七子花内生真菌的抗菌活性筛选及其活性先导化合物的发现

【目的】从濒危植物七子花中分离出具有抗植物致病菌活性的内生真菌,并在其代谢产物中寻找具有抗菌活性的先导化合物。【方法】采用生长速率法测定内生真菌对植物病原菌的抑制活性。通过形态学和5.8S rRNA序列法对具有较好抗菌活性的内生真菌进行鉴定。运用多种色谱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】茄交链孢QZH 10对水稻纹枯病菌和苹果树腐烂病菌的抑制活性较好,抑制率分别为89.1%和67.9%。在供试浓度为100μg/m L时,QZH 10乙酸乙酯粗提物对稻瘟病菌具有强烈的抑制效果,抑制率为100.0%。从QZH 10中分离到2个单体化合物并分别被鉴定为altersolanol A和6-O-methylalaternin。在供试浓度为100μg/m L时,altersolanol A对稻瘟病菌具有较强的抑制效果,抑制率大于85%;6-O-methylalaternin对苹果树腐烂病菌具有强烈的抑制效果,抑制率为100.0%。【结论】当前结果表明Altersolanol A和6-O-methylalaternin具有开发成微生物源杀菌剂的潜力。     

产壳聚糖酶内生真菌的筛选、鉴定及酶活力初步研究

植物内生真菌是挖掘不同类型壳聚糖酶及发现新酶的资源宝库。该研究从122株柑橘和血散薯内生真菌中筛选能产生壳聚糖酶的菌株,对其进行鉴定/初步研究酶活力影响因素,为后期其酶学性质及产壳聚糖酶内生真菌与宿主植物病害防御互作关系的研究奠定基础。通过透明圈法初筛结合液体发酵法进行复筛,得到2株可产生壳聚糖酶的内生真菌Stdif9和Stdif9-4,并发现Stdif9-4最高酶活力(0.968 U·mL^-1)显著高于Stdif9(0.780 U·mL^-1)。采用形态学和分子生物学结合的方法将菌株Stdif9-4鉴定为青霉属菌株,即Penicillium sp.Stdif9-4。通过DNS试剂法初步研究影响该菌株产壳聚糖酶活力的因素,发现不同培养时间对菌株壳聚糖酶活力具有显著影响,在培养96 h时,壳聚糖酶活力达到最大值。9种金属离子对菌株的酶活力具有不同影响,其中Mn²⁺和Ca²⁺对壳聚糖酶活力具有明显的激活作用;Ag⁺、Zn²⁺、Cd²⁺、Ba...     

Study on the communities of endophytic fungi and endophytic actinomycetes from rice and their antipathogenic activities in vitro

The populations of endophytic fungi and actinomycetes from four rice cultivars in the Panyu district (Site 1) and Wushan district (Site 2) in Guangdong province, South China, were studied. The preponderant endophytic fungi and actinomycetes isolated belonged to Fusarium and Streptomyces respectively. The incidence of Streptomycetes griseofuscus ranged from 36.1 to 69% out of all the different rice cultivars from the two sites. It is the commonest population of endophytic actinomycetes, and constituted the greatest part of all the antagonistic communities. The distributions of endophytic fungi and actinomycetes in roots and leaves were different, endophytic fungi from leaves were diverse, some were organ-specific. More diverse endophytic actinomycetes were isolated from roots than from leaves. The endophytic fungi isolated from rice in Site 2 were more diverse than that in Site 1. The diversity of the endophytic actinomycetes, however, was less than that in Site 1. Acid soil in Site 2 is ideal for the growth and colonization of fungi while the alkaline soil in Site 1 is better for the growth and colonization of actinomycetes. The results suggested that differences in the chemical composition of soil could influence the endophytic microbial communities of rice plants. The endophytic fungi and actinomycetes isolated from poor-growing seedlings and susceptible rice cultivars were more abundant than that the disease-resistant counterparts. In the dual culture and activity detection of the metabolites, 41.2% of all the isolated endophytic fungi showed antagonism to rice pathogens. Fifty percent of all the isolated endophytic actinomycetes were antagonistic to those pathogens. The percentage of Streptomyces griseofuscus and hygroscopicus reached 55.4 and 21.4% of all the active actinomycetes. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Molecular profiling of marine endophytic fungi from green algae: Assessment of antibacterial and anticancer activities

