Journal
ANTIOXIDANTS
Volume 11, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antiox11122437
Keywords
bioactivity; cyanobacteria; ethanolic extract; functional ingredient; phytochemicals
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This study comprehensively characterized phytochemicals and evaluated multifunctional bioactivities in the ethanolic extract of cyanobacterium Leptolyngbya sp. KC45. The extract was found to contain chlorophylls, carotenoids, phenolics, and flavonoids. It demonstrated high antioxidant activity, inhibitory effects on enzymes related to diseases, and a strong cytotoxic effect on cancer cells, confirming the apoptosis mechanisms. It has potential applications in various industries.
Cyanobacteria are rich in phytochemicals, which have beneficial impacts on the prevention of many diseases. This study aimed to comprehensively characterize phytochemicals and evaluate multifunctional bioactivities in the ethanolic extract of the cyanobacterium Leptolyngbya sp. KC45. Results found that the extract mainly contained chlorophylls, carotenoids, phenolics, and flavonoids. Through LC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS analysis, 38 phenolic compounds with promising bioactivities were discovered, and a higher diversity of flavonoids was found among the phenolic compounds identified. The extract effectively absorbed the harmful UV rays and showed high antioxidant activity on DPPH, ABTS, and PFRAP. The extract yielded high-efficiency inhibitory effects on enzymes (tyrosinase, collagenase, ACE, and alpha-glucosidase) related to diseases. Interestingly, the extract showed a strong cytotoxic effect on cancer cells (skin A375, lung A549, and colon Caco-2), but had a much smaller effect on normal cells, indicating a satisfactory level of safety for the extract. More importantly, the combination of the DNA ladder assay and the TUNEL assay proved the appearance of DNA fragmentation in cancer cells after a 48 h treatment with the extract, confirming the apoptosis mechanisms. Our findings suggest that cyanobacterium extract could be potentially used as a functional ingredient for various industrial applications in foods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals.
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