Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2023, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (5): 104-114.doi: 10.11978/2022242CSTR: 32234.14.2022242

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Molecular identification, secondary metabolites and biological activities of a deep-sea-derived fungus 101#*

ZENG Buyan1(), LIANG Zhifeng1, LUO Qinqin3, ZENG Ling3, YANG Changgeng1, WANG Liyun1, SUN Yulin1,2()   

  1. 1. School of Life Science and Technology, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang 524048, China
    2. Mangrove Institute, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang 524048, China
    3. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang 524048, China
  • Received:2022-11-11 Revised:2022-12-26 Online:2023-09-10 Published:2022-12-28
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(31902373); Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China(2021A1515011398); Project of Education Department of Guangdong Province, China(2021ZDJS034); Project of Education Department of Guangdong Province, China(2021KCXTD039); Project of Education Department of Guangdong Province, China(2022-K08); Public Service Platform of Biomedical Resources Research and Development of South China Sea(2017C8B2); Yanling Outstanding Young Teacher Training Program of Lingnan Normal University(YL20200213); Open Project of Mangrove Research Institute, Lingnan Normal University(PYXM05)

Abstract:

In order to provide reference basis for development and application of deep-sea microbial resources, the molecular identification, secondary metabolites and biological activity of a fungal strain (named as 101#) isolated from deep-sea sediment of the South China Sea was studied. The fungal strain was analyzed based on rDNA-ITS gene sequence. The changes in the content of its fermentation products were tracked by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The secondary metabolites were isolated by silica gel column chromatography, Sephadex LH-20 and HPLC. The structures of compounds were identified by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), mass spectrometry (MS), and literature analysis. The biological activities were detected by filter paper-agar diffusion and brine shrimp lethal methods, respectively. The results show that the fungal strain 101# was identified as Aspergillus flavus. The optimal fermentation period was 28 d. In addition, the crude extract had certain inhibitory activities against 15 indicator bacteria. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) against 10 Gram-positive and negative bacteria and 3 plant pathogenic bacteria were 0.781 ~ 6.25 μg·mL-1 and 50 ~ 200 μg·mL-1, respectively, and the MIC against marine biofouling bacterium (Alteromonas macleodii) and pathogenic fungus (Candida albicans) were 3.125 μg·mL-1 and 1.563 μg·mL-1, respectively. The crude extract had lethal activity against brine shrimp, and their LD50 at 1, 12, 24 and 48 h were 74.597, 24.322, 13.797 and 8.559 mg·mL-1, respectively. Finally, 4 monomer compounds were isolated from the ethyl acetate extraction site of the strain and their structures were identified as 5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (1), aspergamide A (2), WF-3681 methyl Ester (3) and (E)-But-2-enedioic acid monomethyl Ester (4). The four compounds showed certain inhibitory activities against B. subtilis, C. albicans, B. thuringiensis, Shewanella and M. luteus, which MIC value were 6.25 ~ 200 μg·mL-1. Furthermore, compounds 1 ~ 4 showed strong brine shrimp lethal activity with LD50 values of 7.40, 11.95, 17.69, 23.35 μg·mL-1, respectively.

Key words: deep-sea-fungus, molecular identification, secondary metabolite, antibacterial activity, biological toxicity