Abstract
The preparation and evaluation of chromogenic substrates for detecting bacterial glycosidase enzymes is reported. These substrates are monoglycoside derivatives of the metal chelators catechol, 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) and 6,7-dibromo-2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene (6,7-dibromo-DHN). When hydrolysed by appropriate bacterial enzymes these substrates produced coloured chelates in the presence of ammonium iron(III) citrate, thus enabling bacterial detection. A β-D-riboside of DHN and a β-D-glucuronide derivative of 6,7-dibromo-DHN were particularly effective for the detection of S. aureus and E. coli respectively.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4841-4849 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 17 |
Early online date | 17 Aug 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Sept 2018 |
Keywords
- Enzyme substrates
- Chromogenic substrates
- Glycosidase
- Pathogenic microorganisms
- Bacterial detection