Issue 49, 2016, Issue in Progress

Benzocyclohexane oxide derivatives and neolignans from Piper betle inhibit efflux-related resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract

This research seeks to address the problem of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by discovering synergistic antibacterial natural substances from traditional Chinese herbs using antibacterial bioassays. Six compounds, including three neolignans (−)-acuminatin (1), (−)-denudatin B (2), puberulin D (3), and three benzocyclohexane oxide derivatives ferrudiol (4), ellipeiopsol B (5) and zeylenol (6), were isolated and purified by silica gel and reverse-phase silica gel column chromatography, and the chemical structures were determined through NMR spectroscopy, MS, together with CD and calculated CD spectroscopic methods. Synergistic activity was determined using strain SA1199B, a strain that overexpresses the major S. aureus multidrug transporter, NorA. Compounds 1–6 showed synergistic activity combined with norfloxacin against SA1199B, with FICI values of 0.13, 0.25, 0.25, 0.52, 0.08 and 0.27 respectively. The synergistic effects of the benzocyclohexane oxide derivatives with norfloxacin were further demonstrated through strain growth kinetics experiments. In the mechanistic experiment, the compounds showed significant accumulation and/or inhibition effects for EtBr efflux in SA1199B. These active compounds showed no toxicity to HEK293T cells at a concentration of 100 μM in the cytotoxicity evaluation experiments. Combined with efflux pump inhibitors, classic antibiotics that are substrates for efflux pumps may yet play a role in the therapy of drug-resistant bacteria where a lower dose could result in improved safety.

Graphical abstract: Benzocyclohexane oxide derivatives and neolignans from Piper betle inhibit efflux-related resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Apr 2016
Accepted
26 Apr 2016
First published
27 Apr 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 43518-43525

Benzocyclohexane oxide derivatives and neolignans from Piper betle inhibit efflux-related resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Z. Sun, J. He, S. Wang, R. Ma, P. Khondkar, G. W. Kaatz, S. Gibbons and Q. Mu, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 43518 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA10199B

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