Antifungal Activity of Natural and Enzymatically-Modified Flavonoids
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Their Antioxidant and Enzyme Inhibitory Activities
antioxidants Article Semi-Continuous Subcritical Water Extraction of Flavonoids from Citrus unshiu Peel: Their Antioxidant and Enzyme Inhibitory Activities Dong-Shin Kim and Sang-Bin Lim * Department of Food Bioengineering, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] Received: 9 April 2020; Accepted: 24 April 2020; Published: 25 April 2020 Abstract: We extracted and hydrolyzed bioactive flavonoids from C. unshiu peel using subcritical water (SW) in a semi-continuous mode. The individual flavonoid yields, antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory activities of the SW extracts were analyzed. The extraction yields of hesperidin and narirutin increased with increasing temperature from 145 ◦C to 165 ◦C. Hydrothermal hydrolysis products (HHP), such as monoglucosides (hesperetin-7-O-glucoside and prunin) and aglycones (hesperetin and naringenin) were obtained in the SW extracts at temperatures above 160 ◦C. The sum of hesperidin and its HHP in the SW extracts was strongly correlated with antioxidant activities, whereas the contents of hesperetin and naringenin were strongly correlated with enzyme inhibitory activities. Hesperetin exhibited the highest antioxidant activities (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity, ferric-reducing antioxidant power, and oxygen radical absorbance capacity), whereas hesperetin-7-O-glucoside exhibited the highest enzyme inhibitory activities (angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) and pancreatic lipase (PL)). Naringenin exhibited the highest enzyme inhibitory activities (xanthine oxidase and α-glucosidase). PMFs (sinensetin, nobiletin, and tangeretin) also exhibited relatively high inhibitory activities against ACE and PL. This study confirms the potential of SW for extracting and hydrolyzing bioactive flavonoids from C. unshiu peel using an environmentally friendly solvent (water) and a shorter extraction time. -
The Phytochemistry of Cherokee Aromatic Medicinal Plants
medicines Review The Phytochemistry of Cherokee Aromatic Medicinal Plants William N. Setzer 1,2 1 Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA; [email protected]; Tel.: +1-256-824-6519 2 Aromatic Plant Research Center, 230 N 1200 E, Suite 102, Lehi, UT 84043, USA Received: 25 October 2018; Accepted: 8 November 2018; Published: 12 November 2018 Abstract: Background: Native Americans have had a rich ethnobotanical heritage for treating diseases, ailments, and injuries. Cherokee traditional medicine has provided numerous aromatic and medicinal plants that not only were used by the Cherokee people, but were also adopted for use by European settlers in North America. Methods: The aim of this review was to examine the Cherokee ethnobotanical literature and the published phytochemical investigations on Cherokee medicinal plants and to correlate phytochemical constituents with traditional uses and biological activities. Results: Several Cherokee medicinal plants are still in use today as herbal medicines, including, for example, yarrow (Achillea millefolium), black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa), American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius), and blue skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora). This review presents a summary of the traditional uses, phytochemical constituents, and biological activities of Cherokee aromatic and medicinal plants. Conclusions: The list is not complete, however, as there is still much work needed in phytochemical investigation and pharmacological evaluation of many traditional herbal medicines. Keywords: Cherokee; Native American; traditional herbal medicine; chemical constituents; pharmacology 1. Introduction Natural products have been an important source of medicinal agents throughout history and modern medicine continues to rely on traditional knowledge for treatment of human maladies [1]. Traditional medicines such as Traditional Chinese Medicine [2], Ayurvedic [3], and medicinal plants from Latin America [4] have proven to be rich resources of biologically active compounds and potential new drugs. -
