10种多孔类真菌体外抗肿瘤活性的筛选

采用MTT法对10种多孔类真菌的发酵液和菌丝体提取物进行抗人肺癌细胞实验,测定培养基种类和培养时间对菌株抗肿瘤活性的影响。结果表明:PDA培养基培养的Onnia tomentosa和Ceizene unicolon的发酵液以及木屑马铃薯培养基培养的Formitopsis pinicola菌丝醇提物具有显著的抗肿瘤活性,其中Formitopsis pinicola菌丝醇提物浓度为500μg/mL时对肿瘤细胞的抑制率达到88．87%;且在不同的培养基中及不同的培养时间获得的菌丝醇提物的抗肿瘤活性变化不大。     

四株虫生真菌的鉴定及其醇提取物对Hela细胞的抑制作用

【背景】虫生真菌是非常重要的自然资源,但被发现和利用的种类相对较少。【目的】鉴定从野外采集的4株虫生真菌,并探讨4株菌的醇提物对宫颈癌Hela细胞的抑制活性。【方法】结合形态学特征与rDNA ITS和β-Tubulin序列分析对4株虫生真菌进行种类鉴定,采用四甲基偶氮唑盐[3-(4,5-Dimethyl-2-Thiazolyl)-2,5-Diphenyl-2-H-Tetrazolium Bromide,MTT]比色法分析它们的菌丝醇提物(M-1、M-2、M-3、M-4)和发酵液醇提物(F-1、F-2、F-3、F-4)对Hela细胞增殖的抑制活性,并进一步利用细胞形态学观察和流式细胞术检测所筛选抑制作用最强的醇提取物的抑制活性。【结果】经鉴定,菌株IS和LS均为环链棒束孢(Isaria cateniannulata),菌株HLS和HLS2均为粉棒束孢(Isaria farinosa);MTT实验结果显示8种醇提物对Hela细胞增殖均有一定的抑制作用,而且菌丝醇提物和发酵液醇提物的抑制作用大小排序均为:粉棒束孢HLS>环链棒束孢LS>粉棒束孢HLS2>环链棒束孢IS,其中,粉棒束孢HLS的发酵液醇提物F-3的抑制活性最强(P<0.001),处理24h后其IC₅₀值为0.6678 mg/mL,而其他7种醇提物的IC₅₀值均大于1 mg/mL;细胞形态学观察显示F-3在处理时间24h时,对Hela细胞生长的抑制作用随着浓度的增加而加大,而对正常细胞BHK-21仅有轻微的毒性作用;流式细胞仪检测发现F-3可诱导Hela细胞凋亡,当处理浓度为1.0 mg/mL时,细胞总凋亡率可达到32.45%。【结论】4株菌对Hela细胞增殖的抑制作用存在着显著差异,这可能与4株菌的地理来源、寄主等因素有关;来源于粉棒束孢HLS株系的发酵液醇提物F-3对正常细胞BHK-21的增殖和生长无显著抑制作用,但对Hela癌细胞的增殖和生长抑制活性最强,而且具有诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡的作用,暗示其具有研究利用价值。     

具抗菌及乙酰胆碱酯酶抑制活性珊瑚真菌的筛选

为开发利用珊瑚真菌资源,以徐闻珊瑚保护区珊瑚样品中分离鉴定的43株海洋真菌为研究对象,采用双层平板法和Ellman法分别对其进行抗菌和乙酰胆碱酯酶（AChE）抑制活性筛选。结果显示,43株菌株至少对一种指示菌有抑制作用,且有12株菌株对革兰阳性菌和革兰阴性菌均表现出不同程度的抗菌活性,抗菌谱较广;当浓度为1 mg/mL时,有8株菌株的发酵液提取物对乙酰胆碱酯酶的抑制率达到50%以上。其活性菌株中曲霉属(Aspergillus)为优势属。     

喜树内生真菌的分离、鉴定以及抗植物病原菌活性的初步研究

对喜树植株中的内生真菌进行分离纯化,共得到126株内生菌株。对126株内生菌株进行液体培养,并对其发酵产物进行抗菌活性测定。发现在供试质量浓度为5mg／mL时,126株菌株中有24株喜树内生真菌的发酵液对水稻纹枯病菌、稻瘟病菌以及辣椒疫霉具有不同程度的抑制菌丝生长的活性作用;其中,菌株XSY09的发酵液对此三种植物病原菌有明显的抑制作用,抑制率分别为74．97％、39．63％和58．49％。在0．1mg／mL的测试浓度下,菌株XSY09发酵液的乙酸乙酯相对三种植物病原菌均有较好的抑制作用。对该菌株的ITS序列进行测序分析,初步鉴定XSY09为炭疽菌属（Colletotrichum gloeosporioides）真菌。     

