Labdane Diterpenoids from <i>Salvia tingitana</i> Etl. Synergize with Clindamycin against Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

Quorum-sensing (QS) is a regulatory mechanism in bacterial communication, important for pathogenesis control. The search for small molecules active as quorum-sensing inhibitors (QSI) that can synergize with antibiotics is considered a good strategy to counteract the problem of antibiotic resistance....

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Autores principales: Valeria Iobbi, Paola Brun, Giulia Bernabé, Roméo Arago Dougué Kentsop, Giuliana Donadio, Barbara Ruffoni, Paola Fossa, Angela Bisio, Nunziatina De Tommasi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9a27fe9ae5644f3a8fce8919ad19f9d92021-11-11T18:38:17ZLabdane Diterpenoids from <i>Salvia tingitana</i> Etl. Synergize with Clindamycin against Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>10.3390/molecules262166811420-3049https://doaj.org/article/9a27fe9ae5644f3a8fce8919ad19f9d92021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/21/6681https://doaj.org/toc/1420-3049Quorum-sensing (QS) is a regulatory mechanism in bacterial communication, important for pathogenesis control. The search for small molecules active as quorum-sensing inhibitors (QSI) that can synergize with antibiotics is considered a good strategy to counteract the problem of antibiotic resistance. Here the antimicrobial labdane diterpenoids sclareol (<b>1</b>) and manool (<b>2</b>) extracted from <i>Salvia tingitana</i> were considered as potential QSI against methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. Only sclareol showed synergistic activity with clindamycin. The quantification of these compounds by LC–MS analysis in the organs and in the calli of <i>S. tingitana</i> showed that sclareol is most abundant in the flower spikes and is produced by calli, while manool is the major labdane of the roots, and is abundant also in the leaves. Other metabolites of the roots were abietane diterpenoids, common in <i>Salvia</i> species, and pentacyclic triterpenoids, bearing a γ-lactone moiety, previously undescribed in <i>Salvia</i>. Docking simulations suggested that <b>1</b> and <b>2</b> bind to key residues, involved in direct interactions with DNA. They may prevent accessory gene regulator A (AgrA) binding to DNA or AgrA activation upon phosphorylation, to suppress virulence factor expression. The antimicrobial activity of these two compounds probably achieves preventing upregulation of the accessory gene regulator (agr)-regulated genes.Valeria IobbiPaola BrunGiulia BernabéRoméo Arago Dougué KentsopGiuliana DonadioBarbara RuffoniPaola FossaAngela BisioNunziatina De TommasiMDPI AGarticlequorum sensing inhibitorssclareolmanool<i>Salvia tingitana</i>molecular dockingcallusOrganic chemistryQD241-441ENMolecules, Vol 26, Iss 6681, p 6681 (2021)
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topic quorum sensing inhibitors
sclareol
manool
<i>Salvia tingitana</i>
molecular docking
callus
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
spellingShingle quorum sensing inhibitors
sclareol
manool
<i>Salvia tingitana</i>
molecular docking
callus
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
Valeria Iobbi
Paola Brun
Giulia Bernabé
Roméo Arago Dougué Kentsop
Giuliana Donadio
Barbara Ruffoni
Paola Fossa
Angela Bisio
Nunziatina De Tommasi
Labdane Diterpenoids from <i>Salvia tingitana</i> Etl. Synergize with Clindamycin against Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
description Quorum-sensing (QS) is a regulatory mechanism in bacterial communication, important for pathogenesis control. The search for small molecules active as quorum-sensing inhibitors (QSI) that can synergize with antibiotics is considered a good strategy to counteract the problem of antibiotic resistance. Here the antimicrobial labdane diterpenoids sclareol (<b>1</b>) and manool (<b>2</b>) extracted from <i>Salvia tingitana</i> were considered as potential QSI against methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. Only sclareol showed synergistic activity with clindamycin. The quantification of these compounds by LC–MS analysis in the organs and in the calli of <i>S. tingitana</i> showed that sclareol is most abundant in the flower spikes and is produced by calli, while manool is the major labdane of the roots, and is abundant also in the leaves. Other metabolites of the roots were abietane diterpenoids, common in <i>Salvia</i> species, and pentacyclic triterpenoids, bearing a γ-lactone moiety, previously undescribed in <i>Salvia</i>. Docking simulations suggested that <b>1</b> and <b>2</b> bind to key residues, involved in direct interactions with DNA. They may prevent accessory gene regulator A (AgrA) binding to DNA or AgrA activation upon phosphorylation, to suppress virulence factor expression. The antimicrobial activity of these two compounds probably achieves preventing upregulation of the accessory gene regulator (agr)-regulated genes.
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author Valeria Iobbi
Paola Brun
Giulia Bernabé
Roméo Arago Dougué Kentsop
Giuliana Donadio
Barbara Ruffoni
Paola Fossa
Angela Bisio
Nunziatina De Tommasi
author_facet Valeria Iobbi
Paola Brun
Giulia Bernabé
Roméo Arago Dougué Kentsop
Giuliana Donadio
Barbara Ruffoni
Paola Fossa
Angela Bisio
Nunziatina De Tommasi
author_sort Valeria Iobbi
title Labdane Diterpenoids from <i>Salvia tingitana</i> Etl. Synergize with Clindamycin against Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
title_short Labdane Diterpenoids from <i>Salvia tingitana</i> Etl. Synergize with Clindamycin against Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
title_full Labdane Diterpenoids from <i>Salvia tingitana</i> Etl. Synergize with Clindamycin against Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
title_fullStr Labdane Diterpenoids from <i>Salvia tingitana</i> Etl. Synergize with Clindamycin against Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
title_full_unstemmed Labdane Diterpenoids from <i>Salvia tingitana</i> Etl. Synergize with Clindamycin against Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
title_sort labdane diterpenoids from <i>salvia tingitana</i> etl. synergize with clindamycin against methicillin-resistant <i>staphylococcus aureus</i>
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/9a27fe9ae5644f3a8fce8919ad19f9d9
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