Piperine, a phytochemical potentiator of ciprofloxacin against Staphylococcus aureus.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

Biotechnology Division, Regional Research Laboratory, Jammu Tawi 180001, India.

Published: February 2006

Piperine, a trans-trans isomer of 1-piperoyl-piperidine, in combination with ciprofloxacin markedly reduced the MICs and mutation prevention concentration of ciprofloxacin for Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus. The enhanced accumulation and decreased efflux of ethidium bromide in the wild-type and mutant (CIPr-1) strains in the presence of piperine suggest its involvement in the inhibition of bacterial efflux pumps.

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