Protein from red cabbage (Brassica oleracea) seeds with antifungal, antibacterial, and anticancer activities

J Agric Food Chem. 2011 Sep 28;59(18):10232-8. doi: 10.1021/jf201874j. Epub 2011 Aug 24.

Abstract

A 30 kDa antifungal protein was purified from red cabbage ( Brassica oleracea ) seeds. It exhibited a molecular mass and N-terminal amino acid sequence disinct from those of previously isolated Brassica antifungal proteins. The protocol used entailed ion exchange chromatography on Q-Sepharose and SP-Sepharose followed by fast protein liquid chromatography on Mono S. The protein hindered mycelial growth in Mycosphaerella arachidicola (with an IC50=5 μM), Setospaeria turcica, and Bipolaris maydis. It also inhibited the yeast Candida albicans with an IC50=96 μM. It exerted its antifungal action by permeabilizing the fungal membrane as evidenced by staining with Sytox green. The antifungal activity was stable from pH 3 to 11 and from 0 to 65 °C. It manifested antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (IC50=53 μM). Furthermore, after 48 h of culture, it suppressed proliferation of nasopharyngeal cancer and hepatoma cells with IC50=50 and 90 μM, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
  • Brassica / chemistry*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Fungicides, Industrial / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Mycelium / drug effects
  • Mycelium / growth & development
  • Plant Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Plant Proteins / pharmacology*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
  • Seeds / chemistry*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Fungicides, Industrial
  • Plant Proteins