粉纹夜蛾离体细胞抗菌肽的抗菌谱测定

用热灭活的大肠杆菌DHSQ诱导粉纹夜蛾(Trichoplusia ni)离体细胞产生抗菌肽,用三氯乙酸沉淀法提取出该活性物质,采用琼脂糖孔穴扩散法和生长抑制测定法测定其抗菌谱,发现该抗菌物质具有较广的抗微生物活性,其中特别是对革兰氏阴性菌中的沙门氏茵和大肠杆茵,酵母菌中的白色念珠菌,植物病源真茵中的花生白绢病茵和小麦赤霉病茵具有较强的抑菌活性,从而表明该物质是一种既抗细菌,又抗真菌的抗微生物肽。     

刺五加内生真菌分离鉴定及抗菌活性研究

为开发利用刺五加内生真菌资源,寻找新型抗菌物质,从刺五加根茎叶中分离纯化得到内生真菌71株,经菌落形态和显微形态去重后进行ITS序列分子鉴定为18个种,来自于4目、8科、11属,其中链格孢属与镰孢霉属为优势属。根、茎、叶中内生真菌多样性指数分别为1. 112 31、1. 523 658、0. 264 1。18种刺五加内生真菌中,16种内生真菌至少对一种指示菌有抗菌活性。CWJ-5(镰孢霉属Fusarium oxysporum)对金黄色葡萄球菌抑菌效果显著,抑菌直径27. 17±0. 07 mm; CWJ-6(链格孢属Alternaria alternata)对大肠埃希菌抑菌效果显著,抑菌直径18. 07±0. 01 mm。结果表明刺五加内生真菌资源丰富,有很大的开发利用空间,部分菌种抑菌活性显著,值得进一步研究。     

Fungal Contamination of Non-Renewable Groundwater in the Arabian Peninsula: Assessing the Harmfulness to Humans

Most of the studies about the groundwater quality have been focused on chemical and bacterial contamination. However, fungal contamination of drinking water has been suggested as an underestimated problem. We studied 20 wells in the Arabian Peninsula, identified their fungal contamination and assessed the potential harmfulness of the fungi to humans. We identified 28 fungal species, many of them commonly known to occur in drinking water. To assess the potential role of fungi in water, we selected 15 species for a bioassay with a model bacterium Bacillus subtilis. All fungal species inhibited the growth of B. subtilis, thus showing antibacterial activity. These fungi were interpreted to secrete toxins and thus, be possibly harmful to humans. Nine of the species retained their antibacterial activity in a boiling treatment. Therefore, they cannot be disinfected by boiling. This study raises new aspects and questions about the harmfulness of the fungal contamination in drinking water to humans.     

棉铃虫幼虫抗菌肽的初步研究

棉铃虫（Heliothis armigera）五龄幼虫经大肠杆菌、金美色葡萄球菌混合菌诱导后,产生抗菌肽,经100％热处理15min后活性不变,通过琼脂糖孔穴扩散法测定,对革兰氏阴性菌、革兰氏阳性菌以及真菌都具有很强的抑菌活性。CM-Scpharose离子交换层析粗纯化产物经SDS-PAGE测定,其分子量约3kD。     

Isolation of sterols from the marine fungus Corollospora lacera

Several marine fungi collected from the waters of Prince Edward Island, Canada, were screened for the presence of natural products exhibiting antibacterial activity. Both broths and mycelia of these fungi were studied using the bioassay-guided chromatographic separation. The 4 fractions from the extract of mycelia of Corollospora lacera exhibited weak antibacterial activity and were analyzed further. From these fractions, 2 sterols (5 alpha,8 alpha-epidioxyergosterol and 22E,24R-ergosta-7,22-diene-3beta,5 alpha,6 beta-triol) and a 3:1 mixture of linoleic and oleic acids were isolated. The presence of ergosterol was confirmed in dichloromethane extracts of mycelia of every fungus in this study and this sterol was isolated from the extract of mycelium of Corollospora lacera. Two other known compounds (5-hydroxymethylfuran-2-carbaldehyde and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate), were isolated from the dichloromethane extract of mycelium of Monodictys pelagica. The phthalate was reported in the literature as a metabolite isolated from the fungi, but in our study it was proven to be an artifact of the culturing and (or) extraction procedures rather than a true fungal metabolite.     

