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In Vitro synergistic interaction of 5-O-methylglovanon and ampicillin against ampicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22076775     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
5-O-methylglovanon (5-O-MG) is a bioactive compound that was first isolated and characterized from Glycosmis plants. In this study, we found that chemically synthesized 5-O-MG has antimicrobial ability against eleven clinical ampicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis isolates. The MICs of 5-O-MG against the S. aureus and S. epidermidis isolates were 12.5-50 μg/mL and 25-50 μg/mL, respectively. In combination with ampicillin, a synergistic interaction between 5-O-MG and ampicillin against the eleven resistant Staphylococcus isolates was observed, with fractional inhibitory concentration indices of 0.03-0125. Moreover, the anti-staphylococcal activity of 5-O-MG in combination with ampicillin was comparable with that of clavulanic acid in combination with ampicillin. The drug combination had no antagonistic effects when tested against any of the strains. Time-killing assays confirmed the synergy between 5-O-MG and ampicillin (p < 0.01). The combination of these two agents yielded greater than a 2 log(10) cfu/mL decrease in comparison with 5-O-MG or ampicillin alone. These findings suggest that 5-O-MG is a promising compound with the potential for future anti-staphylococcal drug development.
Authors:
Xuezhang Zhou; Fang Jia; Xiaoming Liu; Jinhui Yang; Yuyan Zhang; Yujiong Wang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-11-12
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of pharmacal research     Volume:  34     ISSN:  0253-6269     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Pharm. Res.     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-14     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8000036     Medline TA:  Arch Pharm Res     Country:  Korea (South)    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1751-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
College of Life Science, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750021, China.
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