Phenolic compounds of Iris adriatica and their antimycobacterial effects

Sandra Ochensberger, Fabian Alperth, Božena Mitić, Olaf Kunert, Stefanie Mayer, Maria Ferreira Mourão, Ivana Turek, Simon Vlad Luca, Krystyna Skalicka-Woźniak, Željan Maleš, Dario Hruševar, Ivan Duka, Franz Bucar

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)673-681
Number of pages9
JournalActa Pharmaceutica
Volume69
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Iris adriatica
  • MIC
  • Mycobacterium smegmatis
  • Radix Iridis
  • ethidium bromide
  • phenolic compounds
  • resistance modulation

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