柳珊瑚共附生放线菌Streptomyces sp. SCSGAA0009中生物碱类化合物及其抗菌和抗附着活性

【目的】从南海柳珊瑚共附生放线菌的次生代谢产物中寻找具有抗菌和抗附着活性的先导化合物。【方法】应用化学与生物活性相结合的筛选方法,从柳珊瑚共附生微生物中筛选获得代谢产物丰富且具有生物活性的目标菌株并通过大发酵提取浸膏,利用硅胶柱色谱、凝胶柱色谱和高效液相色谱等方法对发酵产物进行分离、纯化,运用波谱解析鉴定化合物的结构。【结果】从采自海南三亚的柳珊瑚(Muricella flexuosa)样品中分离到一株放线菌SCSGAA0009,鉴定为链霉属Streptomycessp.,从其改良ISP2发酵液中分离到新化合物N-(2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)propionamide(1)和已知化合物phenazine-1-carboxylic acid(2),其中化合物2对大肠杆菌和海洋细菌假单胞菌(Pseudoaltermonas piscida)具有较好抗菌活性,且有强抗草苔虫(Bugulaneritina)幼虫附着活性。【结论】首次从柳珊瑚共附生放线菌的次生代谢产物中获得新的生物碱化合物1,首次报道化合物2的抗海洋细菌活性和抗附着活性;从南海柳珊瑚共附生微生物的次生代谢产物中可以得到新化合物和活性化合物,这一来源的微生物资源值得深入研究。     

广西北部湾放线菌的分离筛选及活性产物的鉴定

为从广西北部湾的泥样和植物中分离海洋放线菌,筛选具有抑菌活性的菌株,分离活性化合物。研究采用普通稀释法分离菌株,对发酵产物进行抑菌活性测试,利用活性追踪分离活性化合物,并通过波谱方法确定化合物结构。结果表明从6个海泥样品和3个植物样品中共分离73株放线菌,筛选得到具有抑香蕉枯萎病和金黄色葡萄球菌活性的菌株7株,并从其中的1株链霉菌 Streptomyces sp.MDCW-126的次级代谢产物中分离鉴定了星形孢菌素。从广西北部湾分离的药用活性菌株资源具有开发和深入研究价值。     

药用植物内生放线菌的生物活性及菌株D62的代谢产物分析

利用琼脂移块法及WST-8法分别对分离自西双版纳药用植物的165株内生放线菌进行了抗菌、抗肿瘤活性测定。结果显示,超过42%的菌株对病原菌表现出拮抗活性,且对病原真菌的总体拮抗活性明显强于土壤放线菌;78%的菌株表现出抗肿瘤活性,且大部分菌株(54.5%)具有强抗肿瘤活性。选取其中对真菌及肿瘤细胞均有高抑制活性的菌株D62,并对其次生代谢产物进行了进一步的研究,共分离得6个化合物,分别是Antimycin A4a(1),Antimycin A7a(2)、Antimycin A2a(3)、Antimycin A1a(4)、10-hydroxy-10-methyl-dodec-2-en-1,4-olide(5)及6-(2-(4-aminophenyl)-2-oxoethyl)-3,5-dimethyl-tetrahydropyran-2-one(6),其中化合物6为新化合物。以上结果表明药用植物内生放线菌作为一类新的微生物资源具有很好的开发潜力。     

