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In this study aminodeoxyglucose derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their antibacterial activity against two food bacteria, Listeria innocua and Salmonella typhimurium . 6-Amino-6-deoxy-alpha-D-methylglucopyranose (GSA-6), 3-amino-3-deoxy-D-glucopyranoside (GSA-3), and beta-D-glucopyranosylamine (GSA-1) were synthesized and concurrently tested with commercially available D-glucosamine (GSA-2) for antibacterial activity. Results obtained from this study showed a pronounced antagonist effect due to the position of amino groups of aminoglucose derivatives on the antibacterial activity. GSA-3 was the most active compound. At a concentration of 2 x 10(-4) mol mL(-1), it delayed the growth of both bacteria with percentages of inhibition of 29 and 15% for L. innocua and S. typhimurium, respectively. At the same concentration the percentages of inhibition for other aminodeoxyglucoses varied between 5 and 18% and between 2 and 11% for L. innocua and S. typhimurium, respectively. All compounds were characterized by FTIR, (1)H NMR, and (13)C NMR spectroscopy.

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In this study, different N-alkyl-beta-D-glucosylamines were evaluated for both antifungal and antibacterial activity against Fusarium proliferatum (INRA, MUCL 1807.7), Listeria innocua (ISTAB, Université Bordeaux 1), and Salmonella typhimurium (Institut Pasteur 5858). The tested glucosylamines were beta-D-glucosylamine (GPA), N-ethyl-beta-D-glucosylamine (EtGPA), N-butyl-beta-D-glucosylamine (BuGPA), N-hexyl-beta-D-glucosylamine (HeGPA), N-octyl-beta-D-glucosylamine (OcGPA), N-dodecyl-beta-D-glucosylamine (DoGPA), N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-beta-D-glucosylamine (HEtGPA), N,N-di(2-hydroxyethyl)-beta-D-glucosylamine (DHEtGPA) and N,N-diethyl-beta-D-glucosylamine (DEtGPA). The effectiveness of N-alkyl length, N-substitution, and N-hydroxyalkyl groups on both antibacterial and antifungal activity were evaluated. Results indicated that these compounds exhibited different biological activities and their effectiveness was highly increased from short to long N-alkyl chains. DoGPA exhibited more potent biological activity against all target strains than other N-alkyl glucosylamines tested. Using a radial growth method, we demonstrated that this compound completely inhibited fungal growth at 0.5 x 10(-4) mol mL(-1), while OcGPA and HeGPA lead to 71% and 43% fungal inhibition, respectively. Using the coating method, we demonstrated that DoGPA completely inhibited bacterial growth at 0.025 x 10(-4) and 0.05 x 10(-4) mol mL(-1) for L. innocua and S. typhimurium, respectively, while at the same concentrations, OcGPA exhibited weaker antibacterial activity of 12% and 27%, respectively, for L. innocua and S. typhimurium. The hole plate method enabled us to estimate the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of DoGPA found to be 0.02 x 10(-4) and 0.025 x 10(-4) mol mL(-1) for L. innocua and S. typhimurium, respectively. Glucosylamines with N-hydroxyalkyl and short N-alkyl chains varying from C-2 to C-4 exhibited weaker antimicrobial activity.