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KMID : 1161420100130051254
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Journal of Medicinal Food
2010 Volume.13 No. 5 p.1254 ~ p.1262
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Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activities of Illicium verum Against Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens
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Yang Jyh-Ferng
Yang Cheng-Hong
Chang Hsueh-Wei
Yang Cheng-San
Wang Shao-Ming
Hsieh Ming-Che
Chuang Li-Yeh
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Abstract
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In recent years, human pathogenic microorganisms have developed multiple drug resistance and caused serious nosocomial infections. In this study, we identified four new antimicrobial compounds from the Chinese herbal medicine Illicium verum and assessed their antibacterial efficacies. The supercritical CO2 and ethanol extracts of Illicium verum showed substantial antibacterial activity against 67 clinical drug-resistant isolates, including 27 Acinetobacter baumannii, 20 Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and 20 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The diethyl ether (EE) fraction obtained from partition extraction and supercritical CO2 extracts revealed an antibacterial activity with a minimum inhibitory concentration value of 0.15?0.70?mg/mL and 0.11?mg/mL, respectively. The EE fraction of I. verum showed synergetic effects with some commercial antibiotics. The antimicrobial mechanism was investigated with killing curves and scanning electron microscopy observation. The chemical components of the extracts were analyzed by spectrophotometry; (E)-anethole, anisyl acetone, anisyl alcohol, and anisyl aldehyde exhibited antibacterial activity against different clinical isolates. These extracts from I. verum can be further developed into antibiotic medicines due to their proven antibacterial activity.
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KEYWORD
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antibacterial activity, antibiotic-resistant pathogens, Chinese herbal medicines, Illicium verum, supercritical CO2 extraction
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