Furanonaphthoquinones, Diterpenes, and Flavonoids from Sweet Marjoram and Investigation of Antimicrobial, Bacterial Efflux, and Biofilm Formation Inhibitory Activities

Abu Ghazal, Tasneem and Veres, Katalin and Vidács, Lívia Melinda and Szemerédi, Nikoletta and Spengler, Gabriella and Berkecz, Róbert and Hohmann, Judit (2023) Furanonaphthoquinones, Diterpenes, and Flavonoids from Sweet Marjoram and Investigation of Antimicrobial, Bacterial Efflux, and Biofilm Formation Inhibitory Activities. ACS OMEGA, 8 (38). pp. 34816-34825. ISSN 2470-1343

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Abstract

The chloroform extract of Origanum majorana exhibited high antibacterial and antifungal activities against 12 bacterial and 4 fungal strains; therefore, it was subjected to bioassay-guided isolation to afford six compounds (1−6). The structures were determined via one- and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic spectroscopy and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry experiments. The compounds were identified as furanonaphthoquinones [majoranaquinone (1), 2,3- dimethylnaphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione (2)], diterpenes [19-hy- droxyabieta-8,11,13-trien-7-one (3), 13,14-seco-13-oxo-19-hydrox- yabieta-8-en-14-al (4)], and flavonoids [sterubin (5) and majoranin (6)]. Compounds 1 and 2 were first obtained from a natural source and compounds 3 and 4 were previously undescribed. Majoranaquinone (1) exhibited a high antibacterial effect against 4 Staphylococcus, 1 Moraxella, and 1 Enterococcus strains (MIC values between 7.8 μM and 1 mM). In the efflux pump inhibition assay, majoranaquinone (1) showed substantial activity in Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 strain. Furthermore, 1 was found to be an effective biofilm formation inhibitor on E. coli ATCC 25922 and E. coli K-12 AG100 bacteria. Our findings proved that bioactivities of majoranaquinone (1) significantly exceed those of the essential oil constituents; therefore, it should also be considered when assessing the antimicrobial effects of O. majorana.

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