scholarly journals Packaging Covered with Antiviral and Antibacterial Coatings Based on ZnO Nanoparticles Supplemented with Geraniol and Carvacrol

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 1717
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Mizielińska ◽  
Paweł Nawrotek ◽  
Xymena Stachurska ◽  
Magdalena Ordon ◽  
Artur Bartkowiak
Keyword(s):  
Synergistic Effect ◽  
Moderate Activity ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Human Pathogen ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Airborne Viruses ◽  
Respiratory Droplets ◽  
Active Substances ◽  
External Coating

The purpose of the study was to obtain an external coating based on nanoparticles of ZnO, carvacrol, and geraniol that could be active against viruses such as SARS-Co-V2. Additionally, the synergistic effect of the chosen substances in coatings was analyzed. The goal of the study was to measure the possible antibacterial activity of the coatings obtained. Testing antiviral activity with human pathogen viruses, such as SARS-Co-V2, requires immense safety measures. Bacteriophages such as phi 6 phage represent good surrogates for the study of airborne viruses. The results of the study indicated that the ZC1 and ZG1 coatings containing an increased amount of geraniol or carvacrol and a very small amount of nanoZnO were found to be active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. It is also important that a synergistic effect between these active substances was noted. This explains why polyethylene (PE) films covered with the ZC1 or ZG1 coatings (as internal coatings) were found to be the best packaging materials to extend the quality and freshness of food products. The same coatings may be used as the external coatings with antiviral properties. The ZC1 and ZG1 coatings showed moderate activity against the phi 6 phage that has been selected as a surrogate for viruses such as coronaviruses. It can be assumed that coatings ZG1 and ZC1 will also be active against SARS-CoV-2 that is transmitted via respiratory droplets.

scholarly journals Effect of disintegrates and metabolites of Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Saccharomyces boulardii on biofilms of antibiotic resistant conditionally pathogenic and pathogenic bacteria

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Y. Isayenko ◽  
O. V. Knysh ◽  
Y. M. Babych ◽  
T. N. Ryzhkova ◽  
G. I. Dyukareva
Keyword(s):  
Optical Density ◽  
Lactobacillus Rhamnosus ◽  
Saccharomyces Boulardii ◽  
Biologically Active Substances ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Antibiotic Resistant ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Active Substances

The work presented here is the first to examine the impact of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG ATCC 53103 and Saccharomyces boulardii metabolites obtained using the author`s method on the formation of biofilm forms of bacteria. The structural components of the probiotic microorganisms were obtained using the method of physical disintegration – low frequency ultrasound waves produced by a G3-109 generator. Metabolites were obtained by cultivating L. rhamnosus and S. boulardii in ultrasound disintegrates of lactobacteria and Saccharomycetes. The impact of biologically active substances on the formation of biofilm of Corynebacterium ulcerans tox+ 112, C. diphtheriae gravis tox+ 108, by antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa PR, Klebsiella pneumoniae PR, Lelliottia amnigena (Enterobacter amnigenus) PR and P. aeruginosa AТСС 27853 reference strain was studied using the spectrophotometric method. For the first time, we proved that L. rhamnosus GG and S. boulardii metabolites and combinations of metabolites of Saccharomycetes and lactobacteria, obtained by cultivating primary producers in their disintegrates, damage preformed 24-hour biofilms of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The representatives of Corynebacterium exhibited higher sensitivity to the filtrates of disintegrates and products of vital activity of lactobacteria and Saccharomycetes than gram-negative pathogens. High parameters of decrease in optical density of preformed biofilms of Corynebacterium and antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria were observed under the influence of combination of L. rhamnosus GG and S. boulardii metabolites (by 1.3–2.6 times). However, the largest reduction of the optical density of the formed biofilm of all studied strains was observed under the influence of metabolites of lactobacteria (by 1.5–5.3 times). Biologically active substances of L. rhamnosus GG and S. boulardii obtained using the author’s method can be used as candidate preparations which could have a strong influence on the process of the formation of the biofilms and preformed biofilms, and also as a preparations of substitution/addition of therapeutic prescription.

scholarly journals Novel Modifications of Nonribosomal Peptides from Brevibacillus laterosporus MG64 and Investigation of Their Mode of Action

