Isolation, characterization and antifungal activity of Streptomyces sampsonii GS 1322

For new antifungal antibiotics from actinomycetes, a strain of Streptomyces GS 1322 was isolated from a sample of garden soil. The strain was found to possess antagonistic activity against four fungi i.e., Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, Microsporum gypseum and Trichophyton sp. The strain was identified as Streptomyces sampsonii and the antifungal compound produced by it was found to be the heptaene group of polyene antibiotics.     

Isolation and In Vivo and In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Phenylacetic Acid and Sodium Phenylacetate from Streptomyces humidus

The antifungal substances SH-1 and SH-2 were isolated from Streptomyces humidus strain S5-55 cultures by various purification procedures and identified as phenylacetic acid and sodium phenylacetate, respectively, based on the nuclear magnetic resonance, electron ionization mass spectral, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectral data. SH-1 and SH-2 completely inhibited the growth of Pythium ultimum, Phytophthora capsici, Rhizoctonia solani, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae at concentrations from 10 to 50 μg/ml. The two compounds were as effective as the commercial fungicide metalaxyl in inhibiting spore germination and hyphal growth of P. capsici. However, the in vivo control efficacies of the two antifungal compounds against P. capsici infection on pepper plants were similar to those of H₃PO₃ and fosetyl-AI but less than that of metalaxyl.     

广谱抗真菌链霉菌HBERC-57169活性物质的分离鉴定

从我国云南楚雄地区采集的土样中分离到一株放线菌纲的链霉菌（Streptomyces sp.）HBERC-57169,农药活性测定发现其发酵粗提物对多种农作物病原真菌具有很强的抗菌活性。对HPLC半制备组分进行农药活性测定明确了活性物质的出峰时间及其紫外、质谱特征。根据UPLC-MS图谱特征确定了活性物质的分子离子峰及分子量,结合UV吸收光谱及文献数据,初步确定其为一大环内酯类化合物子囊霉素（ascomycin）。对发酵提取物进行HPLC制备后,获得了纯度在95%以上的纯品,农药活性测定结果显示,其对多种农作物病原真菌的抑制活性很强,MIC值达到1.56~25.0 μg/mL。     

Isolation of lipoteichoic acid from Streptomyces levoris

Lipoteichoic acid was isolated from Streptomyces levoris K-3056 by cold phenol extraction. Its hydrophilic moiety is represented by 1,3-poly(glycerophosphate) whereas the hydrophobic part contains fatty acids among which pentadecanoic, 14-methylpentadecanoic (isopalmitic), palmitic and heptadecanoic acids prevail. Lipoteichoic acid has been found in the Streptomyces genus for the first time. Its overall content in the cells of Streptomyces levoris K-3056 is comparable with that found in other Gram-positive bacteria.     

Auxin activity of phenylacetic acid in tissue culture

The ability of phenylacetic acid (PAA), a naturally occurring auxin, to initiate and support growth of callus and suspension cultures of several species is reported. Callus tissue of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. var. WI-38), initiated and maintained on a medium with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), was transferred to and maintained on media supplemented with 25–500 M PAA as the only plant growth regulator (PGR). Optimal concentrations of PAA were determined for tobacco callus proliferation in the dark (250 M PAA) and with a 16-h light/8-h dark photoperiod (500 M PAA). Tobacco suspension cultures were maintained for over 28 transfers in media containing 20–40 M PAA as the sole PGR. When tobacco callus tissue maintained on PAA-supplemented media for over 18 months was transferred to liquid media containing kinetin, plantlets were regenerated. Callus of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L. var. Russian Mammoth) proliferated on media containing PAA at 5–250 M as the sole PGR. Similar PAA concentrations inhibited normal development and promoted callus formation in tobacco and pea (Pisum sativum L. vars. common, Frogel, and Frimas) epicotyl tissue. PAA as the sole PGR did not support the growth of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill var. Fiskeby) callus or suspension cultures. Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L. var. UC-5) and lentil (Lens culinaris Medic. var. Laird) callus cultures proliferated on media containing 25–500 M PAA, but habituation of the cultures was common. PAA was not toxic to tobacco, chickpea, and lentil tissues at levels as high as 500 M.Paper No. 88514 of the Journal Series of the Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station, Moscow, Idaho, USA.     

