Ursolic acid, an important bioactive compound, was isolated from ethanol extract of aerial parts of Sambucus australis. In order to develop bioactive ursolic acid derivatives, two semi-synthetic compounds were obtained through modification at C-3. The antibacterial activity of the ursolic acid and its derivatives was investigated. The microdilution method was used for determination of the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC), against twelve bacterial strains. The influence of ursolic acid and its derivatives on the susceptibility of some bacterial pathogens to the aminoglycosides antibiotics neomycin, amikacin, kanamycin and gentamicin was evaluated. The most representative synergistic effect was observed by 3β-formyloxy-urs-12-en-28-oic acid at the concentration of 64 μg/mL in combination with kanamycin against Escherichia coli (27), a multidrug-resistant clinical isolate from sputum, with reduction of MIC value from 128 μg/mL to 8 μg/mL. Ursolic acid and its derivatives were examined for their radical scavenger activity using the DPPH assay, and showed significant activity.
熊果酸是一种重要的
生物活性化合物,它是从三叶草(Sambucus australis)气生部分的
乙醇提取物中分离出来的。为了开发具有
生物活性的
熊果酸衍
生物,通过对 C-3 进行修饰,获得了两种半合成化合物。研究了
熊果酸及其衍
生物的抗菌活性。采用微量稀释法测定了对 12 种细菌菌株的最小抑菌浓度(MIC)。研究还评估了
熊果酸及其衍
生物对一些细菌病原体对
氨基糖苷类抗生素新霉素、
阿米卡星、
卡那霉素和
庆大霉素敏感性的影响。最具代表性的协同作用是 3β-formyloxy-urs-12-en-28-oic acid 与
卡那霉素(kanamycin)联用(浓度为 64 μg/mL)对大肠埃希菌(27)(一种从痰中分离出来的耐多种药物的临床菌株)的作用,其 MIC 值从 128 μg/mL 降至 8 μg/mL。
熊果酸及其衍
生物采用
DPPH 法检测其自由基清除剂活性,结果表明它们具有显著的活性。