2020 ◽  
Vol 86 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhibo Li ◽  
Reinder H. de Vries ◽  
Parichita Chakraborty ◽  
Chunxu Song ◽  
Xinghong Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Synergistic Effect ◽  
Mode Of Action ◽  
Nonribosomal Peptides ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Brevibacillus Laterosporus ◽  
Reductase Domain

ABSTRACT Nonribosomal peptides (NRPs) are a class of secondary metabolites usually produced by microorganisms. They are of paramount importance in different applications, including biocontrol and pharmacy. Brevibacillus spp. are a rich source of NRPs yet have received little attention. In this study, we characterize four novel bogorol variants (bogorols I to L, cationic linear lipopeptides) and four succilins (succilins I to L, containing a succinyl group that is attached to the Orn3/Lys3 in bogorols I to L) from the biocontrol strain Brevibacillus laterosporus MG64. Further investigation revealed that the bogorol family of peptides employs an adenylation pathway for lipoinitiation, different from the usual pattern, which is based on an external ligase and coenzyme A. Moreover, the formation of valinol was proven to be mediated by a terminal reductase domain and a reductase encoded by the bogI gene. Furthermore, succinylation, which is a novel type of modification in the family of bogorols, was discovered. Its occurrence requires a high concentration of the substrate (bogorols), but its responsible enzyme remains unknown. Bogorols display potent activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Investigation of their mode of action reveals that bogorols form pores in the cell membrane of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The combination of bogorols and relacidines, another class of NRPs produced by B. laterosporus MG64, displays a synergistic effect on different pathogens, suggesting the great potential of both peptides as well as their producer B. laterosporus MG64 for broad applications. Our study provides a further understanding of the bogorol family of peptides as well as their applications. IMPORTANCE NRPs form a class of secondary metabolites with biocontrol and pharmaceutical potential. This work describes the identification of novel bogorol variants and succinylated bogorols (namely, succilins) and further investigates their biosynthetic pathway and mode of action. Adenylation domain-mediated lipoinitiation of bogorols represents a novel pathway by which NRPs incorporate fatty acid tails. This pathway provides the possibility to engineer the lipid tail of NRPs without identifying a fatty acid coenzyme ligase, which is usually not present in the biosynthetic gene cluster. The terminal reductase domain (TD) and BogI-mediated valinol formation and their effect on the biological activity of bogorols are revealed. Succinylation, which is rarely reported in NRPs, was discovered in the bogorol family of peptides. We demonstrate that bogorols combat bacterial pathogens by forming pores in the cell membrane. We also report the synergistic effect of two natural products (relacidine B and bogorol K) produced by the same strain, which is relevant for competition for a niche.

scholarly journals Synergistic Effect of Propidium Iodide and Small Molecule Antibiotics with the Antimicrobial Peptide Dendrimer G3KL against Gram-Negative Bacteria

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (23) ◽  
pp. 5643
Author(s):  
Bee-Ha Gan ◽  
Xingguang Cai ◽  
Sacha Javor ◽  
Thilo Köhler ◽  
Jean-Louis Reymond
Keyword(s):  
Synergistic Effect ◽  
Propidium Iodide ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Resistant Bacteria ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Bacterial Killing ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Outer Membranes ◽  
New Antibiotics

There is an urgent need to develop new antibiotics against multidrug-resistant bacteria. Many antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are active against such bacteria and often act by destabilizing membranes, a mechanism that can also be used to permeabilize bacteria to other antibiotics, resulting in synergistic effects. We recently showed that G3KL, an AMP with a multibranched dendritic topology of the peptide chain, permeabilizes the inner and outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria including multidrug-resistant strains, leading to efficient bacterial killing. Here, we show that permeabilization of the outer and inner membranes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by G3KL, initially detected using the DNA-binding fluorogenic dye propidium iodide (PI), also leads to a synergistic effect between G3KL and PI in this bacterium. We also identify a synergistic effect between G3KL and six different antibiotics against the Gram-negative Klebsiella pneumoniae, against which G3KL is inactive.

scholarly journals Antimicrobial activity of the rhizomes of Curcuma zedoaria

1970 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Shahriar
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Ethyl Acetate ◽  
Moderate Activity ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Significant Activity ◽  
Curcuma Zedoaria ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Successive Extraction ◽  
Bacteria And Fungi ◽  
Academy Of Sciences