核桃内生真菌抗氧化菌株的筛选及其代谢产物活性研究

本试验以29株核桃内生真菌为研究对象,采用总还原力(FRAP法)及DPPH·清除试验评价其代谢产物的抗氧化能力,从中筛选出高活性菌株,并对该菌株发酵液进行浓缩萃取,研究各萃取物的抗氧化活性。结果表明,供试29株菌的代谢产物都表现出一定的抗氧化活性,其中菌株LTS-6-6(Pyrenochaeta)为高活性菌株。该菌株发酵液乙酸乙酯萃取物(EAE)显示了较强的抗氧化活性,对DPPH·的EC_(50)为7μg/mL,总还原力为527.59±10.66 mg V_C/g,总酚和总黄酮含量分别达到641.14±7.50 mg没食子酸/g、100.30±8.44 mg芦丁/g。该结果表明,核桃内生真菌代谢产物具有一定的抗氧化活性,是寻找天然抗氧化活性物质的良好资源。     

黄蜻幼虫肠道菌QTYC01除草活性代谢产物的分离和鉴定

【目的】从黄蜻幼虫肠道中分离出具有除草活性的真菌,并在其代谢产物中寻找具有除草活性的先导化合物。【方法】采用涂布平板法对黄蜻幼虫肠道共生真菌进行分离,通过形态学观察和5.8S r RNA序列分析初步确定目标菌株QTYC01的分类地位。利用离体的方法测定菌株发酵液及其乙酸乙酯提取物的除草活性以及粗提物对常见农作物的安全性;利用盆栽方法测定发酵液对稗草幼苗的活性。运用重结晶的方法对发酵产物进行分离、纯化,利用质谱和核磁共振谱分析鉴定出化合物的结构。【结果】菌株QTYC01被鉴定为Curvularia crepinii。离体活性测试发现QTYC01发酵液可显著抑制稗草和反枝苋幼根的生长,其抑制率分别可达95.0%和90.1%,并可使经喷施发酵液的稗草幼苗的受害率达到71.1%。发酵液的乙酸乙酯提取物对稗草和反枝苋幼根具有很好的抑制效果,在100μg/m L的浓度条件下,粗提物对稗草和反枝苋的抑制活性分别为56.8%和71.2%,且在该浓度条件下对一些常见农作物具有很好的安全性,其抑制率均低于32.6%。进一步从其乙酸乙酯提取物中分离得到化合物(5Z)-7-oxozeaenol,活性测试表明化合物具有较好的抑制反枝苋活性,其IC_(50)为4.8μg/m L。【结论】菌株QTYC01具有开发为新型微生物除草剂的潜力。     

放线菌代谢物抑制脯酰氨内酞酶活性及培养条件的初步研究

以脯酰氨内酞酶为靶酶,从供试菌中筛选出一株放线菌A45发酵液乙酸乙酯提取物对该酶有较强的抑制活性,并对该活性的部分进行酶抑制动力学实验,结果表明乙酸乙酯提取物对该酶抑制率达到54.2%,且其活性和浓度呈量效关系,其IC50为60.5μg/mL,动力学表现为非竞争抑制类型,抑制常数Ki=119.1μg/mL;以对该酶的抑制率为指标,进行该菌株液体培养条件和培养时间的初步研究,结果最适培养时间为6d,最佳培养基配方（g/L）为可溶性淀粉30 g,酵母浸粉2g,MgSO.47H2O 0.4g,CaCO30.3g,K2HPO40.4g。     