(Piper Nigrum L.) Products Based on LC-MS/MS Analysis
molecules Article Nontargeted Metabolomics for Phenolic and Polyhydroxy Compounds Profile of Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Products Based on LC-MS/MS Analysis Fenglin Gu 1,2,3,*, Guiping Wu 1,2,3, Yiming Fang 1,2,3 and Hongying Zhu 1,2,3,* 1 Spice and Beverage Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Wanning 571533, China; [email protected] (G.W.); [email protected] (Y.F.) 2 National Center of Important Tropical Crops Engineering and Technology Research, Wanning 571533, China 3 Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources Utilization of Spice and Beverage Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wanning 571533, China * Correspondence: [email protected] (F.G.); [email protected] (H.Z.); Tel.: +86-898-6255-3687 (F.G.); +86-898-6255-6090 (H.Z.); Fax: +86-898-6256-1083 (F.G. & H.Z.) Received: 16 July 2018; Accepted: 7 August 2018; Published: 9 August 2018 Abstract: In the present study, nontargeted metabolomics was used to screen the phenolic and polyhydroxy compounds in pepper products. A total of 186 phenolic and polyhydroxy compounds, including anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, catechin derivatives, flavanones, flavones, flavonols, isoflavones and 3-O-p-coumaroyl quinic acid O-hexoside, quinic acid (polyhydroxy compounds), etc. For the selected 50 types of phenolic compound, except malvidin 3,5-diglucoside (malvin), 0 L-epicatechin and 4 -hydroxy-5,7-dimethoxyflavanone, other compound contents were present in high contents in freeze-dried pepper berries, and pinocembrin was relatively abundant in two kinds of pepper products. The score plots of principal component analysis indicated that the pepper samples can be classified into four groups on the basis of the type pepper processing. -
Survey of Phenolic Compounds Produced in Citrus
USDA ??:-Z7 S rveyof Phenolic United States Department of Agriculture C mpounds Produced IliIIiI Agricultural Research In Citrus Service Technical Bulletin Number 1856 December 1998 United States Department of Agriculture Survey of Phenolic Compounds Agricultural Produced in Citrus Research Service Mark Berhow, Brent Tisserat, Katherine Kanes, and Carl Vandercook Technical Bulletin Number 1856 December 1998 This research project was conducted at USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Fruit and Vegetable Chem istry laboratory, Pasadena, California, where Berhow was a research chemist, TIsserat was a research geneticist, Kanes was a research associate, and Vandercook, now retired, was a research chemist. Berhow and Tisserat now work at the USDA-ARS National Center for AgriCUltural Utilization Research, Peoria, Illinois, where Berhow is a research chemist and Tisserat is a research geneticist. Abstract Berhow, M., B. Tisserat, K. Kanes, and C. Vandercook. 1998. Survey of Mention of trade names or companies in this publication is solely for the Phenolic Compounds Produced in Citrus. U.S. Department ofAgriculture, purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommenda Agricultural Research Service, Technical Bulletin No. 1856, 158 pp. tion or endorsement by the U. S. Department ofAgriculture over others not mentioned. A survey of phenolic compounds, especially flavanones and flavone and flavonol compounds, using high pressure liquid chromatography was While supplies last, single copies of this publication may be obtained at no performed in Rutaceae, subfamily Aurantioideae, representing 5 genera, cost from- 35 species, and 114 cultivars. The average number of peaks, or phenolic USDA, ARS, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research compounds, occurring in citrus leaf, flavedo, albedo, and juice vesicles 1815 North University Street were 21, 17, 15, and 9.3, respectively. -