Bioactive natural metabolites, especially from the marine endophytic fungi, are largely unexplored. Endophytic fungi are being increasingly recognized as a group of organisms that produce novel metabolites of industrial importance. This study investigated the anticancer and antibacterial potential of the marine algal endophyte, Penicillium chrysogenum. The different organic solvent extracts of the endophytic fungi grown on different growth medium were analyzed for anticancer and antibacterial activities. The highest inhibitory activity was observed for the ethyl acetate (EA) extract of the culture filtrate grown in potato dextrose broth (PDB) for 21 days, against the tested human breast cancer cell (MCF-7) line. Similarly, the PDB-EA extract showed an appreciable activity against the human pathogens. The biochemical analysis of the Cha EA metabolites revealed terpenoids, steroids, phenolics and flavones. Gas Chromatography (GCMS) data revealed several bioactive compounds such as anthraquinone and cinnamic acid. The Cha EA extract induced membrane damage and thus, apoptosis in MCF-7cells. The secondary metabolites produced by these marine endophytic fungi have contributed to considerable anticancer and antimicrobial activities and hence, this study is an evidence of potential sources of antimicrobial and anticancer compounds from Penicillium chrysogenum.     

In vitro antioxidant activities of endophytic fungi isolated from the liverwort Scapania verrucosa

We investigated in vitro antioxidant activities of 49 endophytic fungi isolated from the liverwort Scapania verrucosa. Based on morphological and molecular identification, the endophytic fungi isolated were classified into seven genera (Hypocrea, Penicillium, Tolypocladium, Chaetomium, Xylaria, Nemania, and Creosphaeria), all belonging to one family (Xylariaceae). By screening with the 2,2'-azino-di(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) decolorization assay, the ethyl acetate extracts of five endophytic fungi (T7, T21, T24, T32, and T38 strains), which exhibited remarkable Trolox equivalent (TE) antioxidant capacity (ranging from 997.06 to 1248.10 μmol TE/g extract), were selected and their antioxidant capacity was further evaluated by assays for 2,2'-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging, hydroxyl radical scavenging, reducing power, and ferrous ion chelating. The ethyl acetate extracts of two endophytic fungi (T24 and T38) were found to have comparable scavenging abilities on both DPPH-free radicals (93.9 and 88.7%, respectively, at 50 μg/mL) and hydroxyl radicals (97.1 and 89.4%, respectively, at 2 mg/mL) when compared with those of the positive controls (ascorbic acid and butylated hydroxytoluene, respectively). Although their reducing powers were similar to that of butylated hydroxytoluene, as indicated by absorbance (0.35 and 0.30 at 50 μg/mL, respectively), only the T38 strain's ethyl acetate extract showed ferrous ion chelating ability (92.9% at 1 mg/mL) comparable to that of the EDTA-2Na control. These endophytic fungi in S. verrucosa are a potential novel source of natural antioxidants.     

民族药马利筋内生真菌生物活性研究

药用植物内生真菌能产生与宿主相同或相似的活性物质,民族药马利筋生物活性广泛。为获得马利筋活性内生真菌资源,该研究基于“民族药-内生真菌-活性成分”的思路,考察了168株马利筋内生真菌代谢产物的生物活性,并分别采用SRB法、Griess法、PNPG法和DPPH法对内生真菌发酵液乙酸乙酯提取物进行抗肿瘤、抗炎、α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制和抗氧化等生物活性测定,对活性菌株进行ITS菌种鉴定。结果表明：（1）所筛选的168株内生真菌中有22株表现出不同程度的生物活性。其中,9株内生真菌具有显著抗肿瘤活性,其IC₅₀值在0.1～40μg·mL^-1之间;菌株MJF-53在2.5μg·mL^-1时对LPS诱导的Raw264.7释放的NO和IL-1β均具有明显的抑制作用;7株内生真菌表现出不同程度的α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制活性,其IC₅₀值在1.0～4.0 mg·mL^-1之间,其中MYF-16和MYF-55对α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制活性接近阿卡波糖;19株内生真菌具有不同程度的DPPH自由基清除活性,其中菌株MYF...     