黑木耳中抑制胰脂肪酶活性物质的提取工艺及体外抑制效果

本文以黑木耳醇提物和水提物为研究对象,以对胰脂肪酶活性的抑制率为指标,分别对其提取工艺进行了单因素和正交试验,选取优化后抑制率高的提取物进行抑制类型和3T3-L1前脂肪细胞方面的研究。结果表明醇提物的最佳提取工艺为提取温度70℃、提取时间1h、乙醇浓度90%、料液比1:20,抑制胰脂肪酶的IC₅₀=681.56μg/mL。水提物的最佳提取工艺为提取温度70℃、提取时间2h、料液比1:40,抑制胰脂肪酶的IC₅₀=850.59μg/mL,醇提物的抑制效果优于水提物。醇提物对胰脂肪酶的抑制类型为非竞争性抑制,抑制常数为4.69mg/mL;醇提物浓度低于1mg/mL时,对3T3-L1前脂肪细胞的活性无影响;浓度高于400μg/mL时即可显著抑制前脂肪细胞的分化。     

两株海洋真菌的鉴定及其次级代谢产物抑制烟草花叶病毒及抗肿瘤活性

摘要：【目的】通过对2株活性海洋真菌发酵产物提取物抑制烟草花叶病毒和抗肿瘤活性进行研究,为进一步得到活性纯品化合物作为抗病毒及抗肿瘤的先导化合物奠定基础。【方法】菌株发酵产物的粗提物是通过甲醇浸取并在真空条件下蒸干得到的。粗提物中溶于水的部分为水溶性部分,不溶于水的部分为脂溶性部分。通过间接酶联免疫法检测样品抑制烟草花叶病毒的活性,通过四甲基偶氮唑盐微量酶反应比色法（MTT法）检测样品抗肿瘤活性,通过形态及ITS rDNA序列法进行菌株鉴定。【结果】两株海洋真菌抑制烟草花叶病毒活性和抗肿瘤的活性均较高。分子鉴定结果显示,两株真菌分别与Penicillium oxalicum 和 Neosartorya fischeri 的同源性极高。菌株0312F1发酵液的水溶性部分具有抗病毒及抗肿瘤活性,菌株1008F1发酵液的脂溶性部分具有抑制烟草花叶病毒活性,而水溶性部分具有抗肿瘤活性。【结论】菌株0312F1和菌株1008F1发酵液的提取物抑制烟草花叶病毒的活性部位不同,而抗肿瘤活性部位相同。菌株0312F1发酵液提取物的水溶性活性部位对肝癌细胞BEL-7404的抑制效果比对胃癌细胞SGC-7901的抑制效果明显,而菌株1008F1发酵液提取物的水溶性活性部位对胃癌细胞SGC-7901的抑制效果比对肝癌细胞BEL-7404的抑制效果明显。     

四种植物内生真菌的分离及其抗肿瘤活性的筛选

从银杏、合欢、臭椿和苦楝的树皮中分离到61株内生真菌。MTT法检测显示在45.9%的菌株发酵液粗提物在200 μg/mL时对人食道癌细胞EC109的生长抑制率大于50%。其中6株内生真菌(YX5, YX17, YX36, KL1, CC1, CC5)在50 μg/mL时仍具有较高的细胞毒活性, 且活性成分主要分布在菌株的发酵液中。合欢内生真菌中的活性菌株比例最小, 在50 μg/mL时均未显示任何对EC109细胞的抑制作用。银杏中的高活性菌株比例最大, 占银杏内生真菌的15.8%。银杏分离菌株YX5的活性最为突出, 其发酵液粗提物对3种肿瘤细胞EC109, HONE1和HeLa的抑制率IC50分别是18.3 μg/mL、3.6 μg/mL和6.5 μg/mL。研究结果表明, 作为抗肿瘤药物的潜在来源银杏内生真菌值得关注。     

Steroidal alkaloids from Holarrhena antidysenterica as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and the investigation for structure-activity relationships

AimsInhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is still considered as a strategy for the treatment of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Many plant derived alkaloids (such as huperzine A, galanthamine and rivastigmine) are known for their AChE inhibitory activity. The aim of the present work was to isolate and identify new AChE inhibitors from Holarrhen antidysenterica.Main methodsThese compounds were tested for AChE inhibiting activity by the Ellman's method in 96-well microplates. In addition, molecular modeling was performed to explore the binding mode of inhibitors 1–5 at the active site of AChE, and the preliminary structure–activity relationships (SARs) were discussed.Key findingsIn the course of searching for AChE inhibitors from herb medicines, the total alkaloidal extract from the seeds of H. antidysenterica was found having potent AChE inhibitory activity with an IC₅₀ value of 6.1 μg/mL. Further bioactivity-guided chromatographic fractionation afforded five steroidal alkaloids, conessine 1, isoconessimine 2, conessimin 3, conarrhimin 4 and conimin 5. All the isolated compounds, except for 2, showed strong AChE inhibiting activity with IC₅₀ values ranging from 4 to 28 μM. The most active inhibitor is compound 3 with an IC₅₀ value of 4 μM. The mode of AChE inhibition by 3 was reversible and non-competitive.SignificanceThe results suggest that these alkaloids could be potential candidates for further development of new drugs against AD.     

