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NATURAL OCCURRING PHENOLIC DERIVATIVES FROM MAURITIA FLEXUOSA (BURITI) STEMS AND THEIR POTENTIAL ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY AGAINST METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA)
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Department of Science and Technology. State University of Bahia Southwest. Jequié, BA, Brazil.
Laboratory of Microbiology. Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro. Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
Ecology Laboratory and Plant Propagation. Department of General Biology. Estadual University of Montes Claros. Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.
Laboratory of Chemistry Bioactive Natural Products. René Rachou Institute. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Laboratory of Chemistry Bioactive Natural Products. René Rachou Institute. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Laboratory of Microbiology. Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro. Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
Laboratory of Chemistry Bioactive Natural Products. René Rachou Institute. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Laboratory of Microbiology. Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro. Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
Ecology Laboratory and Plant Propagation. Department of General Biology. Estadual University of Montes Claros. Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.
Laboratory of Chemistry Bioactive Natural Products. René Rachou Institute. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Laboratory of Chemistry Bioactive Natural Products. René Rachou Institute. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Laboratory of Microbiology. Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro. Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
Laboratory of Chemistry Bioactive Natural Products. René Rachou Institute. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Abstract
Mauritia flexuosa Linnaeus filius (buriti or aguage; Arecaceae) is a palm used by traditional medicine in Brazil to treat dysentery and diarrhea. Our group showed that the soluble dichloromethane (CH2 Cl2 ) fraction from EtOH extract from M. flexuosa stems inhibited the growth of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and it is rich in phenolic compounds. This study aimed to isolate new phenolic compounds from CH2 Cl2 fraction from M. flexuosa stems with in vitro antibacterial activity. The crude CH2 Cl2 fraction was fractionated by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) followed by semi-preparative RP-HPLC. The antibacterial activity was evaluated using the broth microdilution method against MSSA (ATCC 29213) and MRSA (clinical isolate 155). All compounds were also tested against Gram-negative (Escherichia coli; ATCC 35218) bacteria and two fungi species (Candida albicans; ATCC 14053 and Trichophyton rubrum; ATCC MYA 4438). The chemical structures of isolated compounds were determined by analysis and comparison with literature data of their NMR and HRMS spectra and optical activity. The chemical investigation yielded seven aromatic compounds, of which four, (2S,15S)-2,15-dimethyl-2,15-dioxa-1,8(1,4)-dibenzenacyclotetradecaphane (1), (2S,5S)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)hexane-2,5-diol (3), bruguierol E (4), and buritin (5) were previously unreported and three are known compounds identified as 6-(4'-hydroxyphenyl) hexan-2-one (2), (+)-(2R,3R)-dihydrokaempferol (6), and (+)-(2R)-naringenin (7). Compounds 1 and 7 showed antibacterial activity against MRSA and MSSA with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of between 62.5 and 31.3 μg/mL, respectively. Our preliminary findings support that CH2 Cl2 fraction from buriti, a typical species of flooded areas of Brazilian savanna, and its aromatic phenolic compounds are active against MSSA and MRSA contributing with understanding about the traditional use of this species.
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