Antimycobacterial activity of bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids from Tiliacora triandra against multidrug-resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

• Main Authors: Sanya Sureram, Sarath P D Senadeera, Poonpilas Hongmanee, Chulabhorn Mahidol, Somsak Ruchirawat, Prasat Kittakoop
• Other Authors: Chulabhorn Research Institute
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/13759
• Institution: Mahidol University

Bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids, tiliacorinine (1), 2′- nortiliacorinine (2), and tiliacorine (3), isolated from the edible plant, Tiliacora triandra, as well as a synthetic derivative, 13′-bromo- tiliacorinine (4), were tested against 59 clinical isolates of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberc...