Endophytic fungus, Chaetomium globosum, associated with marine green alga, a new source of Chrysin

Sci Rep. 2020 Oct 30;10(1):18726. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-72497-3.

Abstract

The marine ecosystem is an extraordinary reserve of pharmaceutically important, bioactive compounds even in this "synthetic age". Marine algae-associated endophytic fungi have gained prominence as an important source of bioactive compounds. This study was conducted on secondary metabolites of Chaetomium globosum-associated with marine green alga Chaetomorpha media from the Konkan coastline, India. Its ethyl acetate extract (CGEE) exhibited an IC50 value of 7.9 ± 0.1 µg/mL on MCF-7 cells. CGEE exhibited G2M phase cell cycle arrest, ROS production and MMP loss in MCF-7 cells. The myco-components in CGEE contributing to the cytotoxicity were found by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry analyses. Chrysin, a dihydroxyflavone was one of the forty-six myco-components which is commonly found in honey, propolis and passionflower extracts. The compound was isolated and characterized as fungal chrysin using HPLC, UV-Vis spectroscopy, LC-MS, IR and NMR analyses by comparing with standard chrysin. The purified compound exhibited an IC50 value of 49.0 ± 0.6 µM while that of standard chrysin was 48.5 ± 1.6 µM in MCF-7 cells. It induced apoptosis, G1 phase cell cycle arrest, MMP loss, and ROS production. This is the first report of chrysin from an alternative source with opportunities for yield enhancement.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • A549 Cells
  • Biomass
  • Chaetomium / chemistry*
  • Chlorophyta / microbiology
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer
  • Drug Discovery
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Ecosystem
  • Endophytes / chemistry
  • Fermentation
  • Flavonoids / chemistry*
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • HEK293 Cells
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • India
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • MCF-7 Cells
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
  • Solvents

Substances

  • Flavonoids
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Solvents
  • chrysin

Supplementary concepts

  • Chaetomium globosum