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In-vitro and In-silico Evaluation of Citrus Peel Flavonoids as Potential Antibacterial Agents against Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolated from Pneumonia Patients

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of bacterial pneumonia. The continuing global threat of antimicrobial resistance alongside pneumonia being one of the largest infectious diseases worldwide raises the urgent need of novel alternatives to antibiotics using molecular docking, and Citrus flavonoids are well-known antibacterial agents. Purpose: In-silico and in-vitro evaluation of the antibacterial activity of 29 flavonoid found Citrus peels to identify their activity against S. pneumoniae isolated from pneumonia patients and a reference strain. Methods: Conventional methods had been used to identify Streptococcus pneumoniae and determine its sensitivity to antibiotics. Well diffusion and microdilution methods were employed for the in-vitro evaluation. The in-silico study was done using two docking programs as modern approaches to identify activity to Toxin-Antitoxin complex (HicBA) as a possible target in S. pneumoniae. Results: Binding affinity using iGEMDOCK was lower for glycosidic flavonoids than their respective aglycones. Binding affinity using AutoDock Vina for Quercetin (-6.7 kcal/mole), Rutin (-7.1 kcal/mole) compared to Vancomycin (-6.4 kcal/mole), minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) range of the of 62.5-500 µg/ml compared to Rutin (-78->500 µg/ml). Conclusions: The docking study implied that HicBA may be a potential target for Citrus flavonoids. Rutin had milder effects on S. pneumoniae denoting that sugar moiety's role is limited. Quercetin may be a possible antibacterial agent for S. pneumoniae.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2023.185639.7427

Keywords

Quercetin, Rutin, well-diffusion, microdilution, AutoDock Vina, Toxin-antitoxin complex

Authors

First Name

Ghalia

Last Name

sabbagh

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M

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Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Quality Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Aleppo University, Syria

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ghaliaaa@hotmail.com

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Aleppo, Syria

Orcid

0000-0003-0773-6451

First Name

Priscella

Last Name

Awwad

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-

Affiliation

Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al Baath University, Syria

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prsstyle93@gmail.com

City

Homs

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0000-0002-5701-6295

First Name

Sulaf

Last Name

Alwassouf

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-

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Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al Baath University, Homs, Syria

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sulaf_alwassouf@yahoo.com

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Homs

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66

Article Issue

10

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43169

Issue Date

2023-10-01

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2023-01-07

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2023-10-01

Page Start

363

Page End

376

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0449-2285

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2357-0245

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297

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Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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In-vitro and In-silico Evaluation of Citrus Peel Flavonoids as Potential Antibacterial Agents against Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolated from Pneumonia Patients

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30 Dec 2024