2B1, Canada
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- Laboratoire LASEVE, Département des Sciences Fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 555, boul. de l'Université, Chicoutimi (Québec) G7H 2B1, Canada.
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Huang P, Xie F, Ren B, Wang Q, Wang J, Wang Q, Abdel-Mageed WM, Liu M, Han J, Oyeleye A, Shen J, Song F, Dai H, Liu X, Zhang L. Anti-MRSA and anti-TB metabolites from marine-derived Verrucosispora sp. MS100047. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:7437-47. [PMID: 26975378 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7406-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Revised: 01/31/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Microbes belonging to the genus Verrucosispora possess significant chemical diversity and biological properties. They have attracted the interests of many researchers and are becoming promising resources in the marine natural product research field. A bioassay-guided isolation from the crude extract of Verrucosispora sp. strain MS100047, isolated from sediments collected from the South China Sea, has led to the identification of a new salicylic derivative, glycerol 1-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl benzoate (1), along with three known compounds, brevianamide F (2), abyssomicin B (3), and proximicin B (4). Compound 1 showed selective activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) value of 12.5 μg/mL. Brevianamide F (2), which was isolated from actinomycete for the first time, showed a good anti-BCG activity with a MIC value of 12.5 μg/mL that has not been reported previously in literatures. Proximicin B (4) showed significant anti-MRSA (MIC = 3.125 μg/mL), anti-BCG (MIC = 6.25 μg/mL), and anti-tuberculosis (TB) (MIC = 25 μg/mL) activities. This is the first report on the anti-tubercular activities of proximicins. In addition, Verrucosispora sp. strain MS100047 was found to harbor 18 putative secondary metabolite gene clusters based on genomic sequence analysis. These include the biosynthetic loci encoding polyketide synthase (PKS) and non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) consistent with abyssomicins and proximicins, respectively. The biosynthetic pathways of these isolated compounds have been proposed. These results indicate that MS100047 possesses a great potential as a source of active secondary metabolites.
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Zhou Z, Han N, Liu Z, Song Z, Wu P, Shao J, Zhang JM, Yin J. The antibacterial activity of syringopicroside, its metabolites and natural analogues from Syringae Folium. Fitoterapia 2016; 110:20-5. [PMID: 26912454 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2016.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Revised: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In the present study, the in vitro antibacterial activity of an effective fraction (ESF) from Syringae Folium (SF) on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was evaluated and then its in vivo activity was evaluated by using the MRSA-infected mouse peritonitis model. The ESF showed a significant in vitro and in vivo activity on decreasing the Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) and increasing the survival rate of mouse from 42.8% to 100%. Six iridoid glucosides (IGs) of ESF were characterized by UPLC-TOF-MS method and also isolated by column chromatography. Most of them showed in vitro anti MRSA activity. Syringopicroside (Sy), the major compound of IGs, was found to increase the survival rate from 42.8% to 92.8% of the MRSA-infected mouse, which revealed Sy is also the main active components of ESF. In order to know why the effect of oral administration of SF is better than its injections in clinic and the metabolites of Sy, seven metabolites of Sy were isolated from rat urine and identified on the basis of NMR and MS spectra. Most of metabolites possessed stronger in vitro anti-MRSA activity than that of Sy, which furtherly proved the clinical result.
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- Zhengyuan Zhou
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Zhang L, Addla D, Ponmani J, Wang A, Xie D, Wang YN, Zhang SL, Geng RX, Cai GX, Li S, Zhou CH. Discovery of membrane active benzimidazole quinolones-based topoisomerase inhibitors as potential DNA-binding antimicrobial agents. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 111:160-82. [PMID: 26871658 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.01.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Revised: 01/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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A series of novel benzimidazole quinolones as potential antimicrobial agents were designed and synthesized. Most of the prepared compounds exhibited good or even stronger antimicrobial activities in comparison with reference drugs. The most potent compound 15m was membrane active and did not trigger the development of resistance in bacteria. It not only inhibited the formation of biofilms but also disrupted the established Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli biofilms. It was able to inhibit the relaxation activity of E. coli topoisomerase IV at 10 μM concentration. Moreover, this compound also showed low toxicity against mammalian cells. Molecular modeling and experimental investigation of compound 15m with DNA suggested that this compound could effectively bind with DNA to form a steady 15m-DNA complex which might further block DNA replication to exert the powerful bioactivities.
