Phytochemistry 2015-02-01

Antibacterial compounds from Salvia adenophora Fernald (Lamiaceae).

Angela Bisio, Anna Maria Schito, Samad Nejad Ebrahimi, Matthias Hamburger, Giacomo Mele, Gabriella Piatti, Giovanni Romussi, Fabrizio Dal Piaz, Nunziatina De Tommasi

Index: Phytochemistry 110 , 120-32, (2015)

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Abstract

From the aerial parts of Salvia adenophora Fernald four derivatives of 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid (1-4) together with five clerodane diterpenoids (5, 6, 8-10), and one known diterpene (7) have been isolated. Compounds 1-6 and 8-10 are described for the first time. The structures were established by extensive 1D, 2D NMR and HRESI-TOFMS spectroscopic methods. Finally, the absolute configuration has been established by comparing of experimental and quantum chemical calculation of ECD spectra. Despite a total lack of antimicrobial activity of the plant extract, hinting to the existence of antagonistic interactions in the crude material, three oxylipins (2-4) displayed a promising inhibition on Gram-positive multidrug-resistant clinical strains including Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae and, particularly, Staphylococcus epidermidis, while the compounds 9 and 10 revealed a specific and strain-dependent activity against S. epidermidis. Interestingly, the inhibition provided by these compounds was independent of the resistance patterns of these pathogens to classic antibiotics. No action was reported on Gram-negative strains nor on Candida albicans. These results confirm that clerodanes and, particularly, prostaglandin-like compounds can be considered as interesting antimicrobial agents deserving further study. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.