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. 2018 Aug 24;4(3):101. doi: 10.3390/jof4030101

Table 1.

Novel anticancer bioactive compounds reported from mangrove fungi.

Sr. No. Fungus Host Plant(s) Plant Part or Tissue Locality of Host Plants Compounds Isolated Cell Line IC50/EC50/Inhibition Refs.
Compounds Produced by Coelomycetes
1 Pestalotiopsis sp. Rhizophora mucronata Not reported Demethylincisterol A3 (1) HeLa, A549 and HepG In the range of 0.17 to 14.16 nM [16]
Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol (2), stigmastan-3-one (3), stigmast-4-en-3-one (4), stigmast4-en-6-ol-3-one (5), flufuran (6) HeLa, A549 and HepG In the range of 11.44–102.11 µM
2 Pestalotiopsis microspore Drepanocarpus lunatus Cameroon Compound (7) Pestalotioprolide D–F (810) L5178Y 0.7, 5.6, 3.4, and 3.9 µM [17]
Pestalotioprolide E (9) A2780 1.2 µM
3 Pestalotiopsis clavispora Rhizophora harrisonii Port Harcourt, Nigeria Pestalpolyol I (11) L5178Y 4.10 µM [18]
4 Pestalotiopsis vaccinia Kandelia candel China Pestalamine A (12) MCF-7, HeLa, and HepG2 40.3, 22.0, and 32.8 µM [19]
5 Phoma sp. OUCMDZ-1847 Fruit sample of Kandelia candel Wenchang, Hainan Province, China Phomazines B (13), epicorazine A (14), epicorazine B (15), epicorazine C (16), exserohilone A (17) HL-60, HCT-116, K562, MGC-803, and A549 Cells In the range 0.05 to 8.5 µM [20]
6 Phomopsis sp. Zhanjiang, China Cytochalasin H (18) A549 cells Arrested A549 cells at the G2/M phase, inhibited the migration ability of A549 cells in a dose-dependent manner [21]
7 Phomopsis spp. xy21 and xy22 Leaves Xylocarpus granatum Trang Province, Thailand Phomopsichalasin G (19) HCT-8, HCT-8/T, A549, MDA-MB-231, and A2780 cancer Cells 7.5, 8.6, 6.4, 3.4, and 7.1 µM [22]
8 Phomopsis longicolla HL-2232 Bruguiera sexangula var. rhynchopetala 6-aminopurine-9-carboxylic acid Me ester (20), uridine (21) B16F10, A549, HL-60 and MCF-7 Cells 14.9 and 8.6 µM [23]
9 Phomopsis sp. HNY29-2B Branch of Acanthus llicifolius South China Sea, Hainan province, China Dicerandrol A (22) MDA-MB-435, HCT-116, Calu-3 and Huh7 Cells 3.03, 2.64, 1.76 and 4.19 µM [24]
Dicerandrol B (23), Penexanthone A (26) MDA-MB-435, HCT-116 and Calu-3 <10 µM
Dicerandrol C (24) MDA-MB-435, HCT-116, Calu-3, MCF-10A Cells 44.10, 42.63, 36.52, and 33.05 µM
diacetyl phomoxanthone B (25) MDA-MB-435, HCT-116, Calu-3, Huh7 Cells 14.40, 7.12, 4.14 and 29.20 µM
10 Phomopsis sp. (ZH76) Excoecaria agallocha Dong Sai, South China Sea coast 3-O-(6-O-α-l-arabinopyranosyl)-β-d-glucopyranosyl-1,4-dimethoxyxanthone (27) HEp-2 and HepG2 9 and 16 µM [25]
11 Diaporthe sp. SCSIO 41011 Rhizophora stylosa Sanya city, Hainan Province, China Isochromophilone D (28) 786-O cells 8.9 µM [26]
epi-Isochromophilone II (29) ACHN, OS-RC-2, and 786-O cells, In the range of 3.0 to 4.4 µM, Sorafenib (3.4 to 7.0 µM)