Auxin activity of phenylacetic acid in tissue culture

The ability of phenylacetic acid (PAA), a naturally occurring auxin, to initiate and support growth of callus and suspension cultures of several species is reported. Callus tissue of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. var. WI-38), initiated and maintained on a medium with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), was transferred to and maintained on media supplemented with 25–500 μM PAA as the only plant growth regulator (PGR). Optimal concentrations of PAA were determined for tobacco callus proliferation in the dark (250 μM PAA) and with a 16-h light/8-h dark photoperiod (500 μM PAA). Tobacco suspension cultures were maintained for over 28 transfers in media containing 20–40 μM PAA as the sole PGR. When tobacco callus tissue maintained on PAA-supplemented media for over 18 months was transferred to liquid media containing kinetin, plantlets were regenerated. Callus of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L. var. Russian Mammoth) proliferated on media containing PAA at 5–250 μM as the sole PGR. Similar PAA concentrations inhibited normal development and promoted callus formation in tobacco and pea (Pisum sativum L. vars. common, Frogel, and Frimas) epicotyl tissue. PAA as the sole PGR did not support the growth of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill var. Fiskeby) callus or suspension cultures. Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L. var. UC-5) and lentil (Lens culinaris Medic. var. Laird) callus cultures proliferated on media containing 25–500 μM PAA, but habituation of the cultures was common. PAA was not toxic to tobacco, chickpea, and lentil tissues at levels as high as 500 μM.     

Pharmacology, in vitro activity, and in vivo efficacy of new antifungal agents

Invasive fungal infections remain significant clinical challenges and are associated with high morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Despite the availability of new antifungal agents, response rates against many of these infections remain suboptimal. In addition, many of the clinically available agents have limited oral bioavailability, are associated with adverse effects due to similarities between fungal and mammalian cells, or have significant drug-drug interactions. For these reasons, there is great interest in developing new antifungal drugs, including those with novel mechanisms of action. This article reviews the pharmacology, in vitro activity, and in vivo effectiveness of new antifungal agents, including members of new classes with novel mechanisms of action and at various stages of preclinical and clinical development. These agents include the triazole isavuconazole, the echinocandin aminocandin, the histone deacetylase inhibitor MGCD290, and the sordarin derivative FR290581.     

桑氏链霉菌KJ07抗菌蛋白的分离纯化及部分特性

【目的】桑氏链霉菌(Streptomyces sampsonii)KJ07对无性阶段的杨树紫纹羽病菌(Rhizoctonia violacea)有较强的拮抗作用。为研究其抗菌物质,对其发酵液中主要抗菌物质进行分离纯化并明确其部分性质。【方法】采用硫酸铵分级沉淀、DEAE Sepharose Fast Flow离子交换层析、Sephadex G-50分子筛层析等方法进行分离纯化。【结果】获得单一抗菌活性蛋白,分子量约为28.4 k D。该抗菌蛋白抑菌谱较广,能使R.violacea菌丝畸形,菌丝隔膜不明显,细胞壁及胞内原生质开始降解,并产生黑色物质。稳定性试验显示抗菌蛋白最适温度为25°C,最佳p H为6.0,当温度≥60°C时,抑菌活性下降大于20%,当p H4.0或≥8.0时,抑菌活性下降大于12%。其活性还受金属阳离子影响,但对蛋白酶K不敏感。利用自动Edman降解法测得抗菌蛋白N端10个氨基酸序列,但通过NCBI BLAST程序未检索到与其相似性较高的已知抗菌蛋白。【结论】推测该抗菌蛋白可能是一种新的蛋白质。     

Isolation of endophytic actinomycetes from selected plants and their antifungal activity

The isolation of endophytic actinomycetes from surface-sterilized tissues of 36 plant species was made using humic acid–vitamin (HV) agar as a selection medium. Of the 330 isolates recovered, 212 were from roots, 97 from leaves and 21 isolates from stems with a prevalence of 3.9, 1.7 and 0.3%, respectively. Identification of endophytic actinomycetes was based on their morphology and the amino acid composition of the whole-cell extract. Most isolates were classified as Streptomyces sp. (n = 277); with the remainder belonging to Microbispora sp. (n = 14), Nocardia sp. (n = 8) and Micromonospora sp. (n = 4). Four isolates were unclassified and 23 were lost during subculture. The most prevalent group of isolates were the Streptomyces sp. occurring in 6.4% of the tissue samples of Zingiber officinale. Scanning electron microscopy investigation of this plant revealed that 7.5% of the root and 5% of the leaf samples contained endophytes. Three of the Streptomyces sp. isolates strongly inhibited Colletotrichum musae, five were very active against Fusarium oxysporum and two strongly inhibited growth of both test fungi.     