Studies on the Extraction and Characterization of Pectin and Bitter
Copyright is owned by the Author of the thesis. Permission is given for a copy to be downloaded by an individual for the purpose of research and private study only. The thesis may not be reproduced elsewhere without the permission of the Author. STUDIES ON THE EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF' PECTIN AND BITTER PRINCIPLES FROM NEW ZEALAND GRAPEFRUIT AND PHILIPPINE CALAMANSI A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the d egr ee of Master of Technology in Food Technology at Massey University MYRNA ORDONA NISPEROS 1981 ii ABSTRACT A study was conducted to determine the presence of bitter components in NZ grapefruit and Philippine ca.lamansi; describe the effect of maturity on the bitter components and other chemical constituents of grapefruit; reduce the bitterness of grapefruit juice by adsorption on polyvinylpyrrolidone; and to extract and characterize pectin from grapefruit peel. Naringin (995 ppm), narirutin (187 ppm), and limonoids (7.9 ppm) were detected in NZ grapefruit juice concentrate (27° Brix). Naringin was not detected in the calamansi juice, and limonin was detected at the level of 10.5 ppm in juice containing 5% crushed seeds. Maturation of the grapefruit caused an increase in pH from J.00 to J.50, an increase in total soluble solids from 10.8 to 14.4 with a decline to 13.5° Brix later in the season, a steady fall in acidity from 2.50 to 1.31 g citric acid/100 mL, and a continuous rise in the Brix/acid ratio from 4.2 to 10.J. Juice yield fluctuated throughout the season. -
Insecticidal and Antifungal Chemicals Produced by Plants
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Archive Ouverte en Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication Insecticidal and antifungal chemicals produced by plants: a review Isabelle Boulogne, Philippe Petit, Harry Ozier-Lafontaine, Lucienne Desfontaines, Gladys Loranger-Merciris To cite this version: Isabelle Boulogne, Philippe Petit, Harry Ozier-Lafontaine, Lucienne Desfontaines, Gladys Loranger- Merciris. Insecticidal and antifungal chemicals produced by plants: a review. Environmental Chem- istry Letters, Springer Verlag, 2012, 10 (4), pp.325 - 347. 10.1007/s10311-012-0359-1. hal-01767269 HAL Id: hal-01767269 https://hal-normandie-univ.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01767269 Submitted on 29 May 2020 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial| 4.0 International License Version définitive du manuscrit publié dans / Final version of the manuscript published in : Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2012, n°10(4), 325-347 The final publication is available at www.springerlink.com : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10311-012-0359-1 Insecticidal and antifungal chemicals produced by plants. A review Isabelle Boulogne 1,2* , Philippe Petit 3, Harry Ozier-Lafontaine 2, Lucienne Desfontaines 2, Gladys Loranger-Merciris 1,2 1 Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, UFR Sciences exactes et naturelles, Campus de Fouillole, F- 97157, Pointe-à-Pitre Cedex (Guadeloupe), France. -
United States Patent (10 ) Patent No.: US 10,538,797 B2 Thomsen Et Al