Semisynthesis and in vitro anticancer activities of andrographolide analogues

The plant Andrographis paniculata found throughout Southeast Asia contains Andrographolide 1, a diterpenoid lactone, which has antitumour activities against in vitro and in vivo breast cancer models. In the present study, we report on the synthesis of andrographolide derivatives, 3,19-isopropylideneandrographolide (2), 14-acetyl-3,19-isopropylideneandrographolide (3) and 14-acetylandrographolide (4), and their in vitro antitumour activities against a 2-cell line panel consisting of MCF-7 (breast cancer cell line) and HCT-116 (colon cancer cell line). Compounds 2 and 4 were also screened at the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) for their activities against a panel of 60 human cancer cell lines derived from nine cancer types. Compound 2 was found to be selective towards leukaemia and colon cancer cells, and compound 4 was selective towards leukaemia, ovarian and renal cancer cells at all the dose-response parameters. Compounds 2 and 4 showed non-specific phase of the cell cycle arrest in MCF-7 cells treated at different intervals with different concentrations. NCI's COMPARE and SOM mechanistic analyses indicated that the anticancer activities of these new class of compounds were not similar to that of standard anticancer agents, suggesting novel mechanism(s) of action.     

Screening of taxol-producing endophytic fungi from Taxus chinensis var. mairei

A total of 38 endophytic fungus strains were isolated from Taxus chinensis var. mairei by aseptic technique. Genomic DNA was extracted from isolated endophytic fungi and subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis for the presence of Taxus taxadiene synthase (TS) gene, a rate-limiting enzyme gene in the taxol biosynthetic pathway. Twelve out of 38 isolated endophytic fungus strains showed PCR positive for the ts gene. Subsequently, taxol and its related compounds were extracted from culture filtrates and mycelia of the PCR positive strains, separated by column chromatography and analyzed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrum. The analysis result showed that 3 strains could produce taxol and its related compounds at the detectible level. This study indicates that molecular detection of the ts gene is an efficient method for primary screening of taxol or its related compounds-producing endophytic fungi which can improve prominently screening efficiency.     

Biological activities of extracts from endophytic fungi isolated from Garcinia plants

Sixty-five crude extracts from 51 selected endophytic fungi isolated from Garcinia species were tested for various bioactivities. Eighty per cent of the fungal extracts from fermentation broths and mycelia displayed bioactivities: antimycobacterial (76.9%), antimalarial (14.1%), antiviral (16.7%), antioxidant (22.2%), antiproliferation (11.1% against NCI-H187 and 12.7% against KB cells), and cytotoxicity to Vero cells (40.0%). Based on internal transcribed spacer rRNA sequence analysis, 15 bioactive isolates were identified as Aspergillus, Botryosphaeria, Curvularia, Fusicoccum, Guignardia, Muscodor, Penicillium, Pestalotiopsis, and Phomopsis spp. One isolate (N24) was matched with an unidentified fungal endophyte. These results indicate that endophytic fungi isolated from Garcinia plants in Thailand are potential sources of various bioactive natural products.     

Simple and rapid screening of entomopathogenic fungi having radical-scavenging and anticancer activities

Entomopathogenic fungal metabolites exhibit a wide variety of insecticidal, antimicrobial, anticancer, antioxidant, and antiviral activities, and they have been suggested as potential candidates for the development of new bioactive agents. The rapid and simple screening of entomopathogenic fungi with such bioactivities is important for investigating bioactive substances. The radical-scavenging and anticancer activities of 28 species and 20 genera of 342 isolates of entomopathogenic fungi were evaluated using only culture filtrates. As a result, 23 isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae, 1 isolate of Pochonia sp., and 1 isolate of Aspergillus sp. showed high radical-scavenging activity. Additionally, anticancer activity in HCT116 human colon cancer cells was also confirmed for selected culture filtrates. This simple screening method of entomopathogenic fungi using culture filtrates may be useful for the rapid detection of related substances with pharmacological activity from a large number of fungal samples.     

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.     