吸水链霉菌BS-112产生的抗真菌活性物质的分离纯化与结构鉴别

【目的】分离纯化吸水链霉菌(Streptomyces hygroscopicus)BS-112产生的抗真菌活性物质,究明各活性组分的结构,测定其对黄曲霉的抑制作用,为该菌株及其产生的抗真菌活性物质的应用提供依据。【方法】通过大孔吸附树脂柱层析、硅胶柱层析及制备HPLC等方法,对该菌株产生的抗真菌活性物质进行分离纯化;利用质谱(MS)和核磁共振谱(NMR)解析各活性组分的结构;采用微量液体稀释法测定各活性组分对黄曲霉的最小抑菌浓度(MIC)和最小杀菌浓度(MFC)。【结果】从BS-112菌株发酵液中分离获得4个抗真菌活性组分,利用波谱技术确定其结构分别为Tetrins A和B、Tetramycins A和B。96孔板法测得这4个化合物对黄曲霉的MIC分别为3.13μg/mL、12.56μg/mL、1.56μg/mL、6.25μg/mL,MFC分别为6.25μg/mL、25.0μg/mL、3.13μg/mL、12.56μg/mL。【结论】BS-112菌株产生的抗真菌活性物质由Tetrins A和B、Ttramycins A和B 4个化合物组成,它们对黄曲霉均具有良好的抑制作用。     

一株表面活性剂产生菌的分离及抑菌活性

【目的】研究分离得到的表面活性剂产生菌的产表面活性剂能力、分类地位和抑菌活性。【方法】采用血平板、油平板进行表面活性剂产生菌的分离,以排油圈法进行表面活性的测定;通过生理生化特性和16S rDNA序列相似性分析对BS1菌株进行初步鉴定;利用对峙培养法和菌丝生长、孢子囊形成、孢子萌发的抑制率测定研究其抑菌活性。【结果】从石油污染土壤中分离到的BS1菌株可产生表面活性剂,在分类学地位上属于假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas sp.)。BS1菌体、发酵上清液、挥发性物质对12种供试病原真菌均表现出一定的抑制作用。BS1菌体、发酵上清液对大豆疫霉菌(Phytophthora sojae)的抑制率最大,分别达到65.31%和95.93%。发酵上清液通过影响大豆疫霉菌菌丝生长、孢子囊形成、孢子萌发等方式抑制病原菌的正常生长,稀释20倍的发酵上清液依然具有明显的抑制作用。BS1菌株产生的挥发性物质对大豆菌核菌(Sclerotinia sclerotiorum)的抑菌效果最好,抑制率达到84.25%。【结论】BS1菌株在产生表面活性剂的同时,还具有生物防治作用潜力。     

In vivo and in vitro effects of thiolactomycin on fatty acid biosynthesis in Streptomyces collinus.

