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Isolation, Purification, and Characterization of Five Active Diketopiperazine Derivatives from Endophytic Streptomyces SUK 25 with Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activities
1Programme of Biomedical Science, School of Diagnostic and Applied Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 3Faculty of Ago-based Industry, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia, 4Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, Scotland, 5Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor Malaysia
J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2017; 27(7): 1249-1256
Published July 28, 2017 https://doi.org/10.4014/jmb.1608.08032
Copyright © The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology.
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- Dobretsov SV, Qian P-Y. 2002. Effect of bacteria associated with the green alga Ulva reticulata on marine micro- and macrofouling. Biofouling 18: 217-228.
- Mosmann T. 1983. Rapid colorimetric assay for cellular growth and survival: application to proliferation and cytotoxicity assays. J. Immunol. Methods 65: 55-63.
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- Stark T, Hofmann T. 2005. Structures, sensory activity, and dose/response functions of 2,5-diketopiperazines in roasted cocoa nibs (Theobroma cacao). J. Agric. Food Chem. 53: 7222-7231.
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- Szabo M, Veres Z, Baranyai Z, Jakab F, Jemnitz K. 2013. Comparison of human hepatoma HepaRG cells with human and rat hepatocytes in uptake transport assays in order to predict a risk of drug induced hepatotoxicity. PLoS One 8: e59432.
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- Kondoh M, Usui T, Mayumi T, Osada H. 1998. Effects of tryprostatin derivatives on microtubule assembly in vitro and in situ. J. Antibiot. (Tokyo) 51: 801-804.
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Copyright © The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology.
Isolation, Purification, and Characterization of Five Active Diketopiperazine Derivatives from Endophytic Streptomyces SUK 25 with Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activities
Muhanna M. Alshaibani 1, Noraziah M. Zin 1*, Juriyati Jalil 2, Nik M. Sidik 3, Siti Junaidah Ahmad 1, Nurkhalida Kamal 4 and Ruangelie Edrada-Ebel 4
1Programme of Biomedical Science, School of Diagnostic and Applied Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 3Faculty of Ago-based Industry, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia, 4Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, Scotland, 5Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor Malaysia
Abstract
In our search for new sources of bioactive secondary metabolites from Streptomyces sp., the
ethyl acetate extracts from endophytic Streptomyces SUK 25 afforded five active
diketopiperazine (DKP) compounds. The aim of this study was to characterize the bioactive
compounds isolated from endophytic Streptomyces SUK 25 and evaluate their bioactivity
against multiple drug resistance (MDR) bacteria such as Enterococcus raffinosus, Staphylococcus
aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumanii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter
spp., and their cytotoxic activities against the human hepatoma (HepaRG) cell line. The
production of secondary metabolites by this strain was optimized through Thornton’s
medium. Isolation, purification, and identification of the bioactive compounds were carried
out using high-performance liquid chromatography, high-resolution mass liquid
chromatography-mass spectrometry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and nuclear
magnetic resonance, and cryopreserved HepaRG cells were selected to test the cytotoxicity.
The results showed that endophytic Streptomyces SUK 25 produces four active DKP
compounds and an acetamide derivative, which were elucidated as cyclo-(L-Val-L-Pro), cyclo-
(L-Leu-L-Pro), cyclo-(L-Phe-L-Pro), cyclo-(L-Val-L-Phe), and N-(7-hydroxy-6-methyl-octyl)-
acetamide. These active compounds exhibited activity against methicillin-resistant S. aureus
ATCC 43300 and Enterococcus raffinosus, with low toxicity against human hepatoma HepaRG
cells. Endophytic Streptomyces SUK 25 has the ability to produce DKP derivatives biologically
active against some MDR bacteria with relatively low toxicity against HepaRG cells line.
Keywords: Cytotoxicity, diketopiperazines, Enterococcus raffinosus, HepaRG, MRSA, Streptomyces SUK 25
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- Fenical W. 1993. Chemical studies of marine bacteria:developing a new resource. Chem. Rev. 93: 1673-1683.
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- Bugni TS, Ireland CM. 2004. Marine-derived fungi: a chemically and biologically diverse group of microorganisms. Nat. Prod. Rep. 21: 143-163.
- Huang R, Zhou X, Xu T, Yang X, Liu Y. 2010. Diketopiperazines from marine organisms. Chem. Biodivers. 7: 2809-2829.
- Gerets H, Tilmant K, Gerin B, Chanteux H, Depelchin B, Dhalluin S, et al. 2012. Characterization of primary human hepatocytes, HepG2 cells, and HepaRG cells at the mRNA level and CYP activity in response to inducers and their predictivity for the detection of human hepatotoxins. Cell Biol. Toxicol. 28: 69-87.
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- Furtado NA, Pupo MT, Carvalho I, Campo VL, Duarte MCT, Bastos JK. 2005. Diketopiperazines produced by an Aspergillus fumigatus Brazilian strain. J. Braz. Chem. Soc. 16: 1448-1453.
- de Carvalho MP, Abraham W-R. 2012. Antimicrobial and biofilm inhibiting diketopiperazines. Curr. Med. Chem. 19: 3564-3577.
- Huang R, Yan T, Peng Y, Zhou X, Yang X, Liu Y. 2014. Diketopiperazines from the marine sponge Axinella sp. Chem. Nat. Compd. 50: 191-193.
- Khedr AI, Mohamed GA, Orabi MA, Ibrahim SR, Yamada K. 2015. Staphylopeptide A, a new cyclic tetrapeptide from culture broth of Staphylococcus sp. Phytochem. Lett. 13: 11-14.
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- Cui CB, Usukata M, Kakeya H, Onose R, Okada G, Takahashi I, et al. 1996. Acetophthalidin, a novel inhibitor of mammalian cell cycle, produced by a fungus isolated from a sea sediment. J. Antibiot. (Tokyo) 49: 216-219.
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- McCleland K, Milne P, Lucieto F, Frost C, Brauns S, Venter M, et al. 2004. An investigation into the biological activity of the selected histidine-containing diketopiperazines cyclo (HisPhe) and cyclo (His-Tyr). J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 56: 1143-1153.
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