GC-MS profile of extracts of an endophytic fungus Alternaria and evaluation of its anticancer and antibacterial potentialities

Abstract: Using microbial endophytes to produce bioactive compounds is a reliable scientific method. This investigation aimed to use the Acacia plant for isolating an endophytic fungal strain that has a bio-ability to produce a bio-crude extract. This study also encompassed the assessment of the extract’s biological efficacy as an antibacterial and anticancer agent. Samples of the Acacia plant were collected from “Shuaib Huraymila,” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The isolation and identification of fungal endophytes was done, and then, the production of crude extract was performed using the isolated endophytes. The profile gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy of the extract was determined, followed by the assessment of its biological activity against drug-resistant infections and cancer cells through in vitro examination. The findings showed that the fungal endophyte was Alternaria (Alternaria sorghi), according to internal transcribed spacer sequencing and basic local alignment search tool analysis. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of the extract were 9.1 and 4.5 mg/mL for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and drug-resistant Candida auris, respectively, and the IC50% values were 46.6 and 23.7 mg/mL for MCF-7 and A549, respectively. The findings showed that this strain had no antagonistic action against Culex pipiens. This study concluded that the fungal endophyte isolated from the Acacia plant has the bio-ability to produce antimicrobial and anticancer agents.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
GC-MS profile of extracts of an endophytic fungus Alternaria and evaluation of its anticancer and antibacterial potentialities ; volume:21 ; number:1 ; year:2023 ; extent:8
Open chemistry ; 21, Heft 1 (2023) (gesamt 8)

Creator
Al-Keridis, Lamya Ahmed
Al-Mekhlafi, Fahd A.
Al-Shuraym, Laila A.
Wadaan, Muhammad A.
Al-Khalifa, Mohammed S.

DOI
10.1515/chem-2023-0145
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023102714053140699395
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Al-Keridis, Lamya Ahmed
  • Al-Mekhlafi, Fahd A.
  • Al-Shuraym, Laila A.
  • Wadaan, Muhammad A.
  • Al-Khalifa, Mohammed S.

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