Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (2): 103-110.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2020-0743

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Study on the Antibacterial Mechanism of Alpinetin Against Fish-derived Drug-resistant Aeromonas hydrophila in vitro

CHEN Jie-hao1,2(), MIAO Yu-jia2, LIANG Chao2, TAO Yu2, OUYANG Ping2, WANG Kai-yu2, GENG Yi2, SHI Cun-bin1, LI Ning-qiu1()   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development,Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology,Guangdong Province,Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences,Guangzhou 510380
    2. College of Veterinary Medicine,Sichuan Agricultural University,Chengdu 611130
  • Received:2020-06-17 Online:2021-02-26 Published:2021-02-26
  • Contact: LI Ning-qiu E-mail:530700885@qq.com;liningq@126.com

Abstract:

The aim of this study is to investigate the antibacterial effect and the mechanism of alpinetin against drug-resistant Aeromonas hydrophila in vitro. We investigated the mechanism of alpinetin against drug-resistant A. hydrophila by measuring the effects of alpinetin on A. hydrophila cell growth,cell morphology,electrical conductivity,lactate dehydrogenase(LDH),protein metabolism and DNA. The minimal inhibitory concentration(MIC)and minimum bactericidal concentration(MBC)of alpinetin against 5 strains of fish-derived A. hydrophila were 128-256 μg/mL and 512-1 024 μg/mL,respectively. Compared with the control group,after treating A. hydrophila with 2 MIC alpinetin for 8 or 16 h,the bacteria showed shrinkage,disrupted cell wall and membrane,loss of cytoplasm,and interior cavitation. After treating for 2 h,bacteria suspension’s electrical conductivity,LDH activity content and DNA extravasation increased by 3.97%,26.09% and 10.50 μg/mL,respectively. After treating for 2,4 and 8 h,nucleic acid fluorescence intensity and density in the bacterial suspension showed a time-dependent decreasing tendency. The in vitro antibacterial mechanism of alpinetin against A. hydrophila is to inhibit their growth and reproduction mainly via destroying cell walls of bacteria and increasing the permeability of the cell membrane.

Key words: alpinetin, Aeromonas hydrophila, antibacterial mechanism, cell morphology