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J Bacteriol. 1968 May; 95(5): 1622-1626
Copyright © 1968 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Biochemical Effects of Oxolinic Acid on Proteus vulgaris

Roland S. Pianotti, Raam R. Mohan1 and Benjamin S. Schwartz2

a Department of Microbiology, Warner-Lambert Research Institute, Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950

ABSTRACT

Oxolinic acid (1-ethyl-1,4-dihydro-6,7-methylenedioxy-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid) is an antimicrobial agent effective against a variety of gram-negative pathogens, including Proteus. With the exception of Staphylococcus aureus, oxolinic acid is inactive against gram-positive bacteria and against fungi. Our results suggest that oxolinic acid exerted its primary action on synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The rate of thymidine-2-14C incorporation into DNA was significantly depressed in the presence of 0.1 µg of oxolinic acid per ml and was markedly inhibited at 1 µg/ml. No evidence of complexing with DNA was observed. Pulse labeling with radioactive precursors revealed that at levels approximating the minimal inhibitory concentration, oxolinic acid had no effect on rate of incorporation of 14C-valine into protein, uracil-2-14C into ribonucleic acid, or sodium acetate-1-14C into lipid. Filamentous forms of P. vulgaris ATCC 881 were observed after in vitro exposure to subinhibitory levels of oxolinic acid. Concentrations of oxolinic acid in excess of the minimal inhibitory concentration (0.39 µg/ml) did not cause lysis of cells of P. vulgaris or leakage of cytoplasmic materials. Mg++ ions diminished the in vitro activity of oxolinic acid, possibly through formation of Mg++ chelates

FOOTNOTES

1 Present address: Esso Research and Engineering Company, Linden, N.J.

2 Present address: Waldemar Medical Research Foundation, Woodbury, N.Y.

J Bacteriol. 1968 May; 95(5): 1622-1626
Copyright © 1968 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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