scholarly journals Actinomycetes strain Streptomyces sp. Je 1-42: phylogenetic analysis, biological activity and secondary metabolite profile

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 276-281
Author(s):  
S. I. Tistechok ◽  
Yu. R. Datsyuk ◽  
O. V. Fedorenko ◽  
O. M. Gromyko

Aim. Screening of new natural bioactive molecules is one of the effective approach in combating multidrug-resistant pathogens and tumor cells. The aim of this work was to study the taxonomic characteristic, biological activity and secondary metabolites production of isolate Je 1-42 from the rhizosphere of Juniperus excelsa Bieb. Methods. Microbiological, molecular genetic, high performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry and scanning electron microscopy methods were used in this work. Results. Based on a phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA and gyrB gene sequences, microbiological and physiological characterization the isolate Je 1-42 has been affiliated to the genus Streptomyces. The isolate Je 1-42 showed a wide range of antibacterial activity. The antibiotics desertomycin A, kanchanamycin A, butylcycloheptylprodigiosine and spectinabilin were annotated in the Je 1-42 extract using dereplication analysis in the database DNP. Conclusions. Actinomycetes strain Streptomyces sp. Je 1-42 is an antagonist of gram-positive, gram-negative bacteria, fungi and produces antibiotics desertomycin A, canchanamycin A, butylcycloheptylprodigiozin, spectinabilin, which has a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. The production of these compounds obviously determines the ability of Je 1-42 to inhibit the growth of a wide range of bacteria and fungi. The strain of Streptomyces sp. Je 1-42 was deposited in the Microbial Culture Collection of Antibiotics Producers at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (collection number Lv 1-042). Keywords: Streptomyces, secondary metabolites, antibacterial activity, phylogenetic analysis.

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 11020
Author(s):  
Peter M. EZE ◽  
Ying GAO ◽  
Yang LIU ◽  
Lasse Van GEELEN ◽  
Chika P. EJIKEUGWU ◽  
...  

Extremophilic fungi have received considerable attention recently as new promising sources of biologically active compounds with potential pharmaceutical applications. This study investigated the secondary metabolites of a marine-derived Penicillium ochrochloron isolated from underwater sea sand collected from the North Sea in St. Peter-Ording, Germany. Standard techniques were used for fungal isolation, taxonomic identification, fermentation, extraction, and isolation of fungal secondary metabolites. Chromatographic separation and spectroscopic analyses of the fungal secondary metabolites yielded eight compounds: talumarin A (1), aspergillumarin A (2), andrastin A (3), clavatol (4), 3-acetylphenol (5), methyl 2,5-dihydro-4-hydroxy-5-oxo-3-phenyl-2-furanpropanoate (6), emodin (7) and 2-chloroemodin (8). After co-cultivation with Bacillus subtilis, the fungus was induced to express (-)-striatisporolide A (9). Compound 1 was evaluated for antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter baumannii, Mycobacterium smegmatis, and M. tuberculosis, as well as cytotoxicity against THP-1 cells. The compound, however, was not cytotoxic to THP-1 cells and had no antibacterial activity against the microorganisms tested. The compounds isolated from P. ochrochloron in this study are well-known compounds with a wide range of beneficial biological properties that can be explored for pharmaceutical, agricultural, or industrial applications. This study highlights the bioprospecting potential of marine fungi and confirms co-cultivation as a useful strategy for the discovery of new natural products.


Marine Drugs ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 537
Author(s):  
Ana-Marija Cikoš ◽  
Mladenka Jurin ◽  
Rozelindra Čož-Rakovac ◽  
Stela Jokić ◽  
Igor Jerković

Macroalgae produce a wide range of monoterpenes as secondary metabolites of mevalonate (MVA) and/or methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway (often including haloperoxidase action). Great biodiversity of macroalgal monoterpenes was reported including acyclic, monocyclic, and bicyclic structures. Halogenated monoterpenes exhibited significant biological activity (e.g., anticancer, antiplasmodial, and insecticidal) that is influenced by the number of present halogens (higher halogen content is preferable, especially bromine) and their position within the monoterpene skeleton. In distinction from the existing reviews, the present review provides novelty with respect to: (a) exclusively monoterpenes from red macroalgae are targeted; (b) biosynthesis, isolation, and analysis, as well as bioactivity of monoterpenes are represented; (c) the methods of their isolation, analysis, and structure elucidation are summarized; (d) the bioactivity of macroalgal monoterpenes is systematically presented with emphasis on anticancer activity; (e) the literature references were updated.


