Leucomycin a5 is a metabolite from the leucomycin complex, which was originally isolated from S. kitasatoensis. It is active against a variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria (MICs = 0.04-0.8 µg ml) but not against K. pneumoniae, S. typhimuriu
β-Defensin-4 is a peptide with antimicrobial properties that protects the skin and mucosal membranes of the respiratory, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal tracts. It induces migration of monocytes in vitro when used at a concentration of 10 nM but does not affect migration of neutrophils and eosinophils. β-Defensin-4 (30 μg/ml) stimulates gene expression and production of IL-6, IL-10, CXCL10, CCL2, MIP-3α, and RANTES by keratinocytes. It also stimulates calcium mobilization, migration, and proliferation of keratinocytes when used at concentrations of 30, 10, and 40 μg/ml, respectively. β-Defensin-4 induces IL-31 production by human peripheral blood-derived mast cells in vitro when used at a concentration of 10 μg/ml and by rat mast cells in vivo following a 500 ng intradermal dose. It also inhibits growth of E. coli, P. aeruginosa, and S. aureus with lethal concentration (LC) values of 5, 12, and 15 μM, respectively, of S. carnosus (MIC = 4.5 μg/ml), and of C. albicans with a minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) value of 7.5 μM.
Xanthoquinodin A1 is a fungal metabolite that has been found inHumicolaand has diverse biological activities.1,2It inhibitsE. tenellaschizont formation in BHK-21 cells with a minimum effective concentration (MEC) value of 0.02 μg ml.1Xanthoquinodin A1 is active againstB. subtilis,M. luteus,S. aureus,A. laidlawii, andB. fragilisin a disc assay when used at a concentration of 1 mg ml. It is also active againstB. cereus(MIC = 0.44 μM).2Xanthoquinodin A1 is cytotoxic to KB, MCF-7, and NCI H187 cancer cells. 1.Tabata, N., Suzumura, Y., Tomoda, H., et al.Xanthoquinodins, new anticoccidial agents produced by Humicola sp. Production, isolation and physico-chemical and biological propertiesJ. Antibiot. (Tokyo)46(5)749-755(1993) 2.Tantapakul, C., Promgool, T., Kanokmedhakul, K., et al.Bioactive xanthoquinodins and epipolythiodioxopiperazines from Chaetomium globosum 7s-1, an endophytic fungus isolated from Rhapis cochinchinensis (Lour.) MartNat. Prod. Res.34(4)494-502(2020)
Beauvericin A is a cyclodepsipeptide and derivative of beauvericin originally isolated fromB. bassianathat has diverse biological activities.1,2,3It is active againstM. tuberculosis(MIC = 25 μg/ml) andP. falciparum(IC50= 12 μg/ml).2Beauvericin A is toxic to brine shrimp (LD100= 32 μg/ml).3 1.Gupta, S., Montillor, C., and Hwang, Y.-S.Isolation of Novel Beauvericin Analogues from the Fungus Beauveria bassianaJ. Nat. Prod.58(5)733-738(1995) 2.Nilanonta, C., Isaka, M., Kittakoop, P., et al.Antimycobacterial and antiplasmodial cyclodepsipeptides from the insect pathogenic fungus Paecilomyces tenuipes BCC 1614Planta Med.66(8)756-758(2000) 3.Shi, S., Li, Y., Ming, Y., et al.Biological activity and chemical composition of the endophytic fungus Fusarium sp. TP-G1 obtained from the root of Dendrobium officinale Kimura et MigoRec. Nat. Prod.12(6)549-556(2018)