A new antibiotic produced by the cyanobacterium-symbiotic fungus Simplicillium lanosoniveum |
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| Authors: | Qinglin Dong Rongzhen Dong Xiangying Xing Yukuan Li |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Bioengineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, P. R. Chinaqldong@hebut.edu.cn;3. Department of Bioengineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, P. R. China;4. Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, P. R. China |
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| Abstract: | The culture broth of the cyanobacterium-symbiotic fungus Simplicillium lanosoniveum var. Tianjinienss Q. L. Dong exhibited unanticipated antibacterial activities against the Gram-positive bacteria, particularly the pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, indicating the secretion of antibiotic-like metabolite, for which the modified Sabouraud medium was the suitable medium. The antibiotic-like metabolite was separated with macroporous resins CT-12 (absorption) and 95% ethanol (desorption), purified by ion-exchange resins D301T and displayed a characteristic absorption peak at 228 nm, suggesting the presence of nitrogen. The negative biuret and ninhydrin tests confirmed the absence of –NH2 and –COOH groups. Further, HPLC and mass spectrometry analyses showed that the retention time and molecular weight of the antibiotic-like metabolite were 4.1031 min and 163.0182 (Δ ± 2.3 ppm), respectively. Taking together, we speculated that the antibiotic-like metabolite was a new antibiotic structurally similar to alkaloid, which was the first one isolated from the species of Simplicillium genus. |
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| Keywords: | Antibiotic Simplicillium lanosoniveum isolation purification characterisation |
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