Antitumor Activity of Hierridin B, a Cyanobacterial Secondary Metabolite Found in both Filamentous and Unicellular Marine Strains

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2013

Autores

Pedro N Leão (Autor) Outra; Margarida Costa (Autor) Outra; Vitor Ramos (Autor) Outra; Alban R Pereira (Autor) Outra; Virgínia C Fernandes (Autor) Outra; Valentina F Domingues (Autor) Outra; William H Gerwick (Autor) Outra; Vitor M Vasconcelos (Autor) Outra; Rosário Martins (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: PLoS ONE

Vol. 8 Nº 1

Página Final: e69562

ISSN: 1932-6203

Editora: Public Library of Science

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ID Authenticus: P-006-933

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069562

Abstract (EN): Cyanobacteria are widely recognized as a valuable source of bioactive metabolites. The majority of such compounds have been isolated from so-called complex cyanobacteria, such as filamentous or colonial forms, which usually display a larger number of biosynthetic gene clusters in their genomes, when compared to free-living unicellular forms. Nevertheless, picocyanobacteria are also known to have potential to produce bioactive natural products. Here, we report the isolation of hierridin B from the marine picocyanobacterium Cyanobium sp. LEGE 06113. This compound had previously been isolated from the filamentous epiphytic cyanobacterium Phormidium ectocarpi SAG 60.90, and had been shown to possess antiplasmodial activity. A phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene from both strains confirmed that these cyanobacteria derive from different evolutionary lineages. We further investigated the biological activity of hierridin B, and tested its cytotoxicity towards a panel of human cancer cell lines; it showed selective cytotoxicity towards HT-29 colon adenocarcinoma cells.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 8