Aim: To develop an alternative quorum quenching therapy against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Methods & results: Activity-guided partially purified fraction (F1) from Glycyrrhiza glabra significantly (p < 0.05) reduced quorum sensing regulated virulence factors of A. baumannii viz. motility, biofilm formation and production of antioxidant enzymes. Mechanistically, F1 downregulated the expression of autoinducer synthase gene, abaI, and consequently reduced (92%) the production of 3-OH-C12-HSL as determined by ESI-MS. Q-TOF and Q-TRAP analyses suggested the presence of flavonoids viz. licoricone, glycyrin and glyzarin as the active ingredients. Conclusion: This is the first report on quorum quenching activity of G. glabra linked to its flavonoids that downregulated the expression of abaI and attenuated quorum sensing regulated virulence of A. baumannii.
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Ningxia Med Univ, Ctr Lab Med, Gen Hosp, 804 S Shengli St, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia, Peoples R China
Shandong Univ, Dept Clin Lab, Hosp 2, Jinan 250033, Shandong, Peoples R ChinaNingxia Med Univ, Ctr Lab Med, Gen Hosp, 804 S Shengli St, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia, Peoples R China
Zhang, Kangjian
Yang, Xiaoyan
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Yang, Xiaoyan
Yang, Jiali
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Ningxia Univ, Coll Life Sci, Key Lab, Minist Educ Conservat & Utilizat Special Biol Res, Yinchuan 750021, Ningxia, Peoples R ChinaNingxia Med Univ, Ctr Lab Med, Gen Hosp, 804 S Shengli St, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia, Peoples R China
Yang, Jiali
Qiao, Xia
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Qiao, Xia
Li, Feng
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Ningxia Univ, Coll Life Sci, Key Lab, Minist Educ Conservat & Utilizat Special Biol Res, Yinchuan 750021, Ningxia, Peoples R ChinaNingxia Med Univ, Ctr Lab Med, Gen Hosp, 804 S Shengli St, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia, Peoples R China
Liu, Xiaoming
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Univ Wisconsin, Dept Chem, Madison, WI 53706 USAUniv Wisconsin, Dept Chem, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Stacy, Danielle M.
Welsh, Michael A.
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Rather, Philip N.
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Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Rollins Res Ctr 3001, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
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Rather, Philip N.
Blackwell, Helen E.
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Emory Univ, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Atlanta, GA 30322 USAEmory Univ, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
Singh, Raja
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Emory Univ, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
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Rather, Philip N.
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