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Abstract Title:

Effect of Quercetin Rich Onion Extracts on Bacterial Quorum Sensing.

Abstract Source:

Front Microbiol. 2019 ;10:867. Epub 2019 Apr 24. PMID: 31105665

Abstract Author(s):

B X V Quecan, J T C Santos, M L C Rivera, N M A Hassimotto, F A Almeida, U M Pinto

Article Affiliation:

B X V Quecan

Abstract:

Quorum sensing (QS) regulates bacterial gene expression and studies suggest quercetin, a flavonol found in onion, as a QS inhibitor. There are no studies showing the anti-QS activity of plants containing quercetin in its native glycosylated forms. This study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial and anti-QS potential of organic extracts of onion varieties and its representative phenolic compounds quercetin aglycone and quercetin 3-β-D-glucoside in the QS model bacteriaATCC 12472,PAO1, andMG1. Three phenolic extracts were obtained: red onion extract in methanol acidified with 2.5% acetic acid (RO-1), white onion extract in methanol (WO-1) and white onion extract in methanol ammonium (WO-2). Quercetin 4--glucoside and quercetin 3,4--diglucoside were identified as the predominant compounds in both onion varieties using HPLC-DAD and LC-ESI-MS/MS. However, quercetin aglycone, cyanidin 3--glucoside and quercetin glycoside were identified only in RO-1. The three extracts showed minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values equal to or above 125μg/ml of dried extract. Violacein production was significantly reduced by RO-1 and quercetin aglycone, but not by quercetin 3-β-D-glucoside. Motility inPAO1 was inhibited by RO-1, while WO-2 inhibitedMG1 motility only in high concentration. Quercetin aglycone and quercetin 3-β-D-glucoside were effective at inhibiting motility inPAO1 andMG1. Surprisingly, biofilm formation was not affected by any extracts or the quercetins tested at sub-MIC concentrations.studies suggested a better interaction and placement of quercetin aglycone in the structures of the CviR protein ofATCC 12472 than the glycosylated compound which corroborates the better inhibitory effect of the former over violacein production. On the other hand, the two quercetins were well placed in the AHLs binding pockets of the LasR protein ofPAO1. Overall onion extracts and quercetin presented antimicrobial activity, and interference on QS regulated production of violacein and swarming motility.

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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