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Title
Phenols from Origanum dictamnus L. and Thymus vulgaris L. and their activity against Malassezia globosa carbonic anhydrase
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Abstract
Malassezia spp. are lipophilic fungi that are part of the normal flora of the human skin and are the etiological agents of dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis. b-Carbonic Anhydrases (CAs; EC 4.2.1.1) expressed from the pathogenic fungi are an alternative/complementary drug target. Previous work by our groups demonstrated that flavonoids and depsides can effectively inhibit Malassezia globosa b-CA (MgCA). In continuation of this study herein we report the inhibitory activity of a variety of phenols from Origanum dictamnus L. and Thymus vulgaris L. against b-MgCA, among them I4-II7-dicarvacrol, a new natural product. Structure elucidation of the compounds was performed by 1D, 2D NMR and spectrometric analyses. Xanthomicrol and rosmarinic acid were active in the (sub)micromolar range (KIS 0.6 and 2.2 lM, respectively vs 40.0 lM of the standard inhibitor acetazolamide). Finally, the compounds were not cytotoxic, but showed in vitro no activity against Malassezia furfur.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Natural product research / UNESCO. - Paris
Publication
Paris : 2022
ISSN
1478-6419
DOI
10.1080/14786419.2021.1880406
Volume/pages
36 :6 (2022) , p. 1558-1564
ISI
000615883800001
Pubmed ID
33533668
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Creation 11.02.2021
Last edited 17.12.2024
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