江浙蝮蛇（Agkistrodon halys Pallas）毒的抑菌作用及其抑菌组 …

This paper reports the venom from Agkistrodon halys Pallas have inhibitory activity against fungi and E. coli by tested in a disc diffusion assay. An antibacterial component--LAO from the venom were purified to homogeneous. It had not only antibacterial effect, but L-amino acid oxidase activity. And its enzymatic specific activity was 808 U/mg. The venom had at least 3 antibacterial components (I, II, III) as determined by acid polyacrilamide gel electrophoresis, LAO is the antibaterial components II.     

Role of amino acid residues within the disulfide loop of thanatin,a potent antibiotic peptide

Thanatin, a 21-residue peptide, is an inducible insect peptide with a broad range of activity against bacteria and fungi. It has a C-terminal disulfide loop, like the frog skin secretion antimicrobial peptides of the brevinin family. In this study, we tried to find the effect of a number of amino acids between the disulfide bond. Thanatin showed stronger antibacterial activity to Gram negative bacteria than other mutants, except Th1; whereas, the mutant peptides with deletion had higher activity to Gram positive bacteria than thanatin. An increase in the number of amino acid(s) using the alanine residue decreased the antibacterial activity in all of the bacteria. Th1 with deletion of threonine at position 15 (Thr(1)(2)) showed similar antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria, but had higher activity against the Gram positive bacteria. In order to study the structure-function relationship, we measured liposome disruption by the peptides and CD spectra of the peptides. Th1 also showed the highest liposome leaking activity and alpha-helical propensity in the sodium dodecyl sulfate solution, compared with other peptides. Liposome disruption activity was closely correlated with the anti-Gram positive bacterial activity. All of the peptides showed no hemolytic activity. Th1 was considered to be useful as an antimicrobial peptide with broad spectrum without toxicity     

Assessment of diversity,distribution and antibacterial activity of endophytic fungi isolated from a medicinal plant <Emphasis Type="Italic">Adenocalymma alliaceum</Emphasis> Miers

A study was conducted for isolation, identification and antibacterial potential of fungal endophytes of Adenocalymma alliaceum Miers., (Bignoniaceae), a medicinal shrub vine plant which has long history for its usages in curing various disorders. A total of 149 isolates of endophytic fungi representing 17 fungal taxa were obtained from 270 segments (90 from each stem, leaf and petiole) of this plant. Hyphomycetes (77.85%) were the most prevalent, followed by Ascomycetes (8.05%) and Coelomycetes (4.03%) respectively. A considerable amount of fungal isolates was kept under (10.07%) Mycelia-Sterilia (MS). Leaf harboured maximum colonization of endophytic fungi (72.22%) which was greater than stem (67.78%) and petiole (25.54%). The Jc similarity index was maximum (0.619) between stem vs leaf followed by leaf vs petiole (0.571) and stem vs petiole (0.428). The dominant endophytic fungi were Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus niger, Stenella agalis, Fusarium oxysporum, Curvularia lunata and Fusarium roseum. Among twelve endophytic fungi tested for antibacterial activity, crude extracts of nine endophytic fungi (75%), showed antibacterial potential against one or more clinical human pathogens. Alternaria alternata, Curvularia lunata, Penicillium sp. and Chaetomium globosum exhibited significant antibacterial activity against 4 of 5 tested pathogens, showing broad spectrum activity. This investigation explains the value of sampling from different tissues of a host plant for the greater species diversity, and additionally, the antibacterial screening of some endophytic fungi from this specific medicinal plant may represent a unique source for many of the useful antibacterial compounds.     