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- Ling Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, Institute of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, Institute of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, Institute of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, Institute of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, Institute of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, Institute of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, Institute of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, Institute of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, Institute of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, Institute of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Choe H, Lee SH, Kim SG, Park DS, Nasir A, Kim KM. Complete genome of Pseudoalteromonas phenolica KCTC 12086(T) (= O-BC30(T)), a marine bacterium producing polybrominated aromatic compounds. J Biotechnol 2015; 218:23-4. [PMID: 26654937 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Pseudoalteromonas phenolica is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, flagellated, aerobic, antibiotic-producing bacterium that was isolated from seawater off Ogasawara Island, Japan. Here, we report the complete genome of P. phenolica KCTC 12086(T) (= O-BC30(T)), which consists of 4,868,993 bp (G+C content of 40.6%) with two chromosomes, 4168 protein-coding genes, 113 tRNAs and 9 rRNA operons. In addition, several genes related to phenolic anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus substances were detected in the genome suggesting that biosynthesis of industrially important polybrominated aromatic compounds could be better understood with the availability of genome data of P. phenolica.
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- Hanna Choe
- Microbial Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Microbial Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Department of Bioinformatics, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Microbial Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Microbial Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Microbial Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Department of Bioinformatics, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
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Zhao M, Kamada T, Takeuchi A, Nishioka H, Kuroda T, Takeuchi Y. Structure-activity relationship of indoloquinoline analogs anti-MRSA. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:5551-4. [PMID: 26522949 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.10.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Revised: 09/25/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Indolo[3,2-b]quinoline analogs (3a-3s), 4-(acridin-9-ylamino) phenol hydrochloride (4), benzofuro[3,2-b]quinoline (3t), indeno[1,2-b]quinolines (3u and 3v) have been synthesized. Those compounds were found to exhibit anti-bacterial activity towards Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (anti-MRSA activity). Structure-activity relationship studies were conducted that indoloquinoline ring, benzofuroquinoline ring and 4-aminophenol group are essential structure for anti-MRSA activity.
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- Min Zhao
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Kitaku-Tsushima-naka 1-1-1, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Kitaku-Tsushima-naka 1-1-1, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Kitaku-Tsushima-naka 1-1-1, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Kitaku-Tsushima-naka 1-1-1, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Kitaku-Tsushima-naka 1-1-1, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Kitaku-Tsushima-naka 1-1-1, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
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Labena A, Kabel KI, Farag RK. One-pot synthesize of dendritic hyperbranched PAMAM and assessment as a broad spectrum antimicrobial agent and anti-biofilm. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2015; 58:1150-9. [PMID: 26478415 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2015.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Revised: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Hyperbranched poly(amidoamine) (h-PAMAM) compound was synthesized from diethylene triamine and different moles percent of methyl acrylate using simple one-pot and commercial synthesis method. The synthesized h-PAMAM was provided with ester and amine terminations. Chemical structure of the synthesized h-PAMAM, with different terminations, was confirmed by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. In addition, the size and the distribution of the synthesized h-PAMAM were evaluated using Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) analysis. The molecular weights of the synthesized modified hyperbranched polymer, with different terminations, were measured using Gel-permeation chromatograph. The ill-structure of the h-PAMAM with different molar feed methyl acrylate:diethylene triamine (MA:DETA) ratios was designed as h-PAMAM-amine, h-PAMAM-ester and h-PAMAM-amine plus (sharing similar chemical and physical properties with well-defined poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers in generation 2, 2.5 or 3, respectively). Moreover, the synthesized compound expressed broad spectrum antimicrobial and anti-biofilms activity.
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- A Labena
- Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Processes Development Department, Biotechnology Laboratory, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Petroleum Applications Department, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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- Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Petroleum Applications Department, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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AIM To discover anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (anti-MRSA) microbial natural products or their derivatives. METHOD Azalomycin F5a (1) was prepared through fermentation of Streptomyces hygroscopicus var. azalomyceticus, and its derivatives were synthesized through hydrocarbylation in hydrocarbyl alcoholic-AcOH (4 : 1) and subsequent demalonylation with 2 mol·L(-1) KOH in MeOH-H2O (7 : 3). Their activities against MRSA ATCC 33592 and three clinical MRSA isolates were evaluated by the agar diffusion and broth microdilution methods. RESULTS Four demalonylazalomycin F5a derivatives 2 to 5 were synthesized. The anti-MRSA activity assay indicated that compounds 1 to 5 showed remarkable activity against MRSA, and their minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were respectively 3.0-4.0, 0.5-1.0, 0.67-1.0, 0.67-0.83, and 0.5-0.83 μg·mL(-1). CONCLUSION Azalomycin F5a and the demalonylazalomycin F5a derivatives 2-5 showed remarkable anti-MRSA activity, and the anti-MRSA activities of 2 to 5 were higher than that of 1, while the anti-MRSA activities of 2 to 5 showed no obvious differences. It was also shown that the malonyl monoester group of azalomycin F5a was less important for its anti-MRSA activity.
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- Gan-Jun Yuan
- College of Bioscience and Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.
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- School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- College of Bioscience and Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- College of Bioscience and Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- College of Bioscience and Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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