Abstract
In the present study, LC-HRESIMS-assisted dereplication along with bioactivity-guided isolation led to targeting two brominated oxindole alkaloids (compounds 1 and 2) which probably play a key role in the previously reported antibacterial, antibiofilm, and cytotoxicity of Callyspongia siphonella crude extracts. Both metabolites showed potent antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus (minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) = 8 and 4 µg/mL) and Bacillus subtilis (MIC = 16 and 4 µg/mL), respectively. Furthermore, they displayed moderate biofilm inhibitory activity in Pseudomonasaeruginosa (49.32% and 41.76% inhibition, respectively), and moderate in vitro antitrypanosomal activity (13.47 and 10.27 µM, respectively). In addition, they revealed a strong cytotoxic effect toward different human cancer cell lines, supposedly through induction of necrosis. This study sheds light on the possible role of these metabolites (compounds 1 and 2) in keeping fouling organisms away from the sponge outer surface, and the possible applications of these defensive molecules in the development of new anti-infective agents.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 465 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Marine Drugs |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 9 Aug 2019 |
Keywords
- Callyspongia siphonella
- LC-HRESIMS
- Metabolomic profiling
- Oxindole alkaloids
- Tisindoline
- Antibacterial
- Antibiofilm
- Antitrypanosomal
- Anticancer