Successive extraction of the dried rhizomes of Curcuma zedoaria Rocs. provided n-hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts. The antimicrobial activity of the different extracts of Curcuma zedoaria was investigated at an initial dose of 500 μg/disc against gram positive, gram negative bacteria and fungi. The methanol extract of the herb showed significant activity against some tested gram negative bacteria. The ethyl acetate extract exhibited moderate activity while the n-hexane showed little activity against some gram negative bacteria.Key words: Curcuma zedoaria; Rhizomes; Antimicrobial activity DOI: 10.3329/jbas.v34i2.6867Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Vol. 34, No. 2, 201-203, 2010

Synergistic Activity of Phenolic Compounds of Some Plants Against Bacteria

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 102-110
Author(s):  
Roaa M. H. Shoker
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Synergistic Effect ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Total Concentration ◽  
Sesamum Indicum ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Synergistic Activity ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Phenolic Extracts

Medicinal plants produce great groups of secondary metabolites which are essential for medicine purpose, one of them phenolic compounds, antimicrobial activity of phenolic compounds which derivative from plants has been examined for several years. The phenolic extracts of Sesamum indicum and Pimpinella anisum seeds have antibacterial action against Gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli), (Acinetobacter baumannii), and (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) (Proteus mirabilis). The current findings show that the synergistic impact of phenolic extracts from S. indicum and P. anisum is active against a variety of pathogenic bacteria, and that the synergistic effect for two plants is more antibacterial than phenolic extracts from one plant.  The results indicated Gram- negative (P. aeruginosa) more effected by plants, than Gram-negative (S. aureus) which have the lower effects. The results of HPLC indicated Sesame (S. indicum) have total concentration of phenolic compounds was (1313.7 µg/ml) higher than total concentration of phenolic compounds of Anise (P. anisum) (220.991 µg/ml), and have varied types of phenolic compounds were Pyrogallol, Gallic acid, Rutin, Kaempferol, Cinnamaldehyde, Qurctin, Eugenol, Lignan with different concentration. From this study may be conclusion Synergistic effect for two plants have more antibacterial than phenolic extracts of one plant, and Sesame (S. indicum) have higher antimicrobial activity than Anise (P. anisum).

scholarly journals Syntheses, Characterization and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Some 1, 3, 5-Trisubustituted Pyrazole Derivatives

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1190-1195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vertika Gautam ◽  
Viney Chawla ◽  
Pankaj k. Sonar ◽  
Shailendra K. Saraf
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Moderate Activity ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Pyrazole Derivatives ◽  
Gram Positive ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Antimicrobial Evaluation

A series of 1, 3, 5-trisubustituted pyrazole derivatives were synthesized and screened for antimicrobial activity. The compounds(2j-o)were evaluated against two gram-positive and two gram-negative bacteria and one fungus, at concentrations of 10 µg/mL and 50 µg/mL. The compounds were founds to be inactive againstP. aeruginosaandA. nigerbut exhibited moderate activity againstB. subtilis, E. coliandS. aureus. It can be concluded that the newly synthesized compounds possess promising antimicrobial activity.

Development of benzimidazole-based derivatives as antimicrobial agents and their synergistic effect with colistin against gram-negative bacteria

2020 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
pp. 111850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eman M.E. Dokla ◽  
Nader S. Abutaleb ◽  
Sandra N. Milik ◽  
Daoyi Li ◽  
Karim El-Baz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synergistic Effect ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Gram Negative

scholarly journals Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Activity Evaluation of New Indole-Based Derivatives

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-2015
Author(s):  
Ahmed T. Sulaiman ◽  
Susan W. Sarsam
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Agents ◽  
Glacial Acetic Acid ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Moderate Activity ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Gram Positive ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Ft Ir

A new series of N-acyl hydrazones (4a-g) derived from indole-3-propionic acid (IPA) were synthesized. These N-acyl hydrazones were prepared by the reaction of 3-(1H-indol-3-yl) propane hydrazide and aldehyde in the existence of glacial acetic acid as a catalyst. 1HNMR and FT-IR analyses were used to identify the synthesized compounds and they were in vitro evaluated as antibacterial agents against six different types of microorganisms by using well diffusion method. All the tested N-acyl hydrazones (4a-g) displayed moderate activity against the Gram-negative E.coli, comparable to that of Amoxicillin. Some of the tested N-acyl hydrazones also exhibited intermediate activity against some of the examined Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. While no activity was exhibited by any of the examined compounds against the Gram-positive S. aureus.

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