Issue 10, 2018

Structural optimization and antibacterial evaluation of rhodomyrtosone B analogues against MRSA strains

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are well-known as a significant global health challenge. In this study, twenty-two congeners of the natural antibiotic rhodomyrtosone B (RDSB) were synthesized with the aim of specifically enhancing the structural diversity through modifying the pendant acyl moiety. The structure–activity relationship study against various MRSA strains revealed that a suitable hydrophobic acyl tail in the phloroglucinol scaffold is a prerequisite for antibacterial activity. Notably, RDSB analogue 11k was identified as a promising lead compound with significant in vitro and in vivo antibacterial activities against a panel of hospital mortality-relevant MRSA strains. Moreover, compound 11k possessed other potent advantages, including breadth of the antibacterial spectrum, rapidity of bactericidal action, and excellent membrane selectivity. The mode of action study of compound 11k at the biophysical and morphology levels disclosed that 11k exerted its MRSA bactericidal action by membrane superpolarization resulting in cell lysis and membrane disruption. Collectively, the presented results indicate that the novel modified RDSB analogue 11k warrants further exploration as a promising candidate for the treatment of MRSA infections.

Graphical abstract: Structural optimization and antibacterial evaluation of rhodomyrtosone B analogues against MRSA strains

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
17 May 2018
Accepted
09 Aug 2018
First published
07 Sep 2018

Med. Chem. Commun., 2018,9, 1698-1707

Structural optimization and antibacterial evaluation of rhodomyrtosone B analogues against MRSA strains

L. Zhao, H. Liu, L. Huo, M. Wang, B. Yang, W. Zhang, Z. Xu, H. Tan and S. Qiu, Med. Chem. Commun., 2018, 9, 1698 DOI: 10.1039/C8MD00257F

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