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Inhibition spectrum studies of microthecin and other anhydrofructose derivatives using selected strains of Gram‐positive and ‐negative bacteria, yeasts and moulds, and investigation of the cytotoxicity of microthecin to malignant blood cell lines
Author(s) -
Fiskesund R.,
Thomas L.V.,
Schobert M.,
Ernberg I.,
Lundt I.,
Yu S.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 1364-5072
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04035.x
Subject(s) - bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , antimicrobial , cell culture , gram negative bacteria , cytotoxicity , biology , gram positive bacteria , growth inhibition , in vitro , chemistry , biochemistry , escherichia coli , genetics , gene
Aims: To prepare 1,5‐anhydro‐ d ‐fructose (AF) derivatives, test their microbial inhibition spectrum, and to further examine the most effective AF derivative against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and malignant blood cell lines. Methods and Results: Microthecin and nine other AF derivatives were synthesized from AF. The 10 compounds were tested in vitro against Gram‐positive (GP) and Gram‐negative (GN) bacteria, yeasts and moulds using a well diffusion method and in a Bioscreen growth analyser. Of the test compounds, microthecin exhibited the most significant antibacterial activity at 100–2000 ppm against both GP and GN bacteria, including Ps. aeruginosa. Further tests with three malignant blood cell lines ( Mutu, Ramos, Raji ) and one normal cell line indicated that microthecin was a cell toxin, with a cell mortality >85% at 50 ppm. The other nine AF derivatives demonstrated low or no antimicrobial activity. Conclusions: Microthecin was active 100–2000 ppm against GP and GN bacteria including Ps. aeruginosa , but was inactive against yeasts and moulds. Microthecin was also a cytotoxin to some mammalian cell lines. Significance and Impact of the Study: Microthecin might have potential for development as a novel drug against Ps. aeruginosa and to target cancer cells. It might also be developed as a food processing aid to control bacterial growth.