广藿香内生真菌多样性及其对青枯菌的拮抗活性

【目的】对广藿香各部位内生真菌的类群结构及多样性进行系统分析,筛选出对青枯菌具拮抗活性的菌株。【方法】采用组织块分离法从广藿香健康植株的根、茎、叶中分离内生真菌,结合形态学和基于ITS-r DNA序列分析鉴定方法分析广藿香内生真菌的类群结构及多样性,并利用双层平板拮抗法筛选对青枯菌具有抑制活性的菌株。【结果】从广藿香中共分离获得313株内生真菌,隶属于30个属,其中链格孢属(占28.75%)、拟茎点霉属(占23.00%)和炭疽菌属(11.82%)为优势类群,此外还分离到炭皮菌属、弯孢聚壳属、Gibellulopsis、新萨托菌属、葡萄座腔菌属、篮状菌属等较为少见的类群。茎、叶内生真菌的定殖率和分离率明显高于根,而根部多样性指数为2.64,要高于茎(2.00)和叶(1.97);广藿香茎与叶、根与茎、根与叶之间的内生真菌相似性指数分别为0.35、0.20、0.19,均小于0.5,显示各部位之间的内生真菌组成不相似程度高。从313株广藿香内生真菌中通过拮抗实验筛选到16株对青枯菌有拮抗活性的菌株,其中GHXR07、GHXR27和GHXR29的拮抗活性尤为显著,分别被鉴定为Talaromyces sp.、Myrothecium roridum Tode和Talaromyces wortmannii(Kl?cker)Benjamin。【结论】广藿香内生真菌具有丰富的物种多样性且其类群分布具有一定的组织特异性,其中部分菌株对青枯菌具有明显的拮抗活性。     

Soursop leaves (Annona muricata L.) endophytic fungi anticancer activity against HeLa cells

Cervical cancer causes many deaths in females worldwide, including in Indonesia. Several studies have reported that soursop (Annona muricata L.) leaves can be used to treat cervical cancer. This study aims to determine the use of endophytic fungi of A. muricata leaves extract as an ingredient that inhibits cervical cancer. The isolated endophytic fungi from various soursop leave accessions were grown in culture media, then extracted using ethyl acetate. The extract was then tested against anti-yeast, cervical cancer cells, and on normal cells as control using the MTT method. Five isolated fungi were selected based on the greatest inhibition in one concentration, and the inhibitory concentration 50 (IC₅₀) value was determined. The soursop leaves endophytic fungi extracts showed cytotoxicity against cervical cancer cells by inhibiting the multiplication of HeLa cancer cells in vitro. The Sir-SM2 endophytic fungi crude ethyl acetate extract showed high cytotoxicity to cervical cancer cells (HeLa cells) but less harmful to the normal Chang cells; therefore can be a natural anticancer. Identification based on morphology shows that the isolated Sir-SM2 endophytic fungi belong to the Penicillium genus, and molecular identification based on Internal Transcribed Spacer shows high similarities with Penicillium crustosum.     

苦楝内生真菌抗植物病原真菌活性菌株的筛选

实验对苦楝植株中内生真菌的抗植物病原真菌活性进行了研究。从苦楝（Melia azedarach）的根、茎、叶、花、果实中分离得到290株内生真菌,分别测定各菌株的抗菌活性效果,并对筛选出的9株菌株发酵液进行抗菌活性测定。发现L071027Z3、SX071116Z1-2和XY070430J3菌株发酵液对玉米小斑病,小麦赤霉病,棉花枯萎病,苹果炭疽病的抑制率较高。再对这3株供试菌在发酵液粗提物质量浓度为50 mg/mL时,进行进一步抑菌实验,3个菌株的发酵液粗提物对玉米小斑病,小麦赤霉病,棉花枯萎病,苹果炭疽病具有不同程度的抑制菌丝生长活性作用且有机相提取物的抑制作用较高,其中L071027Z3的抑菌圈与其它菌株差异极显著。     

Biological activities from extracts of endophytic fungi isolated from Viguiera arenaria and Tithonia diversifolia

