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Antibacterial and cytotoxic cytochalasins from the endophytic fungus sp. Phomopsis harbored in Garcinia kola (Heckel) nut.
- Source :
- BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine; 11/14/2016, Vol. 16, p1-9, 9p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Background: The continuous emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria drastically reduced the efficacy of our antibiotic armory and consequently, increased the frequency of therapeutic failure. The search for bioactive constituents from endophytic fungi against MDR bacteria became a necessity for alternative and promising strategies, and for the development of novel therapeutic solutions. We report here the isolation and structure elucidation of antibacterial and cytotoxic compounds from Phomopsis sp., an endophytic fungus associated with Garcinia kola nuts. Methods: The fungus Phomopsis sp. was isolated from the nut of Garcinia kola. The crude extract was prepared from mycelium of Phomopsis sp. by maceration in ethyl acetate and sequentially fractionated by column chromatography. The structures of isolated compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectral studies and comparison with published data. The isolated compounds were evaluated for their antibacterial and anticancer properties by broth microdilution and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide methods respectively. The samples were also tested spectrophotometrically for their hemolytic properties against human red blood cells. Results: The fractionation of the crude extract afforded three known cytochalasins including 18-metoxycytochalasin J (1), cytochalasins H (2) and J (3) together with alternariol (4). The cytochalasin compounds showed different degrees of antibacterial activities against the tested bacterial pathogens. Shigella flexneri was the most sensitive microorganism while Vibrio cholerae SG24 and Vibrio cholerae PC2 were the most resistant. Ampicillin did not show any antibacterial activity against Vibrio cholerae NB2, Vibrio cholerae PC2 and Shigella flexneri at concentrations up to 512 µg/mL, but interestingly, these multi-drug resistant bacterial strains were sensitive to the cytochalasin metabolites. These compounds also showed significant cytotoxic properties against human cancer cells (LC<subscript>50</subscript> = 3.66-35.69 µg/mL) with low toxicity to normal non-cancer cells. Conclusion: The three cytochalasin compounds isolated from the Phomopsis sp. crude extract could be a clinically useful alternative for the treatment of cervical cancer and severe infections caused by MDR Shigella and Vibrio cholerae. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ERYTHROCYTES
ANTI-infective agents
ANTINEOPLASTIC agents
CELL culture
CHROMATOGRAPHIC analysis
FUNGI
MICROBIOLOGICAL techniques
MOLECULAR structure
RESEARCH funding
SPECTROPHOTOMETRY
STATISTICS
PLANT extracts
DATA analysis
DATA analysis software
CYTOTOXINS
INDOLE compounds
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CANCER cell culture
IN vitro studies
ONE-way analysis of variance
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14726882
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 119486562
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1454-9