Water soluble ruthenium (II) complex derived from optically pure limonene and its microencapsulation are efficient tools against bacterial food pathogens biofilms: Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Enteroccocus faecalis and Listeria monocytogenes
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Abstract
Bioactive aminooxime ligands based on optically pure (R)-limonene have been synthesized in two steps. Their ruthenium (II) cationic water-soluble complex was prepared by a reaction between dichloro (para-cymene) ruthenium (II) dimers and aminooxime ligands in a 1:2 molar ratio. Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of the synthetized complex were assessed against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, and Enterococcus faecalis. The results revealed that the ruthenium (II) complex has higher antibacterial and antibiofilm activities in comparison with free ligands or the enantiopure (R)-limonene. Moreover, microencapsulation of this complex reduced its cytotoxicity and improved their minimum inhibitory concentration and antibiofilm activity toward the considered bacteria. The ruthenium (II) complex targets the bacterial cell membrane, which leads to rapid leakage of intracellular potassium. Our study suggests that the developed ruthenium (II) complexes could be useful as an alternative to conventional disinfectants.
Date Issued
2021-11-15
Date Acceptance
2021-10-14
Citation
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021, 12, pp.1-12
ISSN
1664-302X
Publisher
Frontiers Media
Start Page
1
End Page
12
Journal / Book Title
Frontiers in Microbiology
Volume
12
Copyright Statement
© 2021 Khelissa, El Fannassi, Mechmechani, Alhuthali, El Amrani, Gharsallaoui, Barras and Chihib. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Identifier
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.711326/full
Subjects
0502 Environmental Science and Management
0503 Soil Sciences
0605 Microbiology
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 711326
Date Publish Online
2021-11-15