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Potentiating Activity of (+)-Usnic Acid on EDTA and Sodium Azide Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus  

Lee, Young-Seob (Department of Herbal Crop Research, NIHHS, RDA)
Kim, Hye-Sung (Department of Oriental Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Wonkwang-Oriental Medicines Research Institute, Institute of Biotechnology, Wonkwang University)
Lee, Jae Won (Department of Herbal Crop Research, NIHHS, RDA)
Lee, Dae-Young (Department of Herbal Crop Research, NIHHS, RDA)
Kim, Geum-Soog (Department of Herbal Crop Research, NIHHS, RDA)
Kim, Hyoun-Wook (Animal Products Utilization Division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Noh, Geon-Min (Department of Agrofood Resources, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Lee, Seung Eun (Department of Herbal Crop Research, NIHHS, RDA)
Lee, Sun Ae (Department of Oriental Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Wonkwang-Oriental Medicines Research Institute, Institute of Biotechnology, Wonkwang University)
Song, Ok Hee (Department of Oriental Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Wonkwang-Oriental Medicines Research Institute, Institute of Biotechnology, Wonkwang University)
Kwon, Dong-Yeul (Department of Oriental Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Wonkwang-Oriental Medicines Research Institute, Institute of Biotechnology, Wonkwang University)
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Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy / v.47, no.2, 2016 , pp. 122-127 More about this Journal
Abstract
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) is a multidrug-resistant(MDR) strain. (+)-Usnic acid(UA) is uniquely found in lichens, and is especially abundant in genera such as Usnea and Cladonia. UA has antimicrobial activity against human and plant pathogens. Therefore, UA may be a good antibacterial drug candidate for clinical development. In search of a natural products capable of inhibiting this multidrug-resistant bacteria, we have investigated the antimicrobial activity of UA against 17 different strains of the bacterium. In this study, the effects of a combination of UA and permeable agents against MRSA were investigated. For the measurement of cell wall permeability, UA with concentration of Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid(EDTA) was used. In the other hand, Sodium azide($NaN_3$) was used as inhibitors of ATPase. Against the 17 strains, the minimum inhibitory concentrations(MICs) of UA were in the range of $7.81-31.25{\mu}g/ml$. EDTA or $NaN_3$ cooperation against MRSA showed synergistic activity on cell wall. UA and in combination with EDTA and $NaN_3$ could lead to the development of new combination antibiotics against MRSA infection.
Keywords
Usnic acid; Anti-bacterial; Herbal medicine; MRSA;
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