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. 2015 Nov 13;13(11):6910–6946. doi: 10.3390/md13116910

Table 1.

Bioactivities of cyanobactins produced from cyanobacteria.

Source Organism Compound Bioactivity References
Lissoclinum patella (Prochloron spp.) Lissoclinamides 1–3 Borderline cytotoxicity against L1210 murine leukemia cells (IC50 > 10 µg/mL) [22]
Lissoclinamides 4–6 Slight cytotoxicity against PS lymphocytic leukemia cells (ID50 = 10, 12 and 6.9 µg/mL for lissoclinamides 4, 5 and 6, respectively) [22]
Patellamide A Mild cytotoxicity against L1210 murine leukemia cells (IC50 = 3.9 µg/mL) [21,57]
Poor cytotoxicity against KB cell line (IC50 = 3000 ng/mL)
Patellamide B Mild cytotoxicity against L1210 murine leukemia cells (IC50 = 2.0 µg/mL) [21,57,59,60]
Poor cytotoxicity against KB cell line (IC50 > 4000 ng/mL)
General cytotoxicity in NCI’s 60 human tumor cell line panel (Average LC50 = 48 µM)
Multidrug reversing activity
Patellamide C Mild cytotoxicity against L1210 murine leukemia cells (IC50 = 3.2 µg/mL) [21,57,60]
Poor cytotoxicity against KB cell line (IC50 = 6000 ng/mL)
Multidrug reversing activity
Patellamide D Slight cytotoxicity against PS lymphocytic leukemia cells (ID50 = 11 µg/mL) [22]
Multidrug reversing activity
Patellamide E Weak cytotoxicity against human colon tumor cells (IC50 = 125 µg/mL) [58]
Patellamide F General cytotoxicity in NCI’s 60 human tumor cell line panel (Average LC50 = 13 µM) [59]
Patellin 6 Moderate cytotoxic against P388, A549, HT29 and CVI cells (Average IC50 = 2 µg/mL) and inhibition of topoisomerase II activity (IC50 = 2.5µg/mL) [24]
Trunkamide A Active against P-388 mouse lymphoma, A-549 human lung carcinoma, HT-29 human colon carcinoma (IC50 = 0.5 µg/mL) and MEL-28 human melanoma (IC50 = 1.0 µg/mL) cell lines. [69]
Ulicyclamide Poor cytotoxicity against L1210 murine leukemia cells (IC50 = 7.2 µg/mL) [21]
Ulithiacyclamide Cytotoxicity against L1210 murine leukemia (IC50 = 0.35 µg/mL) and KB (IC50 = 35 ng/mL) cell lines [21,57,59]
General cytotoxicity in NCI’s 60 human tumor cell line panel (Average LC50 = 3 µM)
Ulithiacyclamide B Cytotoxicity against KB cell line (IC50 = 17 ng/mL) [57]
Microcystis aeruginosa Aerucyclamides Toxic to freshwater crustacean Thamnocephalus platyurus (LC50 = 30.5 µM for aerucyclamide A and LC50 = 33.8 µM for aerucyclamide B) [29,30,31]
Antimalarial (aerucyclamide B presented IC50 = 0.7 µM, aerucyclamide C presented IC50 = 2.3 µM and aerucyclamide D presented IC50 = 6.3 µM)
Aerucyclamide C—moderate activity against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (IC50 = 9.2 µM)
No inhibitory activity against HeLa cells and standard antiproliferative, antibacterial and antifungal assays
Microcystis aeruginosa NIES-298 (freshwater) Microcyclamide Slight cytotoxicity against P388 murine leukemia cells (IC50 = 1.2 µg/mL) [27]
Microcystis sp. Microcyclamide Microcyclamide MZ602—mild cytotoxicity against Molt4 leukemia cell line (20% cell grow inhibition) and mild inhibition of chymotrypsin (IC50 = 75 µM) [70]
Microcyclamide MZ568—strong cytotoxicity against Molt4 leukemia cell line (36% cell grow inhibition) and no inhibition of serine proteases
Nostoc spongiaeforme var. tenue (litophytic) Tenuecyclamide A, C and D Inhibited division of sea urchin embryos Paracentrotus lividus (ED100 = 108 µM, for tenuecyclamide A, ED100 = 9.0 µM for C and ED100 = 19.1 µM for D). B not tested. [25]
Trichodesmium erythraeum IMS 101 (marine) Trichamide No effects found (tested for cytotoxicity, antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral activities) [28]