Screening of medicinal plant extracts as novel DNA gyrase inhibitors

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Oyardı Ö., Özçelik B., Caliskan U. K., Demir S., Ark M.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, cilt.22, sa.1, ss.211-219, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.56042/ijtk.v22i1.45566
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.211-219
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anti-dermatophytic activity, Anti-Mycobacterium activity, Antimicrobial activity, Aromatic medicinal plants, Cytotoxicity, DNA gyrase inhibition
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Bioactivities of a number of medicinal plants; Alkanna tinctoria (L.) Tausch, Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn., Calamintha nepeta Willk. and C. nepeta, Centaurea iberica Trevir. ex Spreng., Citrus paradisi Macfad., C. paradisi, Citrus sinensis (L.) spicata L., T. spicata (n: 20), which are used for the prevention and treatment of diverse diseases, were investigated. The antimicrobial activities of extracts were evaluated using broth microdilution assay. The cytotoxicities of extracts were investigated on HeLa cell line by MTT assay. Statistical analysis was performed using GraphPad Prism (5.0). The effects of the extracts, which have the highest antimicrobial activity, on the Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus DNA gyrase gene expression were determined by using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The MICs (& mu;g/ml) of extracts were determined as 32-64, 2-128, 8-128,1-128, 4-128 against Gram-positive, Gram-negative bacteria, yeasts, dermatophytes, and Mycobacterium spp., respectively. No cytotoxicity has been observed in plant extracts tested. DNA gyrase activity was determined for T. capitatus-SFE (128 & mu;g/mL) and L. nobilis-Hx (128 & mu;g/mL) extracts according to the inhibition of DNA gyrase gene expression. Overall, T. capitatus-SFE and L. nobilis-Hx are good candidates for further antimicrobial studies.