NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (10): 1832-1842. doi: 10.16333/j.1001-6880.2025.10.005 cstr: 32307.14.1001-6880.2025.10.005

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Anti-MRSA mechanism of active components from the stems and leaves of Glycyrrhiza inflata based on multi-omics

JI Shi-lin1,ZHAN Qian2,DENG Juan1,LIU Zeng-gen1,CAI Yu1,YAN Chun-chao1*,CHEN Yun-zhong1,ZENG Fei1*   

  1. 1College of Pharmacy,Hubei University of Chinese Medicine,Wuhan 430065,China;2Shaoxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital,Shaoxing 312000,China
  • Online:2025-10-31 Published:2025-10-30

Abstract:

In present study, we aimed to illustrate activities and actions of flavonoids from stems and leaves of Glycyrrhiza inflata against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The different chromatographic methods were firstly used to isolate flavonoids from stems and leaves of G. inflata. Then, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) were determined using the micro-dilution method. Six compounds were obtained and identified as 6-prenylnaringenin, eriodictyol, 8-prenyleriodictyol, 6-prenylnaringenin, isolicoleafol, 6-prenyleriodictyol. The results indicated that 8-isoprenyleriodictyol and 6-isoprenylnaringin (6-PN) exhibited strong inhibitory effects on MRSA, with MIC values of 7.8 µg/mL. The fluorescent probes and multi-omics techniques were used to reveal the antibacterial mechanisms of 6-PN. The fluorescent probe results indicate that 6-PN could cause the membrane damage in MRSA cells. The results of co-incubation with phospholipids indicated that 6-PN may cause MRSA cell membrane damage by interacting with bacterial membrane phospholipids. Furthermore, the metabolomics results indicated that 6-PN could inhibit arginine synthesis in MRSA. The proteomic results indicated that 6-PN could inhibitmet the oxidative stress and arginine of MRSA. Taken together, 6-PN may inhibit MRSA growth though targeting MRSA cell membranes and metabolismarginine synthesis.

Key words: stems and leaves of Glycyrrhiza inflata, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, metabolomics, proteomics

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