Potentiating activity of Norfloxacin by synthetic chalcones against NorA overproducing Staphylococcus aureus

ALAB Leal, PT da Silva, MN da Rocha… - Microbial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for a series of infections occurring in both human and
animal hosts. S. aureus SA1199B is a strain resistant to hydrophilic fluoroquinolone due to …

Spectroscopic analysis by NMR, FT-Raman, ATR-FTIR, and UV-Vis, evaluation of antimicrobial activity, and in silico studies of chalcones derived from 2 …

J da Cunha Xavier, FWQ de Almeida-Neto… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Six 2'-hydroxychalcones were synthesized and characterized by NMR, FT-Raman, ATR-
FTIR, and UV-Vis. These chalcones alone and in combination with the ciprofloxacin …

Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and antibacterial evaluation by chalcones derived of acetophenone isolated from Croton anisodontus Müll. Arg.

PT Da Silva, J da Cunha Xavier, TS Freitas… - Journal of molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chalcones and their derivatives have been widely studied at research institutions and
industries, in order to verify their biological properties against various diseases. In this work …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial and antibiotic modifying activity, ADMET study and molecular docking of synthetic chalcone (E)-1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(2, 4-dimethoxy-3 …

JE Rocha, TS de Freitas, J da Cunha Xavier… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
A large number of infections are caused by multi-resistant bacteria worldwide, adding up to
a figure of around 700,000 deaths per year. Because of that many strategies are being …

Synthesis of chalcones and their antimicrobial and drug potentiating activities

ATL Dos Santos, JB de Araújo-Neto, MMC da Silva… - Microbial …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increased resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobial drugs makes it necessary to
search for new active compounds, such as chalcones. Their simple chemical structure …

In vitro and in silico studies of chalcones derived from natural acetophenone inhibitors of NorA and MepA multidrug efflux pumps in Staphylococcus aureus

TS Freitas, JC Xavier, RLS Pereira, JE Rocha… - Microbial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bacterial resistance induced by efflux pumps is a frequent concern in clinical treatments
involving multi-resistant bacteria. Staphylococcus aureus is a microorganism responsible for …

Structural characterization, DFT calculations, ADMET studies, antibiotic potentiating activity, evaluation of efflux pump inhibition and molecular docking of chalcone (E) …

J da Cunha Xavier… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chalcones are open-chain flavonoids characterized by two aromatic rings joined by a three-
carbon α, β-unsaturated carbonyl system. Over the last several years, chalcones have …

Synthesis, Characterization, Antioxidant, and Anticancer Activity against Colon Cancer Cells of Some Cinnamaldehyde-Based Chalcone Derivatives

MA El-Atawy, DH Hanna, AH Bashal, HA Ahmed… - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
The purpose of the current investigation was to produce cinammaldehyde-based chalcone
derivatives (3a–k) to evaluate their potential effectiveness as antioxidant and inhibitory …

UPLC-QTOF-MS/MS analysis and antibacterial activity of the Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen against Escherichia coli and other MDR bacteria

TS Freitas, FF Campina, MS Costa… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - cellmolbiol.org
With the spread of bacterial resistance against clinically used antibiotics, natural plant-
derived products are being studied as new sources of antibacterial molecules. Manilkara …

Chloride substitution on 2-hydroxy-3, 4, 6-trimethoxyphenylchalcones improves in vitro selectivity on Trypanosoma cruzi strain Y

EP Magalhães, NDB Gomes, TA De Freitas… - Chemico-Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chagas disease is a disease that is emerging in North America and Europe countries.
Benznidazole is the main drug available, but it has high toxicity and low efficacy in the …