极端环境放线菌TRM45037鉴定及次生代谢产物分析

为了明确新疆罗布泊极端环境放线菌TRM45037的分类,挖掘其次生代谢产物及其生物活性,本研究通过形态学观察、生物学特征和16S rDNA序列分析等方法,确定TRM45037为中度嗜盐性拟诺卡氏菌,与菌株Nocardiopsis dassonvilei subsp. dassonvillei DSM 4311(T) 的相似度为99.2%。采用硅胶柱色谱、凝胶柱色谱和高效液相色谱等方法对次生代谢产物进行了分离纯化,并通过核磁共振谱（1H NMR,13C NMR）结合相关文献确定化合物结构。从TRM45037发酵液中分离出4个化合物,分别鉴定为3, 4-二氢-6, 8-二羟基-3-甲基异香豆素、2-甲基-1, 4-苯二醇、邻苯二甲酸（2-乙基己基）二酯和1, 6-二羟基吩嗪。抑菌活性测定表明, 3, 4-二氢-6, 8-二羟基-3-甲基异香豆素和2-甲基-1, 4-苯二醇对金黄色葡萄球菌具有抑制作用,其最小抑菌浓度(minimal inhibitory concentration, MIC)值分别为0.78 mg/mL和0.39 mg/mL,最小杀菌浓度(minimum fugicide concentration, MFC)值分别为1.56 mg/mL和0.78 mg/mL。本研究结果可为嗜盐放线菌活性次生代谢产物挖掘提供理论依据,对新疆极端环境放线菌资源保护与利用具有切实意义。     

滑桃树种子化学组分对其内生菌影响的研究

Streptomyces sp.WXC菌株是从滑桃树(Trewia nudiflora L.)种子中分离到的一株内生菌。提取植物种子的化学成分,对其进行溶剂分组,检测各组分对内生放线菌S.sp.WXC的生长、代谢和活性化合物的影响,结果表明,滑桃树种子水溶性提取物Water ext.对S.sp.WXC的生长、次生代谢产物和活性化合物都有明显的促进作用。     

百部内生放线菌的分离、分类及次级代谢潜力

【目的】以对叶百部块根为材料分离内生放线菌,并对分离菌株进行分类、抗菌活性和次级代谢产物合成基因研究。【方法】样品经过严格的表面消毒,选用4种培养基分离百部内生放线菌;分离菌株通过形态观察和16S rRNA序列分析进行分类鉴定;采用琼脂移块法测试分离菌株的抗菌活性;通过PCR检测分离菌株的PKS/NPRS和卤化酶基因;使用HPLC-UV/VIS-ESI-MS/MS分析发酵产物。【结果】从6个样品中获得18株内生放线菌,分属链霉菌属(Streptomyces)、小单孢菌属(Micromonospora)、假诺卡氏菌属(Pseudonocardia)和甲基杆菌属(Methylobacterium)。分离菌株绝大部分具有抗菌活性和次级代谢产物合成基因,其中13株对耐药金黄色葡萄球菌和/或绿脓杆菌有拮抗活性,17株具有PKS/NRPS基因,8株菌具有卤化酶基因,且卤化酶阳性代表菌株的发酵产物具有抗细菌活性和卤代化合物特征。【结论】百部作为一种传统中药,其内生放线菌以链霉菌和小单孢菌为主,在次级代谢产物合成方面具有很好的潜力,可作为一类重要微生物资源进行活性产物开发。     

极端环境放线菌TRM45306的鉴定及次生代谢产物分析

嗜盐放线菌由于其独特的生理特性和代谢机制,可以产生结构新颖、活性迥异的次生代谢产物。本文以新疆罗布泊极端环境嗜盐放线菌TRM45306为研究对象,通过形态学观察、生物学特征和16S r DNA序列分析,确定TRM45306的分类地位;通过萃取、硅胶柱层析、凝胶柱层析等方法对发酵产物中次生代谢产物进行分离纯化,利用波谱学方法鉴定化合物结构。结果 TRM45306被鉴定为中度嗜盐性链霉菌,与菌株Streptomyces rochei NBRC 12908(T)相似度为100%;从发酵液中分离得到4个单体化合物,分别被鉴定为16α-甲基-11β,17α,21-三羟基-9α-氟孕甾-1,4-二烯-3,20-二酮-21-醋酸酯(45306-1)、谷甾醇-3-O-葡萄糖苷(45306-2)、Nb-乙酰色胺(45306-3)和N-丙酰色胺(45306-4)。此研究结果可为新疆嗜盐放线菌次生代谢产物的挖掘提供理论依据和技术支持,对新疆极端环境放线菌资源的开发具有重要意义。     

