Abstract
A library of 14 minimally cytotoxic diterpenoid-like compounds (CC 50 > 70 μM on HepG2 human liver cells) was screened against Mycobacterium smegmatis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli to determine antimicrobial activity. Some compounds with a phenethyl alcohol (PE) core substituted with a β-cyclocitral derivative demonstrated anti-mycobacterial activity, with the most active being compound 1 (MIC = 23.4 mg/L, IC 50 = 0.6 mg/L). Lower activity was exhibited against S. aureus, while no activity was displayed against E. coli. Low cytotoxicity was re-confirmed on HepG2 cells and additionally on RAW 264.7 murine macrophages (SI for both cell lines > 38). The sub-lethal (IC 50 at 6 h) effect of compound 1 on M. smegmatis was examined through untargeted metabolomics and compared to untreated bacteria and bacteria treated with sub-lethal (IC 50 at 6 h) concentrations of the antituberculosis drugs ethambutol, isoniazid, kanamycin, and streptomycin. The study revealed that compound 1 acts differently from the reference antibiotics and that it significantly affects amino acid, nitrogen, nucleotides and folate-dependent one-carbon metabolism of M. smegmatis, giving some insights about the mode of action of this molecule. A future medicinal chemistry optimization of this new anti-mycobacterial core could lead to more potent molecules.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1444 |
Journal | Frontiers in Microbiology |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | JUN |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Jun 2019 |
Keywords
- terpenoids
- diterpenoids
- mycobacteria
- tuberculosis
- mycobacterium smegmatis
- untargeted metabolomics
- Tuberculosis
- Terpenoids
- Mycobacteria
- Mycobacterium smegmatis
- Diterpenoids
- Untargeted metabolomics
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