12 Diaporthe phaseolorum SKS019 Branches of Acanthus ilicifolius Shankou, Guangxi province, China 5-deoxybostrycoidin (30) MDA-MB-435 and NCI-H460 cancer cells 5.32 and 6.57 µM [27]
Fusaristatin A (31) MDA-MB-435 cancer cells 8.15 µM
13 Phomosis sp. A818 Foliage of Kandelia candel Fujian Province, China Mycoepoxydiene (32), deacetylmycoepoxydiene (33) MDA-MB-435 7.85 and 14.61 µM, [28]
14 Phomosis sp. A818 Foliage of Kandelia candel Fujian Province, China Mycoepoxydiene (32) Suppress antigen-stimulated degranulation and cytokine production in mast cells and IgE-mediated passive cutaneous anaphylaxis in mice [29]
Compounds Produced by Ascomycetes
15 Sarocladium kiliense HDN11-84 rhizosphere soil of Thespesia populnea, Guangxi Province, China Saroclazine B (34) HeLa Cells 4.2 µM [30]
16 Annulohypoxylon sp. Rhizophora racemosa Cameroon Daldinone I (35) Ramos and Jurkat J16 6.6 and 14.1 µM, Potently blocks autophagy, a potential pro-survival pathway for cancer cells [31]
17 Eurotium rubrum Suaeda salsa “BoHai” seaside, China Rubrumol (36) A549, MDA-MB-231, PANC-1 and HepG2 Cytotoxic [32]
Topo I Relaxation activity The band backward shifting and trailing of rubrumol (36) was observed at 100, 50, 10, 5 and 1 µM
18 Eutypella sp. 1–15 Soil of mangrove rhizosphere in Jimei, Fujian Province, China Not reported 13-Hydroxy-3,8,7(11)-eudesmatrien-12,8-olide (37) JEKO-1 and HepG2 8.4 and 28.5 µM [33]
19 Rhytidhysteron rufulum AS21B Leaves of Azima sarmentosa Samutsakhon province, Thailand Rhytidenones G (38), H (39)), deoxypreussomerin B (40), palmarumycin CP17 (41), 1-oxo-1,4-dihydronapthalene-4-spiro-20-naptho[400-hydroxy-100,800-de][10,30]-dioxine (42), preussomerin EG4 (43), rhytidenone E (44), rhytidenone F (45), palmarumycin C5 (46), and 4,8-dihydroxy-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one (47) Ramos lymphoma 17.98, 0.018, 18.00, 33.1, 15, 82.9, 0.461, 0.048, 31.7 and 23.1 µM, (Ibrutinib 28.7 µM) [34]
Compounds (38), (39), (44), (45), and (47) H1975 Cell 7.3, 0.252, 10.24, 1.17 and 50 µM (afatinib 1.97 µM)
20 Lasiodiplodia sp. 318# Excoecaria agallocha Guangdong Province, China 2,4-Dihydroxy-6-nonylbenzoate (48) MMQ and GH3 Cells 5.2 and 13.0 µM [35]
21 Lasiodiplodia sp. 318# Excoecaria agallocha Guangdong Province, China Ethyl-2,4-dihydroxy-6-(80-hydroxynonyl)-benzoate (49) MDA-MB-435, HepG2, HCT-116, A549 and leukaemia THP1 Cells 0.13, 12.50, 11.92, 13.31 and 39.74 µM [36]
22 Lasiodiplodia theobromae ZJ-HQ1 Acanthus ilicifolius Guangdong Province, China Chloropreussomerins A and B (50, 51) Preussomerin D (56) A549 and MCF-7 In the range of 5.9–8.9 µM [37]
Preussomerin K (52), Preussomerin H (53), Preussomerin G (54), Preussomerin F (55), A549, HepG2, MCF-7 In the range of 2.5–9.4 µM
