Department of Biotechnology, University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Department of Biotechnology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Haringhata, West Bengal, India.
Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2021 Jun;193(6):1617-1630. doi: 10.1007/s12010-021-03511-1. Epub 2021 Jan 26.
Neem (Azadirachta indica [AI]) is a unique and traditional source of antioxidant and antibacterial compounds. The GC-MS studies revealed that phytoextract of Azadirachta indica comprises a large number of phytocompounds that possess the efficacy of inhibiting the biofilm. It was observed that phytocompounds like catechin showed maximum eradication of biofilm along with the degradation of EPS structural components like carbohydrates and proteins compared to quercetin, nimbolide, nimbin, and azardirachtin, and hence, catechin was proved to be the best against dental plaque-forming bacteria. It was also observed that catechin was able to bring about a marked reduction in quorum sensing (QS) both in Alcaligenes faecalis and Pseudomonas gingivalis dental biofilm-forming strains. The extent of such reduction was maximum for catechin (94.56±2.56% in P. gingivalis & 96.56±2.5 in A. faecalis) in comparison to other bioactive compounds. It was further observed that the bioactive compounds possess the ability to quickly pass across the membrane and bring about inhibition in the DNA and RNA content of the sessile cells. This was further validated by microscopic and in silico studies. Thus, this study revealed that catechin obtained from the phytoextract of AI showed a marked ability to inhibit the dental biofilm and can be used as a natural drug-like compound in treating biofilm-associated chronic infections.
印楝(Azadirachta indica [AI])是一种独特的传统抗氧化剂和抗菌化合物来源。GC-MS 研究表明,印楝的植物提取物包含大量具有抑制生物膜功效的植物化合物。研究观察到,与槲皮素、尼姆比林、尼宾和紫檀素相比,儿茶素等植物化合物表现出最大的生物膜消除作用,并降解 EPS 结构成分,如碳水化合物和蛋白质,因此儿茶素被证明是对抗牙菌斑形成细菌的最佳选择。研究还观察到,儿茶素能够显著降低粪产碱杆菌和牙龈卟啉单胞菌牙生物膜形成菌株中的群体感应(QS)。与其他生物活性化合物相比,儿茶素的这种降低程度最大(在 P. gingivalis 中为 94.56±2.56%,在 A. faecalis 中为 96.56±2.5%)。进一步观察到,生物活性化合物具有快速穿过细胞膜的能力,并抑制静止细胞中的 DNA 和 RNA 含量。这通过显微镜和计算机模拟研究得到了进一步验证。因此,这项研究表明,从印楝植物提取物中获得的儿茶素具有显著抑制牙生物膜的能力,可作为治疗生物膜相关慢性感染的天然类似药物化合物。