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ArticleBMC microbiology2021

Aspergillus flavus originated pure compound as a potential antibacterial.

Saeed Ullah Khattak, Ghosia Lutfullah, Zafar Iqbal, Jamshaid Ahmad, Irshad Ur Rehman, Yanbin Shi, Saima Ikram

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Saeed Ullah KhattakCenter of Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan. Khattak@uop.edu.pk.
Ghosia LutfullahCenter of Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.
Zafar IqbalDepartment of Agricultural Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.
Jamshaid AhmadCenter of Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.
Irshad Ur RehmanCenter of Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.
Yanbin ShiSchool of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China.
Saima IkramCenter of Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.
University of Peshawar · PKLanzhou University · CNThe University of Agriculture, Peshawar · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PROBLEM

backgroundPenicillin was the first and most famous fungal secondary metabolite used as broad spectrum antibiotic that revolutionarised pharmaceutical research and also saved millions of lives. The over optimistic belief in 1967 that sufficient antibiotics had been discovered to defeat infectious diseases was quickly crashed with the appearance of multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria in 1990s. This has posed a serious threat to mankind. Although scientists are making efforts to synthesize and discover new antibiotics there are not enough new drugs in pharmaceutical pipeline to beat the pace at which MDR bacteria are emerging. In view of this there is an urgent and serious medical need for new bioactive compounds to be discovered to treat infections caused by MDR pathogens. The present study is aimed to investigate the antibacterial potential of Aspergillus flavus originated compounds that may act as drug leads to treat future infections. METHODOLOGY: Among the 6 isolated fungal strains from the rhizosphere of Mentha piperetta, one was processed for isolation of secondary metabolites on the basis of preliminary antibacterial testing. Observation of morphological and microscopic features helped in identification of the fungal strain as Aspergillus flavus. Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) medium was used for fungal growth while Czapec Yeast Broth (CYB) medium was used for production of fungal metabolites. Column chromatography technique was utilized for purification of compound from crude fungal extract and the mass of the compound was determined using Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LCMS) method. Structure elucidation of the pure compound was performed using 500 Varian Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) machine. Docking was performed using Glide SP algorithm. Agar well diffusion method was used to determine the invitro antibacterial potential of the compound against two MDR bacterial strains i.e. Staphylococcus aureus and Proteus vulgaris. For this a total of 4 dose concentrations i.e. (100, 250, 500, 1000 μg mL

resultsThe chemical name of the purified compound from A. flavus was determined as (2E)-3-[(3S, 4R)-8-hydroxy-3, 4-dimethyl-1-oxo-3, 4-dihydro-1H-2- benzopyran-7-yl] prop-2-enoic acid with the formula C

conclusionsThe pure compound with formula C

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAspergillus flavusDrug Resistance, BacterialMentha piperitaMicrobial Sensitivity TestsProteus vulgarisSecondary MetabolismSoil MicrobiologyStaphylococcus aureusAnti-Bacterial AgentsBioactive metaboliteIn-silicoLCMSMolecular dockingNMRProteus vulgarisStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID34798838
PMCPMC8605571
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