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KMID : 0848120080330040213
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International Journal of Oral Biology
2008 Volume.33 No. 4 p.213 ~ p.216
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Antimicrobial Activity of Continentalic Acid from Aralia cordata Against Enterococcus Strains
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Jeong Seung-Il
Kim Shin-Moo
Yoon Kui-Hyun
Kim Kang-Ju
Yun Yeon-Hee
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Abstract
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Continentalic acid (CA, (-)-pimara-8(14), 15-diene-19-oic acid) was isolated from the roots of Aralia cordata (Araliaceae) using bioassay-guided fractionation of a crude chloroform extract. The antibacterial activity of CA against Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus gallinarium was estimated by determining minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs). CA exhibited potent activity against standard vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and vancomycinsusceptible enterococci (VSE), with MICs and MBCs values between 4 and 8 μg/mL and 4 and 16 μg/mL, respectively. This compound exhibited potent activity against strains of VRE, which are highly resistant to clinically useful antibiotics. These findings suggest that continentalic acid may be useful in controlling enterococcal infection.
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KEYWORD
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Aralia cordata, continentalic acid, vancomycinresistant enterococci (VRE), minimum inhibitory concentrations, minimum bactericidal concentrations
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