When (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the main constituent of tea polyphenols, was kept in a neutral buffer, it decomposed rapidly to give theasinensin A as the major product. Theasinensin A suppressed the oxacillin resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In the presence of theasinensin A (3.5 × 10 - 5 M), the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of oxacillin decreased from 256 or 64 μg/mL to 4 μg/mL for the MRSA strains used. The presence of this compound (3.5 × 10 - 5 M) also decreased the MIC of other β-lactam (penicillin G, from 32 μg/mL to 0.125 - 0.5 μg/mL; ampicillin, from 16 - 32 μg/mL to 0.5 - 1 μg/mL) and aminoglycoside (streptomycin, from 4 - 16 μg/mL to 0.125 - 4 μg/mL) antibiotics for the MRSA strains.
茶多酚的主要成分
(-)-表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(EGCG)在中性缓冲液中迅速分解,生成的主要产物是
茶黄素 A。Theasinensin A 可抑制耐
甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌(MRSA)对奥沙西林的耐药性。在 Theasinensin A(3.5 × 10 - 5 M)的存在下,对于所用的 MRSA 菌株,奥沙西林的最小抑菌浓度(MICs)从 256 或 64 μg/mL 降至 4 μg/mL 。该化合物(3.5 × 10 - 5 M)的存在还降低了其他 δ-内酰胺类药物(
青霉素 G,从 32 δ¼g/mL 降至 0.125 - 0.5 μg/mL;
氨苄西林从 16 - 32 μg/mL降至 0.5 - 1 μg/mL)和
氨基糖苷类(
链霉素从 4 - 16 μg/mL降至 0.125 - 4 μg/mL)抗生素对 MRSA 菌株的 MIC。