北部湾近海珊瑚礁区系沉积物抗菌活性放线菌类群

通过对大肠埃希菌和枯草芽胞杆菌抗菌活性初步筛选,从北部湾近海珊瑚礁区5个沉积物样品中成功分离得到51株具有不同抗菌活性的放线菌,其中9株具有较强抗菌能力。根据这9株放线菌的菌落和孢子形态,可确定它们都属于链霉菌属。 RAPD-PCR分析表明这9株放线菌为6种不同类型,16S rDNA序列和系统发生树分析表明,9株放线菌可划分到4个大的类群6种不同类型,且结果显示RAPD-PCR聚类分析与16S rDNA序列聚类分析的结果具有较大的一致性。生理生化鉴定结果表明,分离株与亲缘关系最近的放线菌模式菌株的生理生化特征均存在差异,这说明分离株为放线菌新种的可能性比较大。这6种放线菌具有较为广谱的抑菌活性,并且抑菌活性均存在一定的差异,说明其可能分泌出多种结构功能不同的活性次生代谢产物。研究结果表明,广西北部湾近海珊瑚礁区系沉积物蕴藏着丰富的可供药物开发的放线菌资源。     

深海来源链霉菌Streptomyces griseorubens SCSIO ZY0206多酚蒽酮类代谢产物的研究

从中国南海北部3563 m深的沉积物中分离获得放线菌SCSIO ZY0206,经16S分子生物学鉴定为Streptomyces griseorbens.其发酵产物具有抗菌活性,进而以抗菌活性为指导,采用硅胶柱层析及半制备高效液相色谱法对其代谢产物进行追踪分离,得到4个多酚蒽酮类化合物,经HR-ESI-MS、ESI-MS、1H及13C NMR和HMBC谱鉴定为resistoflavine(1)、resistomycin(2)、1-hydroxy-l-norresistomycin (3)和tetracenomycin D (4).     

东乡野生稻内生放线菌分离及菌株S123次级代谢产物分析

【目的】从东乡野生稻(Oryza rufipogon)中分离和鉴定内生放线菌,对其进行抗菌活性筛选,并分析高抗菌活性菌株S123的次级代谢产物。【方法】采用S培养基对东乡野生稻内生放线菌进行分离、纯化,并构建16S rRNA基因序列系统发育进化树进行菌株鉴定。以琼脂扩散法和菌丝生长速率法进行抗菌活性筛选,同时设计简并引物检测菌株I型聚酮合酶(PKS-I)基因。对具广谱抗菌活性的菌株S123进行分批大量发酵,运用多种色谱方法对发酵产物进行分离、纯化,利用MS和NMR分析鉴定化合物的结构。【结果】从东乡野生稻中共分离到11株内生放线菌,分别属于链霉菌属(8株)和假诺卡氏属(3株)。其中有8株具有抗菌活性,8株呈现I型PKS阳性。从高抑菌活性菌株S123中分离到化合物Nigericin和17-O-demethylgeldanamycin,其中Nigericin对金黄色葡萄球菌、枯草芽孢杆菌及水稻纹枯病菌均有抑制活性。【结论】对东乡野生稻内生放线菌进行了分离、鉴定和抗菌活性筛选,并从中分到两种与I型PKS基因相关活性的化合物Nigericin和17-O-demethylgeldanamycin,为研究东乡野生稻内生放线菌的多样性和次级代谢产物的分离提供依据。     

沙蜇(Stomolophus meleagris)刺丝囊毒素生物活性的初步分析

从沙蜇触手提取刺丝囊细胞毒素,并对该毒素进行溶血活性、致死活性、SOD活性和抗肿瘤活性的研究。结果显示,沙蜇毒素具有明显的溶血活性,其半溶血率(HU50)约为10.5μg/ml;该毒素还对草鱼显示出较强的致死活性,半致死量(LD50)为50μg毒素/g鱼;同时该毒素具有明显的SOD活性和抗肿瘤活性,当毒素浓度为18μg/ml时其总SOD活性为161 U/mg,而毒素浓度为1 mg/ml时,该毒素对肝癌细胞Bel-7402表现出显著的抑制效果,其抑制率达到54.9%。因此,有必要对沙蜇毒素内的生物活性组分进行深入研究,为沙蜇毒素的开发利用提供依据。     