Novel and potent inhibitors of fatty acid synthase derived from catechins and their inhibition on MCF-7 cells

Fatty acid synthase (FAS) is a potential target for cancer, but potent inhibitors against FAS are scarce. In this study, we found that activities of catechins on inhibiting FAS increased greatly by heating them in acid. The enhancement was positively correlated to H⁺ concentration. The inhibitory activities of the final products from different catechins were similar, all of which were less than 1 μg/mL. The product from ( ? )-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) was stable at room temperature, and its inhibitory kinetics and reacting sites on FAS were obviously different from the known FAS inhibitors. It also affected the viability of MCF-7 cells more obviously than EGCG. A putative route of the reaction progress was proposed and the effective inhibitors were deduced to be oligomers of 2-hydroxy-3-(3′, 4′, 5′-trihydroxyphenyl) propenoic acid by analysis of their spectra. The work affords new and potent FAS inhibitors that would be promising candidates for the treatment of cancer.     

Evaluation of in vitro alpha-glucosidase inhibitory,antimicrobial, and cytotoxic activities of secondary metabolites from the endophytic fungus,Nigrospora sphaerica,isolated from Helianthus annuus

This study aimed to evaluate alpha-glucosidase inhibition and antimicrobial activity as well as cytotoxic activity of extracts from the endophytic fungus, Nigrospora sp., isolated from leaves of Helianthus annuus, which is widely cultivated for food and used as a medicinal plant. The fungus (TSU-CS003) was identified based on internal transcribed spacer ribosomal DNA sequences and fungal biomass, and fermentation broth was subjected to extraction by solvents (hexane and ethyl acetate). All extracts were tested for their antimicrobial activity, alpha-glucosidase inhibition, and cytotoxicity activity. In addition, the active extract was analyzed by using gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) TSU-CS003 was identified as Nigrospora sphaerica. The fermentation broth extract (BE) showed strong antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (Gram-positive bacteria) with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values in the range of 16–32 μg/mL and a few yeasts with MIC values ranging from 64 to 128 μg/mL, especially Talaromyces marneffei with an MIC value of 4 μg/mL. The effects of BE were observed by SEM. The results showed that this extract affected the cell morphology of T. marneffei. The half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of BE from alpha-glucosidase inhibition was recorded as 17.25 μg/mL and also showed significant cytotoxicity against A549 human cancer cell lines with an IC50 value of 22.41 μg/mL. Furthermore, BE was analyzed by using GC-MS and divided into three main compounds, including 5-pentyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one, (Z)-methyl 4-(isobutyryloxy)but-3-enoate, and 2-phenylacetic acid. This was the first report of the endophytic fungus N. sphaerica from H. annuus. It is a potential source of active metabolites, which gave the strong antifungal activity, antioxidant activity, and cytotoxicity to A549 cancer cell lines.     

Interaction kinetics of reversible inhibitors and substrates with acetylcholinesterase and its fasciculin 2 complex

Fasciculin 2 (Fas2), a three-fingered peptide of 61 amino acids, binds tightly to the peripheral site of acetylcholinesterases (AChE; EC ), occluding the entry portal into the active center gorge of the enzyme and inhibiting its catalytic activity. We investigated the mechanism of Fas2 inhibition by studying hydrolysis of cationic and neutral substrates and by determining the kinetics of interaction for fast equilibrating cationic and neutral reversible inhibitors with the AChE.Fas2 complex and free AChE. Catalytic parameters, derived by eliminating residual Fas2-resistant activity, reveal that Fas2 reduces k(cat)/K(m) up to 10(6)-fold for cationic substrates and less than 10(3)-fold for neutral substrates. Rate constants for association of reversible inhibitors with the active center of the AChE.Fas2 complex were reduced about 10(4)-fold for both cationic and neutral inhibitors, while dissociation rate constants were reduced 10(2)-to 10(3)-fold, compared with AChE alone. Rates of ligand association with both AChE and AChE.Fas2 complex were dependent on the protonation state of ionizable ligands but were also markedly reduced by protonation of enzyme residue(s) with pK(a) of 6.1-6.2. Linear free energy relationships between the equilibrium constant and the kinetic constants show that Fas2, presumably through an allosteric influence, markedly alters the position of the transition state in the reaction pathway. Since Fas2 complexation introduces an energetic barrier for hydrolysis of substrates that exceeds that found for association of reversible ligands, Fas2 influences catalytic parameters by a more complex mechanism than simple restriction of diffusional entry and exit from the active center. Conformational flexibility appears critical for facilitating ligand passage in the narrow active center gorge for both AChE and the AChE.Fas2 complex.     

