Abstract
Little is known about the pharmacological activities of Iris adriatica (Iridaceae), a plant endemic to Dalmatia (Croatia). We therefore performed a bioassay-guided fractionation including high-performance counter current chromatography (HPCCC) and antibacterial tests using Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2 155. One obtained fraction was found to be antimycobacterially active with a MIC of 64 mg L-1. Furthermore, fractions were tested for resistance modulatory effects using ethidium bromide as substrate. We were able to identify the pure isoflavonic compounds irigenin and irilone and a fraction containing mainly benzophenone 2,4,6-trihydroxy-4-methoxy-benzophenone, responsible for the resistance-modulatory activity of this plant.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 673-681 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Acta Pharmaceutica |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Dec 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Iris adriatica
- MIC
- Mycobacterium smegmatis
- Radix Iridis
- ethidium bromide
- phenolic compounds
- resistance modulation