Isoflavonoids and Coumarins from Glycyrrhiza uralensis: Antibacterial Activity against Oral Pathogens and Conversion of Isoflavans into Isoflavan-Quinones during Purification

Journal of Natural Products
2011.0

Abstract

Phytochemical investigation of a supercritical fluid extract of Glycyrrhiza uralensis has led to the isolation of 20 known isoflavonoids and coumarins, and glycycarpan (7), a new pterocarpan. The presence of two isoflavan-quinones, licoriquinone A (8) and licoriquinone B (9), in a fraction subjected to gel filtration on Sephadex LH-20 is due to suspected metal-catalyzed oxidative degradation of licoricidin (1) and licorisoflavan A (2). The major compounds in the extract, as well as 8, were evaluated for their ability to inhibit the growth of several major oral pathogens. Compounds 1 and 2 showed the most potent antibacterial activities, causing a marked growth inhibition of the cariogenic species Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus at 10 μg/mL and the periodontopathogenic species Porphyromonas gingivalis (at 5 μg/mL) and Prevotella intermedia (at 5 μg/mL for 1 and 2.5 μg/mL for 2). Only 1 moderately inhibited growth of Fusobacterium nucleatum at the highest concentration tested (10 μg/mL).

Knowledge Graph

Similar Paper

Isoflavonoids and Coumarins from <i>Glycyrrhiza uralensis</i>: Antibacterial Activity against Oral Pathogens and Conversion of Isoflavans into Isoflavan-Quinones during Purification
Journal of Natural Products 2011.0
Pyrano-isoflavans from <i>Glycyrrhiza uralensis</i> with Antibacterial Activity against <i>Streptococcus mutans</i> and <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>
Journal of Natural Products 2014.0
Antibacterial Compounds from <i>Glycyrrhiza </i><i>u</i><i>ralensis</i>
Journal of Natural Products 2006.0
Bioactive Constituents of<i>Glycyrrhiza uralensis</i>(Licorice): Discovery of the Effective Components of a Traditional Herbal Medicine
Journal of Natural Products 2016.0
Phenolics with PPAR-γ ligand-Binding activity obtained from licorice ( Glycyrrhiza uralensis Roots) and ameliorative effects of glycyrin on genetically diabetic KK-A y mice
Bioorganic &amp; Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2003.0
Comparative Evaluation of Two Structurally Related Flavonoids, Isoliquiritigenin and Liquiritigenin, for Their Oral Infection Therapeutic Potential
Journal of Natural Products 2011.0
Antimicrobial Agents From Higher Plants. Antimicrobial Isoflavanoids and Related Substances From Glycyrrhiza glabra L. var. typica
Journal of Natural Products 1980.0
Uralsaponins M–Y, Antiviral Triterpenoid Saponins from the Roots of <i>Glycyrrhiza uralensis</i>
Journal of Natural Products 2014.0
Compounds from <i>Syzygium aromaticum</i> Possessing Growth Inhibitory Activity Against Oral Pathogens
Journal of Natural Products 1996.0
Prenylated Phenolic Compounds from the Aerial Parts of <i>Glycyrrhiza uralensis</i> as PTP1B and α-Glucosidase Inhibitors
Journal of Natural Products 2020.0