title: Discovery of novel 2',3',4'-trihydroxy-2-phenylacetophenone derivatives as anti-gram-positive antibacterial agents.
abstract: A number of 2',3',4'-trihydroxy-2-phenylacetophenone derivatives were synthesized and examined for growth inhibition of several kinds of bacteria. 2',3',4'-Trihydroxy-2-phenylacetophenone itself exhibited no antibacterial activity, but some of its derivatives showed various antibacterial activities depending on functional groups introduced on the 2-phenyl ring. Eighteen out of 24 compounds synthesized in this study appeared to possess antibacterial activities against at least two Gram-positive strains of Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus, 2-(biphenyl-4-yl)-2',3',4'-trihydroxyacetophenone being the most active with LC(50) of 5.8 muM and 5.6 muM respectively. However, none of the synthesized compounds exhibited inhibitory effects on Gram-negative strains, such as Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Salmonella enterica, suggesting that anti-Gram-positive specificity of the antibacterial compounds.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka.
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kumada
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ashida
authors.forename: Ken-Ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000098:Acetophenones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001412:Bacillus subtilis; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000098:Acetophenones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; C038699:acetophenone