Abstract
Efflux pumps are one of the well established mechanisms that contribute to antibiotic resistance in bacteria, such as mycobacteria. As a result, the identification of efflux pump inhibitors is an attractive target in antimicrobial therapy. The isolated compounds, three diarylheptanoids, trans,trans-1,7-diphenylhepta-4,6-dien-3-one (1), (5R)-trans-1,7-diphenyl-5-hydroxyhept-6-en-3-one (2), (3S,5S)-trans-1,7-diphenylhept-1-ene-3,5-diol (3) and the flavonoid pinocembrin (4), from Alpinia katsumadai, Zingiberaceae, were examined for their antimycobacterial activity and their synergistic effects with different antibiotics against M. smegmatis mc2 155. Furthermore, these compounds were evaluated as potential EtBr efflux inhibitors. Although they showed weak antimycobacterial activities (MIC⩾64mg/L), especially compound 1 revealed a significant activity on the EtBr accumulation and efflux as well as a synergistic effect in combination with rifampicin.
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