Biological activities of two macroalgae from Adriatic coast of Montenegro

In the present investigation the acetone extracts of macroalgae Ulva lactuca and Enteromorpha intestinalis were tested for antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic potential. Antioxidant activity was evaluated by measuring the scavenging capacity of tested samples on DPPH and superoxide anion radicals, reducing the power of samples and determination of total phenolic and flavonoid compounds in extracts. As a result of the study, U. lactuca extract was found to have a better free radical scavenging activity (IC₅₀ = 623.58 μg/ml) than E. intestinalis extract (IC₅₀ = 732.12 μg/ml). Moreover, the tested extracts had effective ferric reducing power and superoxide anion radical scavenging. The total content of phenol in extracts of U. lactuca and E. intestinalis was 58.15 and 40.68 μg PE/mg, while concentrations of flavonoids were 39.58 and 21.74 μg RE/mg, respectively. Furthermore, among the tested species, extracts of U. lactuca showed a better antimicrobial activity with minimum inhibitory concentration values ranging from 0.156 to 5 mg/ml, but it was relatively weak in comparison with standard antibiotics. Bacillus mycoides and Bacillus subtilis were the most susceptible to the tested extracts. Contrary to this Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus and Penicillium purpurescens were the most resistant. Finally, cytotoxic activity of tested extracts was evaluated on four human cancer cell lines. Extract of E. intestinalis expressed the stronger cytotoxic activity towards all tested cell lines with IC₅₀ values ranging from 74.73 to 155.39 μg/ml.     

Analysis of anti-bacterial and anti oxidative activity of Azadirachta indica bark using various solvents extracts

Herbal medications have been used for relief of symptoms of disease. Regardless of the great advances observed in current medicine in recent decades, plants still make a significant contribution to health care. An alarming increase in bacterial strains resistant to a number of antimicrobial agents demands that a renewed effort be made to seek antibacterial agents effective against pathogenic bacteria resistant to or less sensitive to current antibiotics. Anti-bacterial activity of Azadirachta indica stem bark was tested against pathogenic Salmonella paratyphi and Salmonella typhi using various solvent extracts. The in vitro anti-bacterial activity was performed by agar well diffusion method and the results were expressed as the average diameter of zone of inhibition of bacterial growth around the well. The ethanol and methanol extracts showed better anti-bacterial activity with zone of inhibition (20–25 mm) when compared with other tested extracts and standard antibiotic Erythromycin (15 mcg) with zone of inhibition (13–14 mm). Using Fisher’s exact test of significance difference was found between two Salmonella strains sensitivity patterns against tested extracts (P ⩽ 0.035). Extracts of A. indica stem bark also exhibited significant antioxidant activity, thus establishing the extracts as an antioxidant. The results obtained in this study give some scientific support to the A. indica stem bark for further investigation of compounds and in future could be used as drug.     

Synthesis and evaluation of the antiplasmodial activity of novel indeno[2,1-c]quinoline derivatives

With the aim to explore the potentiality of new chemical scaffolds for the design of new antimalarials, a set of new indeno[2,1-c]quinolines bearing different basic heads has been synthesized and tested in vitro against chloroquine sensitive (CQ-S) and chloroquine resistant (CQ-R) strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Most of the synthesized compounds exhibited a moderate antiplasmodial activity, inhibiting the growth of both CQ-S and CQ-R strains of P. falciparum with IC₅₀ ranging from 0.24 to 6.9 μM and with a very low resistance index. The most potent compounds (1.2–1.3-fold the CQ on the W-2 strain) can be considered as promising ‘lead compounds’ to be further optimized to improve efficacy and selectivity against Plasmodia.     