木本曼陀罗内生真菌抗菌活性的筛选研究

从木本曼陀罗植物内生真菌中筛选高效抗菌活性的菌株。选择与人类和植物相关的36株病原微生物,分别对分离自木本曼陀罗(Datura arborea L.)植物的内生真菌77株进行了发酵代谢产物的抗菌活性筛选研究。结果显示:对细菌病原菌、皮肤致病真菌、植物致病真菌有抑制作用的内生真菌分别有24,9,17株,其中5株内生真菌对10种以上的供试病原菌有明显的抑制作用,活性最好的1株对20种病原菌有较强抑制活性,最大抑菌圈直径达48mm。这说明木本曼陀罗植物内生真菌抗菌能力较强,抗菌谱较广。     

黄花夹竹桃内生真菌抗病原细菌的初步研究

从植物黄花夹竹桃 (Thevetiaperuviana)的根、茎、叶、果实中分离出内生真菌 10 1株。以鼠伤寒沙门氏菌 (Salmonellatyphimurium)、肺炎链球菌 (Streptococcuspneumoniae)、乙型溶血链球菌 (Streptococcushemolyticus)、金黄色葡萄球菌 (Staphyllococcusaureus) 4种人类病原菌为指示菌 ,对其进行抑菌活性筛选 ,结果有 17株内生真菌对 1株或 1株以上人类病原菌有抑菌活性 ,其中平板抑菌圈直径大于 2 0mm的菌株有9株。具有抗菌活性的内生真菌分别来自木霉属 (Trichoderma)、曲霉属 (Aspergillus)等 9个属。     

海洋真菌抗病原菌生物活性物质的研究

对分离自大连海域的海洋生物共附生真菌进行了抗菌活性的初筛与复筛,发现有6株具有抗表皮葡萄球菌和铜绿假单胞菌的活性,发现培养基成分及培养方式对活性菌株抗菌物质的产生有显著影响。菌株11-N2抗菌活性最强,其发酵液抗表皮葡萄球菌的效价相当于为氨苄青霉素11.4 U/mL,抗铜绿假单胞菌的效价相当于氨苄青霉素6.0 U/mL。通过硅胶柱层析对该菌株提取物的抗菌活性成分进行了初步追踪,发现二氯甲烷∶甲醇=15∶1洗脱组分具有最强活性,薄层层析显示该组分主要成分在254 nm紫外光下具有强吸收,薄层显色反应提示其主要成分可能为含胺基的甾体或三萜类、有机胺类、吲哚衍生物类化合物。     

Influence of antimicrobial agents on the spoilage of a meat-based entomophage diet

The microbial decomposition of a meat-based entomophage diet presented in Parafilm packets was investigated. Considerable bacteria but not fungi were associated with components used to prepare the diet (i.e., hens' eggs, liver, and ground beef). At the initial sampling time, there were no differences among diet treatments in the size of bacterial or fungal populations. Bacterial populations in diets not containing antibacterial agents rapidly increased and reached an asymptote by 24 h (approximately 10(10) colony-forming units per gram). Bacterial populations also increased in diets containing antibacterial agents, but they were significantly smaller than in diets not containing antibacterial agents. The most prevalent bacteria isolated were Carnobacterium piscicola, Carnobacterium divergens, Lactobacillus curvatus, Lactobacillus sakei, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, and Enterococcus spp., regardless of the antibacterial treatment used. The proliferation of fungi was delayed relative to bacteria, but significant differences were observed among the diet treatments. Fungi were most inhibited by sorbic acid and propionic acid in the absence of antibacterial agents. The most common fungi isolated were the yeasts Candida zeylanoides, Torulaspora globosa, and Yarrowia lipolytica. The pH of diets not containing antibacterial agents decreased rapidly and was highly correlated with increases in bacteria but not fungi. The results of this study demonstrate that antimicrobial agents significantly inhibit spoilage microorganisms in a meat-based diet and that alternative management strategies to delay the decomposition of such diets presented in Parafilm packets should target lactic acid spoilage bacteria, particularly Carnobacterium and Lactobacillus species.     

