In the course of a structure-activity relationship study on berberrubine derivatives, a series of compounds bearing 9-O-acyl- (4 - 6) and 9-O-benzoyl- (7) substituents was synthesized with the expectation of increasing the antimicrobial activity. One of the berberrubine derivatives, 9-lauroylberberrubine chloride was the most active against Gram-positive bacteria Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Micrococcus luteus, Bacillus subtilis as well as the Gram-negative bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae in comparison to berberine, the currently used antibiotic in clinic. This result suggested that the presence of lipophilic substituents of certain structures and sizes might be crucial for the optimal antimicrobial activity.
在对
小檗碱衍
生物进行结构-活性关系研究的过程中,合成了一系列带有 9-O-酰基(4-6)和 9-O-苯甲酰基(7)取代基的化合物,以期提高其抗菌活性。与目前临床上使用的抗生素
小檗碱相比,
小檗碱衍
生物之一,9-月桂酰基
氯化
小檗碱对革兰氏阳性菌粪肠球菌、
金黄色葡萄球菌、表皮葡萄球菌、黄体小球菌、枯草杆菌以及革兰氏阴性菌肺炎克雷伯氏菌的活性最强。这一结果表明,某些结构和大小的亲脂取代基的存在可能是获得最佳抗菌活性的关键。