Volatile Nitrogenous Compounds from Bacteria: Source of Novel Bioactive Compounds

Bacteria can produce nitrogenous compounds via both primary and secondary metabolic processes. Many bacterial volatile nitrogenous compounds produced during the secondary metabolism have been identified and reported for their antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, algicidal and antitumor activities. The production of these nitrogenous compounds depends on several factors, including the composition of culture media, growth conditions, and even the organic solvent used for their extraction, thus requiring their identification in specific conditions. In this review, we describe the volatile nitrogenous compounds produced by bacteria especially focusing on their antimicrobial activity. We concentrate on azo-compounds mainly pyrazines and pyrrolo-pyridines reported for their activity against several microorganisms. Whenever significant, extraction and identification methods of these compounds are also mentioned and discussed. To the best of our knowledge, this is first review describing volatile nitrogenous compounds from bacteria focusing on their biological activity.     

Sesquiterpenes from the aerial parts of Artemisia tournefortiana

Sixteen eudesmane-type sesquiterpenes, including six unknown ones (1−6), were isolated from the aerial part of A. tournefortiana. NMR, HERIS-MS, IR spectra and ECD calculation assigned their relative and absolute configurations. Six (6, 7, 9, 13, 15, and 16) were tested for cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activities, and seven (6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, and 16) were tested for antimicrobial activity. Among them, compound 15 showed significant cytotoxicity with IC₅₀ values in the range of 1.49–5.30 μM and moderate antimicrobial activity.     

Comparative assessment of biological activities of different parts of halophytic plant Tamarix articulata (T. articulata) growing in Saudi Arabia

Owing to extremely high salinity and harsh environmental conditions, T. articulata is one of the most abundant wild plants growing in the deserts of Saudi Arabia. Such plants may contain novel compounds to display promising biological activities. Here, in this study, we evaluate the biological activities of methanolic extracts of fresh leaves, dry leaves, stem, and roots of T. articulata. The antioxidant activity was determined by 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and total phenolic and flavonoid content were determined using standard colorimetric methods. Whereas antimicrobial and ant-proliferative activities were determined by standard well-diffusion and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) methods, respectively. Our results demonstrate that all methanolic extracts of T. articulata showed antioxidant activity, however, the methanolic extract of dry leaves exhibits promising antioxidant effect with IC₅₀ value 49.08 ± 1.98, which was strongly supported by total phenolic (409.92 ± 6.03 mg GAE/g DW) and flavonoid (177.71 mg QE/g DW) content. Although, antimicrobial activity was also exhibited by all the methanolic extracts, however, methanolic extract of dry leaves exhibits promising antimicrobial activity in Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus epidemidis. Furthermore, MTT assay revealed that all methanolic extracts exhibit antiproliferative activity in MCF-7 (breast cancer) and RKO (colorectal cancer) cells with IC₅₀ values ranges from 219 ± 5.112 µg/ml to 253 ± 5.231 µg/ml and 220 ± 4.330 µg/ml to 325 ± 6.213 µg/ml, respectively. However, the most promising antiproliferative effect was displayed by methanolic extract of dry leaves with IC₅₀ values 219 ± 5.112 µg/ml and 220 ± 4.330 µg/ml, respectively. In summary, these findings provide evidence that T. articulata has promising biological activities and can be used for many pharmaceutical activities in the future.     

Diversity of natural products of the genera Curvularia and Bipolaris

Covering from 1963 to 2017.This review provides a summary of some secondary metabolites isolated from the genera Curvularia and Bipolaris from 1963 to 2017. The study has a broad objective. First to afford an overview of the structural diversity of these genera, classifying them depending on their chemical classes, highlighting individual examples of chemical structures. Also some information regarding their biological activities are presented. Several of the compounds reported here were isolated exclusively from endophytic and pathogenic strains in culture, while few from other sources such as sea Anemone and fish. Some secondary metabolites of the genus Curvularia and Bipolaris revealed a fascinating biological activities included: anti-malarial, anti-biofouling, anti-larval, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-cancer, leishmanicidal and phytotoxicity. Herein, we presented a bibliography of the researches accomplished on the natural products of Curvularia and Bipolaris, which could help in the future prospecting of novel or new analogues of active metabolites from these two genera.