A total of 39 endophytic fungi have been isolated from Viguiera arenaria and Tithonia diversifolia, both collected in S?o Paulo State, Brazil. The isolates were identified based on their ribosomal DNA sequences. The ethyl acetate (EtOAc) extracts of all endophytic fungi were evaluated for their antimicrobial, antiparasitic and antitumoral activity. Antimicrobial screening was conducted using an agar diffusion assay against three pathogenic microorganisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans. Antiparasitic activity was determined by enzymatic inhibition of gGAPDH of Trypanosoma cruzi and adenine phosphorybosiltransferase (APRT) of Leishmania tarentolae. Antitumoral activity was tested against human T leukemia cells by the Mosmann colorimetric method. All extracts showed activity in at least one assay: 79.5% of the extracts were cytotoxic against leukemia cells, 5.1% of the extracts were active against S. aureus, 25.6% against E. coli and 64.1% against Candida albicans. Only one extract showed promising results in the inhibition of parasitic enzymes gGAPDH (95.0%) and three were found to inhibit APRT activity. The cytotoxic extract produced by the strain VA1 (Glomerella cingulata) was fractionated and yielded nectriapyrone and tyrosol. Nectriapyrone showed relevant cytotoxic activity against both human T leukemia and melanoma tumor cell lines.     

剑叶龙血树内生真菌的分离及体外抑菌活性筛选

为研究剑叶龙血树内生真菌资源多样性,初步探讨和筛选具有抑菌活性的特异性菌株以及进一步开发剑叶龙血树内生真菌的抗菌活性化合物.该文采用植物组织分离法从剑叶龙血树茎和叶中分离内生真菌,对内生真菌进行液体发酵7 d,经乙酸乙酯萃取后制得粗提物,并采用牛津杯扩散法,以10种常见病原菌和5种临床耐药菌为靶标检测其发酵粗提物的抑菌...     

植物内生拟盘多毛孢的生物多样性

内生拟盘多毛孢是植物 (尤其是木本植物 )内生真菌的重要类群。分离自红豆杉的内生小孢拟盘多毛孢(Pestalotiopsismicrospora)能产生抗癌的代谢产物紫杉醇 ,因而引起了人们对内生拟盘多毛孢研究的兴趣。拟盘多毛孢内生于植物的根、茎、叶及繁殖体中 ,已鉴定的内生拟盘多毛孢有 2 3种。在已调查的植物中 ,内生拟盘多毛孢的定殖率有很大差异 ,在红树 (Rhizophoraapiculata)、椰子 (Cocosnucifer)、西藏红豆杉 (Taxuswallichiana)、茶梅 (Camelliasasanqua)、Fragraeabodenii和Cordemoyaintegrifolia等木本植物中 ,拟盘多毛孢是内生真菌的优势类群。一种拟盘多毛孢可内生于多种植物体内 ,一种植物也可有多种拟盘多毛孢内生 ,其分布与植物所处的生态环境和地域有关。在一定的宿主植物生理条件或外界环境条件下 ,某些内生拟盘多毛孢可转变为寄生或腐生。对植物内生拟盘多毛孢代谢产物的研究表明 ,拟盘多毛孢可产生多种次生代谢产物 ,包括抗癌物质 (紫杉醇和粗榧酸 )和抗菌物质 (环己烷类物质、粗榧酸和 pestaloside)。植物内生拟盘多毛孢的资源调查和开发应用具有广阔的前景。     

Screening of soil fungi for in vitro degradation of endosulfan

Intensive use of endosulfan has resulted in contamination of soil and water environments at various sites in Pakistan. This study was conducted to isolate efficient endosulfan-degrading fungal strains from contaminated soils. Sixteen fungal strains were isolated from fifteen specific sites by employing enrichment techniques while using endosulfan as a sole sulfur source, and tested for their potential to degrade endosulfan. Among these fungal strains, Chaetosartorya stromatoides, Aspergillus terricola, and Aspergillus terreus degraded both α- and β-endosulfan upto 75% in addition to ∼20% abiotic degradation of the spiked amount (100 mg l⁻¹) in the broth within 12 days of incubation. Biodegradation of endosulfan by soil fungi was accompanied by a substantial decrease in pH of the broth from 7.0 to 3.2. The major metabolic product was endosulfan diol along with very low concentrations of endosulfan ether. Maximum biodegradation of endosulfan by these selected fungal strains was found at an initial broth pH of 6, incubation temperature of 30°C and under agitation conditions. This study indicates that the isolated strains carried efficient enzyme systems required for bioremediation of endosulfan-contaminated soil and water environments.