Novel and potent inhibitors of fatty acid synthase derived from catechins and their inhibition on MCF-7 cells

Fatty acid synthase (FAS) is a potential target for cancer, but potent inhibitors against FAS are scarce. In this study, we found that activities of catechins on inhibiting FAS increased greatly by heating them in acid. The enhancement was positively correlated to H(+) concentration. The inhibitory activities of the final products from different catechins were similar, all of which were less than 1 microg/mL. The product from (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) was stable at room temperature, and its inhibitory kinetics and reacting sites on FAS were obviously different from the known FAS inhibitors. It also affected the viability of MCF-7 cells more obviously than EGCG. A putative route of the reaction progress was proposed and the effective inhibitors were deduced to be oligomers of 2-hydroxy-3-(3', 4', 5'-trihydroxyphenyl) propenoic acid by analysis of their spectra. The work affords new and potent FAS inhibitors that would be promising candidates for the treatment of cancer.     

Atypical effect of some spin trapping agents: reversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterase

N-tert-butyl-alpha-phenylnitrone (PBN), a widely used nitrone-based free radical trap was recently shown to prevent acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors induced muscle fasciculations and brain seizures while being ineffective against glutamergic or cholinergic receptor agonist induced seizures. In the present study we compared the effects on AChE activity of four free radical spin traps PBN, alpha-(4-pyridil-1)-N-tert-butyl nitrone (POBN), N-tert-butyl-alpha-(2-sulfophenyl)-nitrone (S-PBN) and 5-diethoxyphosphoryl-5-methyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide (DEPMPO). The kinetics of AChE inhibition were studied in vitro using a spectrophotometric kinetic assay with AChE from rat brain, diaphragm, electric eel and mouse brain. Spin trapping compounds S-PBN and DEPMPO, in concentrations up to 3 mM did not inhibit hydrolysis of ACh, while PBN and POBN inhibited hydrolysis of ACh in a reversible and concentration-dependent manner. Double reciprocal plots of the reaction velocity against varying ACh concentrations at each inhibitor concentration were linear and generally indicated mixed type inhibition. PBN was the most potent inhibitor of mouse AChE with Ki and Ki' of 0.58 and 2.99 mM, respectively, and the weakest inhibitor of electric eel AChE. In contrast, POBN showed the highest affinity for electric eel enzyme, with Ki and Ki' values of 1.065 and 3.15 mM, respectively. These findings suggest that the effect of PBN and POBN on AChE activity does not depend on trapping of damaging reactive oxygen and that in addition to their antioxidant action other pharmacological effects of these compounds should be considered when neuroprotective actions of PBN or POBN are investigated.     

7株野生虫草菌的鉴定及其菌丝体醇提取物对HepG2细胞的抑制活性

结合形态学与ITS序列分析对7株野生虫草真菌进行分类鉴定。MTT法分析它们的菌丝体醇提取物对肝癌HepG2细胞增殖的抑制活性。鉴定结果表明菌株MF7、MF9、MF14为细脚棒束孢Isaria tenuipes,菌株MF11、MF12、MF13为蝉棒束孢Isaria cicadae,菌株MF10为球孢白僵菌Beauveria bassiana;MTT结果显示分离到的3株细脚棒束孢和3株蝉棒束孢的菌丝体醇提取物对HepG2的抑制活性较差,IC₅₀均大于500μg/mL;球孢白僵菌MF10对HepG2细胞有一定抑制作用,IC₅₀值为221.6μg/mL,略强于蝙蝠蛾拟青霉发酵菌丝粉产品金水宝胶囊（IC₅₀=364μg/mL）和中华被毛孢发酵菌丝粉产品百令胶囊（IC₅₀=268.7μg/mL）。另外,发现供对比试验的3株蛹虫草菌株（MF1、MF5、MF15）对HepG2细胞均有较好的抑制作用,其中MF15的发酵菌丝体醇提取物活性最强,IC₅₀为55.56μg/mL,暗示蛹虫草发酵菌丝体具有重要的研究价值。     

