Microporenic Acids A-G, Biofilm Inhibitors, and Antimicrobial Agents from the Basidiomycete Microporus Species

J Nat Prod. 2018 Apr 27;81(4):778-784. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00764. Epub 2018 Feb 28.

Abstract

The need for effective compounds to combat antimicrobial resistance and biofilms which play important roles in human infections continues to pose a major health challenge. Seven previously undescribed acyclic diterpenes linked to isocitric acid by an ether linkage, microporenic acids A-G (1-7), were isolated from the cultures of a hitherto undescribed species of the genus Microporus (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) originating from Kenya's Kakamega forest. Microporenic acids D and E (4 and 5) showed antimicrobial activity against a panel of Gram positive bacteria and a yeast, Candida tenuis. Moreover, microporenic acids A and B (1 and 2) demonstrated dose-dependent inhibition of biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus. Compound 1 further showed significant activity against Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus preformed biofilms.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Basidiomycota / chemistry*
  • Biofilms / drug effects*
  • Candida albicans / drug effects
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Kenya
  • Mice
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents