Antimicrobial lubricant formulations containing poly(hydroxybenzene)-trimethoprim conjugates synthesized by tyrosinase

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2015 May;99(10):4225-35. doi: 10.1007/s00253-015-6509-1. Epub 2015 Mar 12.

Abstract

Poly(hydroxybenzene)-trimethoprim conjugates were prepared using methylparaben as substrate of the oxidative enzyme tyrosinase. MALDI-TOF MS analysis showed that the enzymatic oxidation of methylparaben alone leads to the poly(hydroxybenzene) formation. In the presence of trimethoprim, the methylparaben tyrosinase oxidation leads poly(hydroxybenzene)-trimethoprim conjugates. All of these compounds were incorporated into lubricant hydroxyethyl cellulose/glycerol mixtures. Poly(hydroxybenzene)-trimethoprim conjugates were the most effective phenolic structures against the bacterial growth reducing by 96 and 97% of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus epidermidis suspensions, respectively (after 24 h). A novel enzymatic strategy to produce antimicrobial poly(hydroxybenzene)-antibiotic conjugates is proposed here for a wide range of applications on the biomedical field.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Lubricants / chemical synthesis
  • Lubricants / chemistry
  • Lubricants / pharmacology*
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Monophenol Monooxygenase / chemistry*
  • Phenol / chemistry
  • Phenol / pharmacology*
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis / drug effects
  • Trimethoprim / chemistry
  • Trimethoprim / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Lubricants
  • Phenol
  • Trimethoprim
  • Monophenol Monooxygenase