TY - JOUR
T1 - Chalcone inhibitors of the NorA efflux pump in Staphylococcus aureus whole cells and enriched everted membrane vesicles
AU - Holler, Jes Gitz
AU - Slotved, Hans Christian
AU - Molgaard, Per
AU - Olsen, Carl Erik
AU - Christensen, Soren Brogger
PY - 2012/7/15
Y1 - 2012/7/15
N2 - A library of 117 chalcones was screened for efflux pump inhibitory (EPI) activity against NorA mediated ethidium bromide efflux. Five of the chalcones (5-7, 9, and 10) were active and two chalcones (9 and 10) were equipotent to reserpine with IC 50-values of 9.0 and 7.7 μM, respectively. Twenty chalcones were subsequently proved to be inhibitors of the NorA efflux pump in everted membrane vesicles. Compounds 5, 7, and 9 synergistically increased the effect of ciprofloxacin on Staphylococcus aureus. Our results suggest that chalcones might be developed into drugs for overcoming multidrug resistance based on efflux transporters of microorganisms.
AB - A library of 117 chalcones was screened for efflux pump inhibitory (EPI) activity against NorA mediated ethidium bromide efflux. Five of the chalcones (5-7, 9, and 10) were active and two chalcones (9 and 10) were equipotent to reserpine with IC 50-values of 9.0 and 7.7 μM, respectively. Twenty chalcones were subsequently proved to be inhibitors of the NorA efflux pump in everted membrane vesicles. Compounds 5, 7, and 9 synergistically increased the effect of ciprofloxacin on Staphylococcus aureus. Our results suggest that chalcones might be developed into drugs for overcoming multidrug resistance based on efflux transporters of microorganisms.
KW - Antibiotic resistance
KW - Antibiotics
KW - Chalcones
KW - MRSA
KW - Natural compounds
KW - Staphylococcus aureus
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U2 - 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.05.025
DO - 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.05.025
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22682300
AN - SCOPUS:84863220948
SN - 0968-0896
VL - 20
SP - 4514
EP - 4521
JO - Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
JF - Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
IS - 14
ER -