title: Antimicrobial properties of berberines alkaloids in Coptis chinensis Franch by microcalorimetry.
abstract: The growth thermogenic curves of Escherichia coli (E. coli) affected by berberine, coptisine and palmatine were determined quantitatively by microcalorimetry. The power-time curves of E. coli with and without the three berberines alkaloids (BA) were acquired, meanwhile the extent and duration of inhibitory effects on the metabolism were evaluated by growth rate constant (k), half-inhibitory ratio (IC50), peak time of maximum heat-output power (tp), total heat-production (Qt) and so on. The inhibitory effects of BA on E. coli revealed that the sequence of their antimicrobial activity was berberine > coptisine > palmatine. The functional groups methylenedioxy at C2 and C3 on phenyl ring improve antimicrobial activity more remarkably than methoxyl at C2 and C3 on phenyl ring. However, the antimicrobial activity does not vary significantly with methylenedioxy or methoxyl at C9 and C10 on phenyl ring.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chinese Medicine, 302 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Beijing, 100039, PR China.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Xiao-He
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Xiao-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001600:Berberine Alkaloids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002151:Calorimetry / Q000379:methods*; D039323:Coptis / Q000737:chemistry*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D005602:France; D006358:Hot Temperature; D050296:Microbial Viability / Q000187:drug effects; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013997:Time Factors