Ten actinomycete strains isolated from the Yellow Sea off China's coasts were identified as belonging to two genera by 16 S r DNA phylogenetic analysis: Streptomyces and Nocardiopsis. Six Streptomyces strains(MA10, 2SHXF01-3, MA35, MA05-2, MA05-2-1 and MA08-1) and one Nocardiopsis strain(MA03) were predicted to have the potential to produce aromatic polyketides based on the analysis of the KSα(ketoacyl-synthase) gene in the type II PKS(polyketides synthase) gene cluster. Four strains(MA03, MA01, MA10 and MA05-2) exhibited significant inhibitory effects on mycelia growth(inhibition rate >50%) and subsequent aflatoxin production(inhibition rate >75%) of the mutant aflatoxigenic Aspergillus parasiticus NFRI-95. The ethyl acetate extracts of the broth of these four strains displayed significant inhibitory effects on mycelia growth, and the IC50 values were calculated(MA03: 0.275 mg m L-1, MA01: 0.106 mg m L-1, MA10: 1.345 mg m L-1 and MA05-2: 1.362 mg m L-1). Five strains(2SHXF01-3, MA03, MA05-2, MA01 and MA08-1) were selected based on their high cytotoxic activities. The ethyl acetate extract of the Nocardiopsis strain MA03 was particularly noted for its high antitumor activity against human carcinomas of the cervix(He La), lung(A549), kidney(Caki-1) and liver(Hep G2)(IC50: 2.890, 1.981, 3.032 and 2.603 μg m L-1, respectively). The extract also remarkably inhibited colony formation of He La cells at an extremely low concentration(0.5 μg m L-1). This study highlights that marine-derived actinomycetes are a huge resource of compounds for the biological control of aflatoxin contamination and the development of novel drugs for human carcinomas.
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