Quercetin Potently Reduces Biofilm Formation of the Strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 in vitro

Curr Pharm Biotechnol. 2015;16(8):733-7. doi: 10.2174/1389201016666150505121951.

Abstract

This work was focused on in vitro evaluation of anti-biofilm and anti-quorum sensing effects of four selected flavonoid compounds /(+)-catechin, caffeic acid, quercetin and morin/ using the strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. At a concentration of 0.5 MIC quercetin was the only compound found to potently reduce both P. aeruginosa biofilm formation (95%) and its twitching motility. The chemical scaffold of quercetin, a common dietary polyphenol, may actually inspire development of novel and more effective medicinal agents targeting P. aeruginosa, the bacterium well known for its resistance.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biofilms / drug effects*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / physiology
  • Quercetin / chemistry
  • Quercetin / pharmacology*
  • Quorum Sensing / drug effects

Substances

  • Quercetin