US010538797B2 United States Patent (10 ) Patent No.: US 10,538,797 B2 Thomsen et al. (45 ) Date of Patent : Jan. 21 , 2020 (54 ) METHOD FOR THE BIOTECHNOLOGICAL ( 56 ) References Cited PRODUCTION OF FLAVONE GLYCOSIDE DIHYDROCHALCONES U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 9,359,622 B2 * 6/2016 Hilmer C12Y 505/01006 (71 ) Applicant: SYMRISE AG , Holzminden (DE ) 2014/0045233 A1 * 2/2014 Hilmer C12Y 505/01006 435/148 ( 72 ) Inventors : Maren Thomsen , Greifswald (DE ) ; Jakob Ley , Holzminden ( DE ) ; Egon FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS Gross , Holzminden (DE ); Winfried Hinrichs , Greifswald (DE ) ; Uwe EP 2 692 729 A1 2/2014 Bornscheuer, Greifswald (DE ) OTHER PUBLICATIONS ( 73 ) Assignee : SYMRISE AG , Holzminden (DE ) Accession V9P0A9 . Mar. 19 , 2014. Alignment to SEQ ID No. 2 ( Year: 2014 ). * ( * ) Notice : Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this Accession V9P0A9 . Mar. 19 , 2014. Alignment to SEQ ID No. 4 ( Year: 2014 ). * patent is extended or adjusted under 35 Accession KF154734 . Dec. 31, 2013. Alignment to SEQ ID No. 1 . U.S.C. 154 ( b ) by 16 days . ( Year: 2013 ) . * Accession KF154734 . Dec. 31, 2013. Alignment to SEQ ID No. 3 . ( 21 ) Appl. No.: 15 /322,768 ( Year : 2013 ) . * Chica et al. Curr Opin Biotechnol . Aug. 2005; 16 ( 4 ): 378-84 . ( Year : 2005 ) . * ( 22 ) PCT Filed : Jun . 27 , 2015 Singh et al . Curr Protein Pept Sci. 2017 , 18 , 1-11 ( Year: 2017) . * Bornscheuer et al. Curr Protoc Protein Sci. Nov. 2011; Chapter PCT No .: PCT/ EP2015 / 064626 26 :Unit26.7 . ( Year: 2011 ). * ( 86 ) Gall et al, “ Enzymatische Umsetzung von Flavonoiden mit einer $ 371 ( c ) ( 1 ) , backteriellen Chalconisomerase und einer Enoatreduktase ,” Angewandte ( 2 ) Date : Apr. -
Improved Release and Metabolism of Flavonoids by Steered Fermentation Processes: a Review
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2014, 15, 19369-19388; doi:10.3390/ijms151119369 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Molecular Sciences ISSN 1422-0067 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms Review Improved Release and Metabolism of Flavonoids by Steered Fermentation Processes: A Review Nguyen Thai Huynh 1,2,3,4, John Van Camp 2, Guy Smagghe 3 and Katleen Raes 1,* 1 Department of Industrial Biological Sciences, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University—Campus Kortrijk, Graaf Karel de Goedelaan 5, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium; E-Mail: [email protected] 2 Department of Food Safety and Food Quality, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; E-Mail: [email protected] 3 Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; E-Mail: [email protected] 4 Faculty of Food Technology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Food Industry, 140 Le Trong Tan, Tay Thanh Ward, Tan Phu District, 700000 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: [email protected]; Tel.: +32-56-241-255; Fax: +32-56-241-224. External Editor: Antonio Segura-Carretero Received: 9 September 2014; in revised form: 16 October 2014 / Accepted: 20 October 2014 / Published: 24 October 2014 Abstract: This paper provides an overview on steered fermentation processes to release phenolic compounds from plant-based matrices, as well as on their potential application to convert phenolic compounds into unique metabolites. The ability of fermentation to improve the yield and to change the profile of phenolic compounds is mainly due to the release of bound phenolic compounds, as a consequence of the degradation of the cell wall structure by microbial enzymes produced during fermentation. -
S1 of S77 Supplementary Materials: Discovery of a New Class of Cathepsin Kinhibitors in Rhizoma Drynariaeas Potential Candidates for the Treatment of Osteoporosis
Int. J. Mol. Sci.2016, 17, 2116; doi:10.3390/ijms17122116 S1 of S77 Supplementary Materials: Discovery of a New Class of Cathepsin KInhibitors in Rhizoma Drynariaeas Potential Candidates for the Treatment of Osteoporosis Zuo-Cheng Qiu, Xiao-Li Dong, Yi Dai, Gao-Keng Xiao, Xin-Luan Wang, Ka-Chun Wong, Man-Sau Wong and Xin-Sheng Yao Table S1. Compounds identified from Drynariae rhizome (DR). No. Compound Name Chemical Structure 1 Naringin 5,7,3′,5′-Tetrahydroxy-flavanone 2 7-O-neohesperidoside 3 Narigenin-7-O-β-D-glucoside 5,7,3′,5′-Tetrahydroxy-flavanone 4 7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside 5 Naringenin 6 5,7,3′,5′-Tetrahydroxyflavanone 7 Kushennol F 8 Sophoraflavanone G 9 Kurarinone Int. J. Mol. Sci.2016, 17, 2116; doi:10.3390/ijms17122116 S2 of S77 Table S1. Cont. No. Compound Name Chemical Structure 10 Leachianone A 11 Luteolin-7-O-neohesperidoside 12 Luteolin-5-O-neohesperidoside 13 Kaempferol-7-O-α-L-arabinofuranoside 14 8-Prenylapigenin 15 Apigenine 16 Kaempferol-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside OH HO O 17 Astragalin O OH OH O O OH OH OH 18 3-O-β-D-Glucopyranoside-7-O-α-L-arabinofuranoside OH HO O HO O O 19 5,7-Dihydroxychromone-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside OH OH O Int. J. Mol. Sci.2016, 17, 2116; doi:10.3390/ijms17122116 S3 of S77 Table S1. Cont. No. Compound Name Chemical Structure 20 5,7-Dihydroxychromone-7-O-neohesperidoside Kaempferol 21 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside 22 Xanthohumol OH HO O 23 Epicatechin OH OH OH 24 (E)-4-O-β-D-Glucopyranosyl caffeic acid 25 β-D-Glucopyranosyl sinapoic acid 26 4-O-β-D-Glucopyranosyl ferulic acid 27 Trans-caffeic acid 28 4-O-β-D-Glucopyranosyl coumaric acid 29 Dihydrocaffeic acid methyl ester 30 Dihydrocaffeic acid 31 3,4-Dihydroxyl benzoic acid 32 4-O-D-Glucosyl vanillic acid Int. -
Selective Synthesis of Citrus Flavonoids Prunin and Naringenin Using Heterogeneized Biocatalyst on Graphene Oxide
1 Selective synthesis of citrus flavonoids prunin and naringenin using heterogeneized biocatalyst on graphene oxide Jose Miguel Carcellerd, Julián Paul Martínez Galána, Rubens Montib, Juliana Cristina Bassanb, Marco Filice b,c, Sara Iborra*d, Jihong Yue ,Avelino Corma*d aSchool of Nutrition and Dietetic, University of Antioquia CP 050010, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia. bDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista.CEP 14801-902, Araraquara, SP, Brazil c Department of Biocatalysis Institute of Catalysis (ICP-CSIC) Marie Curie 2 Cantoblanco Campus UAM 28049 Madrid Spain d Universitat Politécnica de Valencia, Institute of Chemical Technology (ITQ) - Valencia, Spain, Avenida Los Naranjos s/n 46022 eState key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis & Preparative Chemistry Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street Changchun 130012, P.R. China Keywords: supported naringinase, graphene oxide, naringin, prunin, naringenin Abstract The production of citrus flavonoids prunin and naringenin has been performed selectively through the enzyme hydrolysis of naringin, a flavonoid glycoside abundant in grapefruit wastes. To produce the monoglycoside flavonoid, prunin, the crude naringinase from Penicillium decumbens has been purified by a single purification step resulting in one enzyme with high -rhamnosidase activity. Both, crude and purified enzymes have been covalently immobilized on graphene oxide. The activity of the 2 immobilized enzymes at different pH and temperatures as well as the thermal stability were determined and compared with those exhibited by the free naringinases using specific substrates: p-nitrophenyl-β-D-glucoside (Glc-pNP) and p-nitrophenyl-alpha-L- rhamnopyranoside (Rha-pNP). The crude and purified naringinase supported on GO were tested in the hydrolysis of naringin giving naringenin and prunin respectively in excellent yields. -