Solution structures of the antifungal heliomicin and a selected variant with both antibacterial and antifungal activities

In response to an experimental infection, the lepidopteran Heliothis virescens produces an antifungal protein named heliomicin. Heliomicin displays sequence similarities with antifungal plant defensins and antibacterial or antifungal insect defensins. To gain information about the structural elements required for either antifungal or antibacterial activity, heliomicin and selected point-mutated variants were expressed in yeast as fusion proteins. The effects of mutations, defined by comparing the primary structure of heliomicin with the sequences of members of the insect defensin family, were analyzed using antibacterial and antifungal assays. One of the variants shows significant activity against Gram-positive bacteria while remaining efficient against fungi. The three-dimensional structures of this variant and of the wild-type protein were determined by two-dimensional (1)H NMR to establish a correlation between structure and antibacterial or antifungal activity. Wild-type and mutated heliomicins adopt a similar scaffold, including the so-called cysteine-stabilized alphabeta motif. A comparison of their structures with other defensin-type molecules indicates that common hydrophobic characteristics can be assigned to all the antifungal proteins. A comparative analysis of various structural features of heliomicin mutant and of antibacterial defensins enables common properties to be assessed, which will help to design new mutants with increased antibacterial activity.     

杜比亚蟑螂共生真菌次生代谢产物及其生物活性

为探究杜比亚蟑螂体内共生真菌种类,测定共生真菌次生代谢产物的抑菌活性和抗氧化活性,筛选出具有抗菌和抗氧化活性的菌株,本研究采用组织块分离法分离杜比亚蟑螂体内的共生真菌,通过形态学和分子生物学相结合的方法对分离到的共生真菌进行鉴定;分别采用薄层层析-生物自显影法和DPPH法测定共生真菌次生代谢产物的抗细菌活性和抗氧化活性。结果表明,从杜比亚蟑螂体内共分离鉴定得到5种不同的共生真菌,主要分布于青霉属(1株)、曲霉属(3株)和聚孢霉属(1株)。活性测定的结果表明,菌株Bdf-2、Bdf-4和Bdf-5表现出较好的抗菌活性,且菌液提取物的抗菌活性要强于菌丝。Bdf-1,Bdf-2和Bdf-3菌液次生代谢产物表现出抗氧化活性,IC 50值分别为0.26 mg/mL、2.20 mg/mL和0.75 mg/mL。杜比亚蟑螂共生真菌以青霉属和曲霉属为主,且具有抗菌和抗氧化活性的次生代谢产物主要分布于菌液中。     

地衣型真菌次级代谢产物抗菌活性初步研究

地衣是一种传统的民族药物,能产生多种具有活性的物质。该研究对地衣型真菌(Xanthoria elegans,Myelochroa indica,Ramalina peruviana,Cladonia macilenta,Nephromopsis pallescens,Cladonia coccifera)进行液体培养,2个月后,培养液用乙酸乙酯萃取后获得初提物。该研究采用抑菌圈法评价地衣型真菌初提物对7种致病细菌(Bacillus subtilis,Bacillus cereus,Vibrio parahaemolyticus,Straphylococcus haemolyticus,Pseudomonas aeruginosa,Staphylococcus aureus,Micrococcus luteus)的抗菌活性,并测定最低抑菌浓度(MIC)。结果表明:6种地衣型真菌的初提物均具有一定的抗菌活性,且不同培养基对地衣型真菌产生抗菌物质有显著影响。其中,R.peruviana在MY液体培养基中所产生的次级代谢产物对金黄色葡萄球菌、藤黄微球菌、溶血性葡萄球菌、铜尿假单胞菌具有抑制效果,但在YMG培养基中所得初提物对供试7种致病细菌不具有抑菌效果。X.elegans在YMG培养基中所得初提物对枯草芽孢杆菌具有明显抗菌活性,其抑菌圈直径可达17.77 mm。该研究证实不同地衣型真菌液体培养初提物具有抗菌活性,不同的培养基也直接影响地衣型真菌抗菌效果。该研究结果为地衣型真菌的进一步研究及民族药的开发利用奠定了基础。     

