Abstract
Ursolic acid (UA)와 oleanolic acid (OA)들의 메티실린 저항성 Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)에 대한 항균 활성에는 상반된 의견들이 있다. 본 연구는 한국인으로부터 분리된 19개의 MRSA에 대한 UA와 OA의 항균 활성을 최소성장억제농도 및 최소살균농도를 측정하여 조사하였다. 연구 결과, 메티실린 감수성 균주인 S. aureus KCTC <TEX>$1621^T$</TEX>가 MRSA 균주들보다 UA와 OA에 대한 저항성이 컸다. UA와 OA 각각의 MRSA 19 균주에 대한 최소살균농도는 4-32 <TEX>${\mu}g/ml$</TEX>와 16->256 <TEX>${\mu}g/ml$</TEX>로 넓은 범위를 보였다. UA와 OA에 대한 균주에 따른 항균 작용의 차이는 UA와 OA의 항균 기전이 밝혀져 있지 않기 때문에 이해하기 힘들다. 이러한 결과들은 MRSA에 대한 UA와 OA의 항균 효과는 균주들 간의 UA와 OA에 대한 저항 능력에 의한 것임을 시사한다. The antimicrobial activity of ursolic acid (UA) and oleanolic acid (OA), both triterpenoid compounds, against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is controversial. We examined the antimicrobial effects of UA and OA against 19 strains of MRSA isolated from Koreans by determining minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBC). The data showed that the methicillin-sensitive strain S. aureus KCTC <TEX>$1621^T$</TEX> was more resistant to UA and OA than that of the MRSA strains. The MBC values of UA and OA against MRSA had broad ranges; 4 to 32 <TEX>${\mu}g/ml$</TEX> and 16 to >256 <TEX>${\mu}g/ml$</TEX>, respectively. It was difficult to understand the different antimicrobial activities of UA and OA among the MRSA strains, because UA and OA antimicrobial mechanisms are unknown. These results indicate that the antimicrobial effects of UA and OA against MRSA are dependent on resistance to UA and OA in each strain.
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