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases List of Chemicals for Tinnitus
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases List of Chemicals for Tinnitus Chemical Activity Count (+)-ALPHA-VINIFERIN 1 (+)-AROMOLINE 1 (+)-BORNYL-ISOVALERATE 1 (+)-CATECHIN 1 (+)-EUDESMA-4(14),7(11)-DIENE-3-ONE 1 (+)-HERNANDEZINE 2 (+)-ISOLARICIRESINOL 1 (+)-NORTRACHELOGENIN 1 (+)-PSEUDOEPHEDRINE 1 (+)-SYRINGARESINOL-DI-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 1 (+)-T-CADINOL 1 (-)-16,17-DIHYDROXY-16BETA-KAURAN-19-OIC 1 (-)-ALPHA-BISABOLOL 1 (-)-ANABASINE 1 (-)-APOGLAZIOVINE 1 (-)-BETONICINE 1 (-)-BORNYL-CAFFEATE 1 (-)-BORNYL-FERULATE 1 (-)-BORNYL-P-COUMARATE 1 (-)-CANADINE 1 (-)-DICENTRINE 1 (-)-EPICATECHIN 2 (-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE 1 (1'S)-1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE 1 (E)-4-(3',4'-DIMETHOXYPHENYL)-BUT-3-EN-OL 1 1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-1,4,6-HEPTATRIEN-3-ONE 1 1,8-CINEOLE 4 Chemical Activity Count 1-ETHYL-BETA-CARBOLINE 2 10-ACETOXY-8-HYDROXY-9-ISOBUTYLOXY-6-METHOXYTHYMOL 1 10-DEHYDROGINGERDIONE 1 10-GINGERDIONE 1 12-(4'-METHOXYPHENYL)-DAURICINE 1 12-METHOXYDIHYDROCOSTULONIDE 1 13',II8-BIAPIGENIN 1 13-HYDROXYLUPANINE 1 13-OXYINGENOL-ESTER 1 16,17-DIHYDROXY-16BETA-KAURAN-19-OIC 1 16-HYDROXY-4,4,10,13-TETRAMETHYL-17-(4-METHYL-PENTYL)-HEXADECAHYDRO- 1 CYCLOPENTA[A]PHENANTHREN-3-ONE 16-HYDROXYINGENOL-ESTER 1 2'-O-GLYCOSYLVITEXIN 1 2-BETA,3BETA-27-TRIHYDROXYOLEAN-12-ENE-23,28-DICARBOXYLIC-ACID 1 2-METHYLBUT-3-ENE-2-OL 2 2-VINYL-4H-1,3-DITHIIN 1 20-DEOXYINGENOL-ESTER 1 22BETA-ESCIN 1 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL 2 3,3'-DIMETHYLELLAGIC-ACID 1 3,4-DIMETHOXYTOLUENE 2 3,4-METHYLENE-DIOXYCINNAMIC-ACID-BORNYL-ESTER 1 3,4-SECOTRITERPENE-ACID-20-EPI-KOETJAPIC-ACID -
Antibacterial Activity of Naringin Derivatives Against Pathogenic Strains G
Journal of Applied Microbiology ISSN 1364-5072 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Antibacterial activity of naringin derivatives against pathogenic strains G. Ce´ liz, M. Daz and M.C. Audisio Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Quı´mica (INIQUI-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Salta, Avenida Bolivia 5150, Salta, Argentina Keywords Abstract antibacterial activity, flavonoid esters, Listeria monocytogenes, Naringin, Staphylococcus Aims: To study the antimicrobial activity of naringin (NAR), a flavonoid aureus ATCC29213. extracted from citrus industry waste, and NAR derivatives [naringenin (NGE), prunin and alkyl prunin esters] against pathogenic bacteria such as L. monocyto- Correspondence genes, E. coli O157:H7 and S. aureus. The relationship between the structure of Gustavo Ce´ liz, INIQUI-CONICET, Universidad the chemical compounds and their antagonistic effect was also analysed. Nacional de Salta, Avenida Bolivia 5150, Methods and Results: The agar dilution technique and direct contact assaying A4408FVY Salta, Argentina. were applied. NGE, prunin and NAR showed no antimicrobial activity at a E-mail: [email protected] ) concentration of 0Æ25 mmol l 1. Similarly, fatty acids with a chain length 2011 ⁄ 0428: received 14 March 2011, revised between C2 and C18 showed no antimicrobial activity at the same concentra- 20 May 2011 and accepted 3 June 2011 tion. However, prunin-6¢¢-O-acyl esters presented high antibacterial activity, mainly against Gram-positive strains. This activity increased with increasing doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05070.x chain length (up to 10–12 carbon atoms). Alkyl prunin esters with 10–12 car- bon atoms diminished viability of L. monocytogenes by about 3 log orders and S. aureus by 6 log orders after 2 h of contact at 37°C and at a concentration of ) 0Æ25 mmol l 1.