Review on antibacterial flavonoids from genus Erythrina: Structure-activity relationship and mode of action

The Fabaceae family, particularly genus Erythrina, is renowned for significant medicinal properties. These plants have been used as natural remedies to address various health issues and are rich in flavonoids. Therefore, this review aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of antibacterial activity...

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Main Authors: Tati Herlina, Abd Wahid Rizaldi Akili, Vicki Nishinarizki, Ari Hardianto, Jalifah Binti Latip
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author Tati Herlina
Abd Wahid Rizaldi Akili
Vicki Nishinarizki
Ari Hardianto
Jalifah Binti Latip
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description The Fabaceae family, particularly genus Erythrina, is renowned for significant medicinal properties. These plants have been used as natural remedies to address various health issues and are rich in flavonoids. Therefore, this review aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of antibacterial activity, structure-activity relationship, especially against drug-resistance Staphylococcus aureus, and mode of action for flavonoids isolated from Erythrina. Data were collected from reputable electronic scholarly resources focusing on publications from 2000 to 2022. The results showed that the evaluated flavonoids include 31 % pterocarpans, 22 % flavanones, 20 % isoflavanones, 18 % isoflavones, 4 % isoflavans, 3 % isoflav-3-enes, 1 % 3-arylcoumarins, and 1 % coumestans. Most of these compounds in Erythrina plants were extracted from the roots and stem bark. Among these group of flavonoids, pterocarpan stands out as the most active class against S. aureus. Structure-activity relationship study emphasized pivotal contribution of the prenyl functional group to enhance antibacterial activity of flavonoids. Increasing the number of prenyl groups enhanced antibacterial effectiveness while modifying the group reduced this activity. The proposed antibacterial mechanisms of these flavonoids include the suppression of nucleic acid synthesis, disruption of cytoplasmic membrane function, and modulation of energy metabolism. Among the potent antibacterial flavonoids from genus Erythrina, compound 3,9-dihyroxy-10-γ,γ-dimethylallyl-6a,11a-dehydropterocarpan was found as the most potent against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) through the inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis. Other common flavonoids such as genistein, daidzein, apigenin, and luteolin exert antibacterial activity through the inhibition of ATP synthase.
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spelling doaj-art-4f5d4145dab3494183e825cb5806d80b2025-01-17T04:51:08ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402025-01-01111e41395Review on antibacterial flavonoids from genus Erythrina: Structure-activity relationship and mode of actionTati Herlina0Abd Wahid Rizaldi Akili1Vicki Nishinarizki2Ari Hardianto3Jalifah Binti Latip4Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Padjadjaran University, Jatinangor, 45363, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia; Corresponding author.Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Padjadjaran University, Jatinangor, 45363, Sumedang, West Java, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Padjadjaran University, Jatinangor, 45363, Sumedang, West Java, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Padjadjaran University, Jatinangor, 45363, Sumedang, West Java, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 46300, Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaThe Fabaceae family, particularly genus Erythrina, is renowned for significant medicinal properties. These plants have been used as natural remedies to address various health issues and are rich in flavonoids. Therefore, this review aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of antibacterial activity, structure-activity relationship, especially against drug-resistance Staphylococcus aureus, and mode of action for flavonoids isolated from Erythrina. Data were collected from reputable electronic scholarly resources focusing on publications from 2000 to 2022. The results showed that the evaluated flavonoids include 31 % pterocarpans, 22 % flavanones, 20 % isoflavanones, 18 % isoflavones, 4 % isoflavans, 3 % isoflav-3-enes, 1 % 3-arylcoumarins, and 1 % coumestans. Most of these compounds in Erythrina plants were extracted from the roots and stem bark. Among these group of flavonoids, pterocarpan stands out as the most active class against S. aureus. Structure-activity relationship study emphasized pivotal contribution of the prenyl functional group to enhance antibacterial activity of flavonoids. Increasing the number of prenyl groups enhanced antibacterial effectiveness while modifying the group reduced this activity. The proposed antibacterial mechanisms of these flavonoids include the suppression of nucleic acid synthesis, disruption of cytoplasmic membrane function, and modulation of energy metabolism. Among the potent antibacterial flavonoids from genus Erythrina, compound 3,9-dihyroxy-10-γ,γ-dimethylallyl-6a,11a-dehydropterocarpan was found as the most potent against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) through the inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis. Other common flavonoids such as genistein, daidzein, apigenin, and luteolin exert antibacterial activity through the inhibition of ATP synthase.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024174269ErythrinaFlavonoidsAntimicrobialNatural product
spellingShingle Tati Herlina
Abd Wahid Rizaldi Akili
Vicki Nishinarizki
Ari Hardianto
Jalifah Binti Latip
Review on antibacterial flavonoids from genus Erythrina: Structure-activity relationship and mode of action
Heliyon
Erythrina
Flavonoids
Antimicrobial
Natural product
title Review on antibacterial flavonoids from genus Erythrina: Structure-activity relationship and mode of action
title_full Review on antibacterial flavonoids from genus Erythrina: Structure-activity relationship and mode of action
title_fullStr Review on antibacterial flavonoids from genus Erythrina: Structure-activity relationship and mode of action
title_full_unstemmed Review on antibacterial flavonoids from genus Erythrina: Structure-activity relationship and mode of action
title_short Review on antibacterial flavonoids from genus Erythrina: Structure-activity relationship and mode of action
title_sort review on antibacterial flavonoids from genus erythrina structure activity relationship and mode of action
topic Erythrina
Flavonoids
Antimicrobial
Natural product
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024174269
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