Choline derivatives and sodium fluoride protect acetylcholinesterase against irreversible inhibition and aging by DFP and paraoxon

A light addressable potentiometric sensor was used to measure acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity in order to evaluate the protective effects of quaternary compounds and NaF against enzyme phosphorylation and aging by two organophosphates. The use of the immobilized AChE made possible the quick removal of reagents (i.e., organophosphate, 2-pralidoxime, and protectant), thereby permitting accurate determination of AChE activity before and after phosphorylation and aging. Paraoxon was 15-fold more potent in inhibiting AChE than DFP, while the percent aging following phosphorylation by diiso-propylfluorophosphate (DFP) was much higher. Sodium fluoride (NaF), the most effective protectant against phosphorylation and aging, and the quaternary ammonium compounds reduced significantly AChE inhibition by DFP and paraoxon, to similar degrees. Even though the percent AChE activity that was lost to aging was reduced by these agents, aging as a percent of phosphorylated AChE was not reduced. Thus, their major effect was in reducing the percent AChE phosphorylation, which consequently resulted in reduction of total aged AChE. The finding that quaternary ammonium compounds protect against phosphorylation is consonant with the proposed presence of the active site of AChE in an aromatic gorge.     

Antibacterial activity from Penicillium corylophilum Dierckx

A strain of Penicillium corylophilum isolated from Brazilian soil sample was submitted to different culture conditions to investigate the production of secondary metabolites with antimicrobial activity. The largest number of conidia was obtained after 5 days of incubation in oat medium and the highest level of antimicrobial activity was produced when the fungus culture was developed in the Czapek medium. The activity against Staphylococcus aureus was found only in the chloroform extract from Czapek culture broth, which also showed activity against Micrococcus luteus. Fumiquinozoline F was isolated from the active chloroform extract by using chromatographic methods. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values for M. luteus and S. aureus were 99 μg/mL and 137 μg/mL, respectively.     

Cytotoxic,antimicrobial activities,AChE and BChE inhibitory effects of compounds from Tanacetum chiliophyllum (Fisch. & Mey.) Schultz Bip. var. oligocephalum (D.C.) Sosn. and T. chiliophyllum (Fisch. & Mey.) Schultz Bip. var. monocephalum Grierson

Tanacetum L. species traditionally used for insecticidal purposes as well as in folk medicine for their antitumor, antimicrobial, antifungal activities. In our previous study a novel sesquiterpene lactone and triterpene lactone together with 12 known flavonoids, coumarin and a triterpene were isolated from T. chiliophyllum var. oligocephalum and T. chiliophyllum var. monocephalum extracts which have insecticidal and antimicrobial activity. In this study, cytotoxic, antimicrobial activities and acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) inhibitory effects of pure compounds isolated from these plants were investigated. The tested compounds showed AChE and BChE inhibition which ranged between 7.20–80.37% and 9.19%–76.99% respectively. The highest AChE and BChE inhibition was observed for ulubelenolide which afforded 80.37% and 76.99% inhibition respectively. The cytotoxic effect of the compounds ranged between 22.34–49.77 μg/mL IC₅₀ values. Highest cytotoxic activity was observed against MCF-7 and HEK 293 cell line by 5–hydroxy-3′,4′,7-trimethoxy flavone and 5-hydroxy-3′,4′,6,7-tetramethoxyflavone that produced 25.80 ± 0.17 and 22.34 ± 0.70 IC₅₀ values respectively. Compounds eupatilin, cirsilineol, 5–hydroxy-3′,4′,7-trimethoxy flavone and ulubelenolide showed significant antimicrobial effect on C. albicans with 7.8 μg/mL MIC. The new compound ulubelenolide afforded high AChE and BChE inhibition as well as high antifungal activity. In our opinion activity of this substance should be evaluated further against other fungal species.