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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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Orostachys japonicus ethyl acetate fraction suppresses MRSA biofilm formation
Jae-Hyeon Kim, Su-Yeon Han, Ji-Hye Kwon, Dong-Seok Lee
Department of Smart Foods and Drugs, Graduate School of Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Republic of Korea
Correspondence Address:
Dong-Seok Lee
Department of Smart Foods and Drugs, Graduate School of Inje University, Gimhae 50834
Republic of Korea
 Source of Support: This work was supported by the 2016 creative research program of
Inje University, Conflict of Interest: None  | 5 |
DOI: 10.4103/1995-7645.273573
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Objective: To investigate the effect of Orostachys (O.) japonicus, a perennial herbaceous plant of the Family Crassulaceae, on biofilm formed by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Methods: Powdered O. japonicus was extracted by 95% methanol, concentrated, and then, systematically fractionated with n-hexane, dichloromethane (DCM), ethyl acetate (EtOAc), n-butanol, and H2O according to polarity. Among them, the flavonoid-rich EtOAc fraction demonstrated the highest antibacterial activity and was used in this study. Using the biofilm inhibition assay, cell-surface attachment assay, confocal laser scanning microscopy, latex agglutination assay, and real time qRT-PCR, we examined whether the EtOAc fraction inhibited the formation of MRSA biofilm.
Results: The EtOAc fraction exhibited distinct activity against biofilm formation and cell-surface attachment of MRSA up to 1 mg/mL through down-regulating the expression of mecA gene and the production and agglutination of penicillin-binding protein 2a as solidly observed in biofilm inhibition assay, cell-suface attachment assay, confocal laser scanning microscopy, latex agglutination assay, and real time qRT-PCR analysis.
Conclusions: These results suggest that O. japonicus could be utilized as a potential resource for the development of new anti-biofilm formation of MRSA and antibacterial agents in the future.
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