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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Antimicrobial Potential of Betulinic Acid and Investigation of the Mechanism of Action against Nuclear and Metabolic Enzymes with Molecular Modeling.

Gabriela Cristina Soares Rodrigues, Mayara Dos Santos Maia, Thalisson Amorim de Souza, Edeltrudes de Oliveira Lima, Luiz Eduardo Carneiro Gomes Dos Santos, Shellygton Lima Silva, Marcelo Sobral da Silva, José Maria Barbosa Filho, Valnês da Silva Rodrigues Junior, Luciana Scotti and 1 more

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gabriela Cristina Soares RodriguesLaboratory of Cheminformatics, Program of Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products (PgPNSB), Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9969-0325
Mayara Dos Santos MaiaLaboratory of Cheminformatics, Program of Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products (PgPNSB), Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil.
Thalisson Amorim de SouzaMulti-User Characterization and Analysis Laboratory, Program of Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products (PgPNSB), Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6000-8747
Edeltrudes de Oliveira LimaProgram of Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products (PgPNSB), Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil.
Luiz Eduardo Carneiro Gomes Dos SantosProgram of Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products (PgPNSB), Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil.
Shellygton Lima SilvaProgram of Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products (PgPNSB), Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil.
Marcelo Sobral da SilvaMulti-User Characterization and Analysis Laboratory, Program of Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products (PgPNSB), Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3451-8468
José Maria Barbosa FilhoMulti-User Characterization and Analysis Laboratory, Program of Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products (PgPNSB), Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil.
Valnês da Silva Rodrigues JuniorNational Institute of Science and Technology in Tuberculosis (INCT-TB), Porto Alegre 90619-900, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4849-2249
Luciana ScottiLaboratory of Cheminformatics, Program of Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products (PgPNSB), Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1866-4107
Marcus Tullius ScottiLaboratory of Cheminformatics, Program of Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products (PgPNSB), Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4863-8057
Universidade Federal da Paraíba · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural products have important pharmacological activities. This study sought to investigate the activity of the compound betulinic acid (BA) against different strains of bacteria and fungi. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined and then the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC). After performing the in vitro tests, molecular modeling studies were carried out to investigate the mechanism of action of BA against the selected microorganisms. The results showed that BA inhibited the growth of microbial species. Among the 12 species (

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antimicrobial activitybetulinic acidE. coliM. tuberculosistriterpenoids

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PMID36986372
PMCPMC10058483
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