A stable-isotope assay was used to analyze the effectiveness of various perdeuterated short-chain acyl coenzyme A (acyl-CoA) compounds as starter units for straight- and branched-chain fatty acid biosynthesis in cell extracts of Streptomyces collinus. In these extracts perdeuterated isobutyryl-CoA was converted to isopalmitate (a branched-chain fatty acid), while butyryl-CoA was converted to palmitate (a straight-chain fatty acid). These observations are consistent with previous in vivo analyses of fatty acid biosynthesis in S. collinus, which suggested that butyryl-CoA and isobutyryl-CoA function as starter units for palmitate and isopalmitate biosynthesis, respectively. Additionally, in vitro analysis demonstrated that acetyl-CoA can function as a starter unit for palmitate biosynthesis. Palmitate biosynthesis and isopalmitate biosynthesis in these cell extracts were both effectively inhibited by thiolactomycin, a known type II fatty acid synthase inhibitor. In vivo experiments demonstrated that concentrations of thiolactomycin ranging from 0.1 to 0.2 mg/ml produced both a dramatic decrease in the cellular levels of branched-chain fatty acids and a surprising three- to fivefold increase in the cellular levels of the straight-chain fatty acids palmitate and myristate. Additional in vivo incorporation studies with perdeuterated butyrate suggested that, in accord with the in vitro studies, the biosynthesis of the palmitate from butyryl-CoA decreases in the presence of thiolactomycin. In contrast, in vivo incorporation studies with perdeuterated acetate demonstrated that the biosynthesis of palmitate from acetyl-CoA increases in the presence of thiolactomycin. These observations clearly demonstrate that isobutyryl-CoA is a starter unit for isopalmitate biosynthesis and that either acetyl-CoA or butyryl-CoA can be a starter unit for palmitate biosynthesis in S. collinus. However, the pathway for palmitate biosynthesis from acetyl-CoA is less sensitive to thiolactomycin, and it is suggested that the basis for this difference is in the initiation step.     

In vitro and in vivo antimycobacterial activity of antiinflammatory drug, diclofenac sodium

The non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug diclofenac sodium exhibited remarkable inhibitory action against both drug sensitive and drug resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, as well as other mycobacteria. This agent was tested in vitro against 45 different strains of mycobacteria, most of which were inhibited by the drug at 10-25 microg/ml concentration. When tested in vivo, diclofenac, injected at 10 mg/kg body weight of a Swiss strain of white mice, could significantly protect them when challenged with a 50 median lethal dose of M. tuberculosis H37 Rv102. According to Chi-square test, the in vivo data were highly significant (P<0.01).     

Antitumor activity of amides of dihydrobetulonic acid in vitro and in vivo

Amides containing homopiperidine and piperazine cycles were synthesized from dihydrobetulonic acid obtained by the oxidation of dihydrobetulin. All substances were shown to have a high antitumor activity (CCID₅₀ = 3.5–36.2 μM) in vitro in lymphoid (CEM-13, U-937) and monocytic (MT-4) human cell lines. Amides containing the methyl- and ethylpiperazine residues do not influence the viability of Lung Lewis Carcinoma cells in culture and do not have a significant effect on its transplants in C57BL/6 mice. However, these amides efficiently inhibit the development of metastases in lungs of these mice. The antimetastatic activity of the studied amides increases with changing the methyl by ethyl aliphatic residue in the piperazine cycle.     

In vitro antifungal activity of anidulafungin

Anidulafungin is a new and very useful pharmacological tool for the treatment of invasive mycoses. The antifungal spectrum of anidulafungin reaches the most common pathogenic fungi. Anidulafungin is especially active against the genera Candida and Aspergillus. Its antifungal mechanism is based on the inhibition of the beta-1,3-D-glucan synthesis, an essential molecule for the cell wall architecture, with different consequences for Candida and Aspergillus, being anidulafungin fungicide for the former and fungistatic for the latter. This review describes the in vitro antifungal spectrum of anidulafungin based in the scientific and medical literature of recent years. We can underline that most than 99% of Candida isolates are susceptible to < or = 2 microg/ml of anidulafungin. MIC are very low (< or =0.125 microg/ml) for most clinical isolates of the species Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida tropicalis and Candida krusei while Candida parapsilosis and Candida guilliermondii isolates are susceptible to anidulafungin concentrations < or = 2 microg/ml. An excellent activity of anidulafungin has been also described against Aspergillus, Pneumocystis and other fungi. However, its activity is very low against Cryptococcus and the Zygomycetes. The excellent activity of anidulafungin has made this antifungal a first line therapeutic indication for candidemia and invasive candidiasis in non-neutropenic patients.     

The effect of phenylacetic acid on cholinesterase activity and on some isoenzymes of esterases and cholinesterases of peain vitro

Phenylacetic acid at 1.5 × 10^-3 M inhibits the activity of some esterase isoenzymes from pea leaves separated by means of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Some of the inhibited esterases show cholinesterase activity. Inhibition of the total activity has been demonstrated with a partially purified protein fraction from pea leaves containing choline esterase. The inhibition constant established after Dixon was 7.9 × 10^-3 M and the type of inhibition was competitive.