PMID:
J Agric Food Chem. 2019 Jul 31 ;67(30):8382-8392. Epub 2019 Jul 17. PMID: 31271032
Abstract Title:
Thymol Mediates Bactericidal Activity againstby Targeting an Aldo-Keto Reductase and Consequent Depletion of NADPH.
Abstract:
is a common pathogen that can cause life-threatening infections. Treatment of antibiotic-resistantinfection needs effective antibacterial agents. Thymol, a generally recognized safe natural compound, has potential as an alternative to treatinfections. However, the targets and mechanisms of action of thymol were not fully understood. Bioinformatics analysis showed that IolS, a predicted aldo-keto reductase (AKR) in, could be a potential target of thymol. Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) analysis demonstrated that thymol directly binds IolS and amino acid residues (Y30 and L33) are essential for such binding. Deletion of IolS or mutation of Y30A and L33A reduced the bactericidal activity of thymol at the concentration of 200μg/mL, suggesting that thymol mediates bactericidal activity via binding with IolS. Biochemical analysis showed that addition of thymol significantly increased AKR activity of IolS from 1.6 ± 0.1 to 2.4 ± 0.2 U (
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