Molecules ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 561
Author(s):  
Prapenpuksiri Rungsa ◽  
Steve Peigneur ◽  
Nisachon Jangpromma ◽  
Sompong Klaynongsruang ◽  
Jan Tytgat ◽  
...  

Antimicrobial peptides are an important class of therapeutic agent used against a wide range of pathogens such as Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Mastoparan (MpVT) is an α-helix and amphipathic tetradecapeptide obtained from Vespa tropica venom. This peptide exhibits antibacterial activity. In this work, we investigate the effect of amino acid substitutions and deletion of the first three C-terminal residues on the structure–activity relationship. In this in silico study, the predicted structure of MpVT and its analog have characteristic features of linear cationic peptides rich in hydrophobic and basic amino acids without disulfide bonds. The secondary structure and the biological activity of six designed analogs are studied. The biological activity assays show that the substitution of phenylalanine (MpVT1) results in a higher antibacterial activity than that of MpVT without increasing toxicity. The analogs with the first three deleted C-terminal residues showed decreased antibacterial and hemolytic activity. The CD (circular dichroism) spectra of these peptides show a high content α-helical conformation in the presence of 40% 2,2,2- trifluoroethanol (TFE). In conclusion, the first three C-terminal deletions reduced the length of the α-helix, explaining the decreased biological activity. MpVTs show that the hemolytic activity of mastoparan is correlated to mean hydrophobicity and mean hydrophobic moment. The position and spatial arrangement of specific hydrophobic residues on the non-polar face of α-helical AMPs may be crucial for the interaction of AMPs with cell membranes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (13) ◽  
pp. 1333-1341
Author(s):  
Mohammed A. Almalki

Background: Streptomyces sp. produces various antibiotic agents and the number of lead molecules from the genus Streptomyces increased rapidly in recent years. Drug resistance against various commercially available antibiotics is one of the important problems throughout the world. Streptomyces spp. produce various antimicrobials with potent activity against drug-resistant bacteria. Methods: Streptomyces sp. SA1 was isolated from the marine environment for the biosynthesis of antibiotics. The important variables influencing secondary metabolite biosynthesis were optimized to increase the biosynthesis of antimicrobial agents using the traditional method and statistical approach. Results: Streptomyces sp. SA1 produced novel antibiotics and the process variables were optimized by the traditional method (One-variable-at-a-time approach). Maltose showed maximum antimicrobial activity (220 U/mL). Analysis of the nitrogen, the effect of nitrogen sources revealed that beef extract incorporated culture medium showed rich antibacterial activity (188/mL). Among the ionic sources, KCl significantly influenced antibiotic production. Maltose, beef extract and KCl were considered as the most influencing medium components. Antimicrobial agent biosynthesis was achieved with maltose 1.22 g/L, beef extract 0.93 g/L and KCl 0.27 g/L in response surface methodology. Conclusion: Actinomycetes, especially Streptomyces, play an important role as a source for bioactive compounds that are used to treat infections, and many other diseases. The isolated Streptomyces sp. was a good producer of antibacterial agent, which required various nutritional supplements in the culture medium. The optimized medium components investigated in this study will be useful for future studies with the mass production of secondary metabolites.


2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu.V. Butina ◽  
T.V. Kudayarova ◽  
E.A. Danilova ◽  
M.K. Islyaikin

The work is devoted to predicting and studying biological properties of N-substituted analogs of 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-thiadiazole, which, in their turn, include in the composition of many drugs that exhibit a wide range of pharmacological actions. For searching of new alternative drugs with an antibacterial activity, but lacking resistance of microorganism strains to them, a computer screening of 2N-alkyl-substituted 5-amino-3-imino-1,2,4-thiadiazolines previously synthesized by us was carried out. The prediction of the spectrum of biological activity, as well as the determination of the probable toxicity of these compounds, was performed using the freely available computer programs PASS, Anti-Bac-Pred, and GUSAR. The study of the antibacterial activity in vitro against gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Staphylococcus epidermidis) and gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosae) bacterial strains was performed by the disco-diffusion method. Experimental data roughly correspond to the predictions.