The siderophore ferricrocin produced by specific foliar endophytic fungi in vitro

Production of extracellular siderophores is typical for many plant-associated microbes, both mutualistic and antagonistic. Various strains of mycorrhizal fungi produce siderophores, and siderophore production by pathogenic fungi is typically associated with virulence. We analyzed extracellular siderophore production along with production of antibacterial and antioxidant compounds in foliar endophytic fungi of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and Labrador tea (Rhododendron tomentosum Harmaja). The siderophore produced in vitro was ferricrocin, quantities ranging between 7.9 and 17.6 μg/l. Only the fungi with antibacterial activity produced ferricrocin and any well-known siderophores were not detected in the broths of antioxidant-producing fungi. Therefore, production of ferricrocin is typical for some, but not all foliar endophytic fungi. Ferricrocin was detected in the leaves of Labrador tea, which suggests that ferricrocin may play a role in vivo in the interaction between the endophyte and plant host.     

Studies on the antifungal properties of N-thiolated beta-lactams

N-thiolated beta-lactams had previously been shown to have antibacterial activity against a narrow selection of pathogenic bacteria including Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus anthracis, as well as apoptotic-inducing activity in a variety of human cancer cell lines. We now have found that these lactams also possess antifungal activity against Candida and other fungi by exerting powerful cytostatic effects that disrupt the structural integrity of cytoplasmic membranes. The mode of action and structure-activity trends of these lactams as antifungals parallel that previously seen in our antibacterial studies.     

Methoxybifurcarenone: an antifungal and antibacterial meroditerpenoid from the brown alga Cystoseira tamariscifolia.

A meroditerpenoid metabolite has been isolated from the brown alga Cystoseira tamariscifolia and characterized as methoxybifurcarenone, by spectral analysis. Methoxybifurcarenone possesses antifungal activity against three tomato pathogenic fungi: Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium oxysporum sp. mycopersici and Verticillium alboatrum and antibacterial activity against Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Escherichia coli.     

A novel inclusion complex (β-CD/ABP-dHC-cecropin A) with antibiotic propertiess for use as an anti-Agrobacterium additive in transgenic poplar rooting medium

The increasing resistance of bacteria and fungi to currently available antibiotics is a major concern worldwide, leading to enormous effort to develop novel antibiotics with new modes of action.We recently reported that ABP-dHC-cecropin A exhibited strong antibacterial and antifungal activity, making it a candidate antibiotic substitute. In this study, β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) combined with ABP-dHC-cecropin A enhanced the physical and chemical properties of ABP-dHC-cecropin A but did not significantly decrease its antibacterial activity. Thus, β-CD/ABP-dHC-cecropin A should be considered a novel antibacterial drug. We used β-CD/ABP-dHC-cecropin A as an anti-Agrobacterium compound to supplementtransgenic poplar medium. Sideeffects of the inclusion complex had little impact on plantgrowth. Thus, β-CD/ABP-dHC-cecropin A may be used as traditional antibiotics forpoplar transplantation with greater antibbacterial effects.     

Antimicrobial activity of a bovine hemoglobin fragment in the tick Boophilus microplus.

Antifungal and antibacterial activities were detected in the hemolymph and gut contents of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus. A peptide with antibacterial activity from the tick gut contents was purified to homogeneity by reversed-phase chromatography. The molecular mass of the purified peptide was 3,205.7 Da, measured by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. The amino acid sequence was obtained by Edman degradation and showed that the peptide was identical to a fragment of the bovine alpha-hemoglobin. A synthetic peptide based on the sequence obtained showed characterization data identical to those of the isolated material, confirming its structure. The synthetic peptide was active in micromolar concentrations against Gram-positive bacteria and fungi. These data led us to conclude that the antibacterial activity detected in tick gut contents is the result of enzymatic processing of a host protein, hemoglobin. This activity may be used by ticks as a defense against microorganisms.