2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolanta Solecka ◽  
Joanna Zajko ◽  
Magdalena Postek ◽  
Aleksandra Rajnisz

AbstractSecondary metabolites obtained from Actinomycetales provide a potential source of many novel compounds with antibacterial, antitumour, antifungal, antiviral, antiparasitic and other properties. The majority of these compounds are widely used as medicines for combating multidrug-resistant Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains. Members of the genus Streptomyces are profile producers of previously-known secondary metabolites. Actinomycetes have been isolated from terrestrial soils, from the rhizospheres of plant roots, and recently from marine sediments. This review demonstrates the diversity of secondary metabolites produced by actinomycete strains with respect to their chemical structure, biological activity and origin. On the basis of this diversity, this review concludes that the discovery of new bioactive compounds will continue to pose a great challenge for scientists.


2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 1085-1092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imene Zendah El Euch ◽  
Marcel Frese ◽  
Norbert Sewald ◽  
Slim Smaoui ◽  
Mohamed Shaaban ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Augusto Tomaseto ◽  
Marcel Costa Alpiste ◽  
Alessandra Figueiredo de Castro Nassar ◽  
Suzete Aparecida Lanza Destéfano

ABSTRACT: The genus Streptomyces is associated with the ability to produce and excrete a variety of bioactive compounds, such as antibiotic, antifungal and antiviral. Biological active polyketide and peptide compounds with applications in medicine, agriculture and biochemical research are synthesized by PKS-I and NRPS genes. The evaluation of the presence of these genes associated with the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in different phytopathogenic Streptomyces strains were performed using degenerated primers. The positive signal was observed in 58/63 Streptomyces strains for NRPS gene, 43/63 for PKS-I, and for PKS-II all the 63 strains showed positive signal of amplification. These strains also were tested with double layer agar-well technique against bacterial with clinical importance, and it was possible to observe the Streptomyces spp. strains were able to inhibit the growth of 14, 20, 13 and 3 isolates Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923), Bacillus cereus (ATCC 14579), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853) and Escherichia coli (ATCC 11775) respectively. The Streptomyces sp. strains IBSBF 2019 and IBSBF 2397 showed antibacterial activity against all four bacteria-target tested.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilias El Houari ◽  
Wout Boerjan ◽  
Bartel Vanholme

The phenylpropanoid pathway converts the aromatic amino acid phenylalanine into a wide range of secondary metabolites. Most of the carbon entering the pathway incorporates into the building blocks of lignin, an aromatic polymer providing mechanical strength to plants. Several intermediates in the phenylpropanoid pathway serve as precursors for distinct classes of metabolites that branch out from the core pathway. Untangling this metabolic network in Arabidopsis was largely done using phenylpropanoid pathway mutants, all with different degrees of lignin depletion and associated growth defects. The phenotypic defects of some phenylpropanoid pathway mutants have been attributed to differentially accumulating phenylpropanoids or phenylpropanoid-derived compounds. In this perspectives article, we summarize and discuss the reports describing an altered accumulation of these bioactive molecules as the causal factor for the phenotypes of lignin mutants in Arabidopsis.


Toxins ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Casciaro ◽  
Andrea Calcaterra ◽  
Floriana Cappiello ◽  
Mattia Mori ◽  
Maria Loffredo ◽  
...  

Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen causing a wide range of nosocomial infections including pulmonary, urinary, and skin infections. Notably, the emergence of bacterial strains resistant to conventional antibiotics has prompted researchers to find new compounds capable of killing these pathogens. Nature is undoubtedly an invaluable source of bioactive molecules characterized by an ample chemical diversity. They can act as unique platform providing new scaffolds for further chemical modifications in order to obtain compounds with optimized biological activity. A class of natural compounds with a variety of biological activities is represented by alkaloids, important secondary metabolites produced by a large number of organisms including bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals. In this work, starting from the screening of 39 alkaloids retrieved from a unique in-house library, we identified a heterodimer β-carboline alkaloid, nigritanine, with a potent anti-Staphylococcus action. Nigritanine, isolated from Strychnos nigritana, was characterized for its antimicrobial activity against a reference and three clinical isolates of S. aureus. Its potential cytotoxicity was also evaluated at short and long term against mammalian red blood cells and human keratinocytes, respectively. Nigritanine showed a remarkable antimicrobial activity (minimum inhibitory concentration of 128 µM) without being toxic in vitro to both tested cells. The analysis of the antibacterial activity related to the nigritanine scaffold furnished new insights in the structure–activity relationships (SARs) of β-carboline, confirming that dimerization improves its antibacterial activity. Taking into account these interesting results, nigritanine can be considered as a promising candidate for the development of new antimicrobial molecules for the treatment of S. aureus-induced infections.


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