23 Rhytidhysteron rufulum BG2-Y Leaves of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza Pak Nam Pran, Prachuab Kiri Khan Province, Thailand Rhytidchromone A (57), B (58), C (59), and E (60) Kato-3 Cells In the range of 16.0–23.3 µM [38]
MCF-7 cells 19.3–17.7 µM
24 Campylocarpon sp. HDN13-307 Root of Sonneratia caseolaris China Campyridone D (61), and ilicicolin H (62) HeLa 8.8 and 4.7 µM [39]
25 Stemphylium globuliferum Avicennia marina Hurghada, Egypt Dihydroaltersolanol C (63), Altersolanol A (64), Altersolanol B (65), Alterporriol E (67) L5178Y 3.4, 2.53, 3.78 and 6.9 µM [40,41,42]
Altersolanol N (66) L5178Y Low micromolar range (% growth-1.4)
26 Paradictyoarthrinium diffractum BCC 8704 Associated with mangrove wood Laem SonNational Park, Ranong Province, Thailand Paradictyoarthrins A (68) KB, MCF-7, NCI-H187, Vero Cells, KB, MCF-7, NCI-H187, Vero Cells In the range of 23–31 µg/mL [46]
Paradictyoarthrin B (69) KB, MCF-7, NCI-H187, Vero Cells 3.1, 3.8, 9.5, and 5.6 µg/mL
Preussomerin C (70), ymf 1029C (71) and altenusin (72) KB, MCF-7, NCI-H187, Vero Cells Moderate to poor activity
ymf 1029C (71) NCI-H187 cells 5.0 µg/mL
27 Halorosellinia sp. (No. 1403) -- South China Sea SZ-685C (73) NFPA, MMQ and RPC cells 18.76, 14.51, and 56.09 µM [47]
28 Dothiorella sp. Aegiceras corniculatum Fujian Province, China Dothiorelone F (74), Dothiorelone G (75) Raji cancer 2 µg/mL [49]
29 Rhytidhysteron sp. Leaves of Azima sarmentosa Samutsakhon province, Thailand Rhytidones B–C (76, 77), MK3018 (78), palmarumycin CR1 (79) MCF-7 and CaSki Cells In the range of 14.47 and 25.59 µM [50]
Rhytidones B (76) CaSki 22.81 µM
30 Sporothrix sp. Bark, Kandelia candel South China Sea Sporothrin A (80) Inhibition of AChE in vitro 1.05 µM [51]
sporothrin B (81), sporothrin C (82), diaporthin (83) HepG2 20, 23, and 23 µg/mL
31 Eurotium rubrum Semi-mangrove plant Hibiscus tiliaceus Hainan Island, China 12-demethyl-12-oxo-eurotechinulin B (84), 9-dehydroxyeurotinone (85), variecolorin G (86), alkaloid E-7 (87), and emodin (88) HepG2, MCF-7, SW1990, HepG2, NCI-H460, SMMC7721, HeLa, and Du145 In the range of 15–30 µg/mL [52]
32 Bionectria ochroleuca Inner leaf tissues of the plant Sonneratia caseolaris Hainan island, China Pullularins E (89), F (90), pullularins A (91), and C (92) L5178Y EC50 values In the range of 0.1 and 6.7 µg/mL [53]
verticillin D (93) L5178Y <0.1 µg/mL
33 Aspergillus sp. HN15-5D Leaves, Acanthus ilicifolius Hainan Island, China Aspergisocoumrins A–B (9495) MDA-MB-435 5.08 and 4.98 µM [54]
34 Aspergillus niger MA-132 Avicennia marina Hainan, China Nigerasterol A (96) Nigerasterol B (97) HL60 0.30 µM, 1.50 µM [55]
Nigerasterol A (96) Nigerasterol B (97) A549 1.82 and 5.41 µM
35 Aspergillus nidulans MA-143 Leaves, Rhizophora stylosa Aniquinazolines A–D (98101) Brine shrimp LD50 1.27, 2.11, 4.95 and 3.42 µM, (Colchicine LD50 88.4 µM [56]
36 Aspergillus terreus (No. GX7-3B) Branch of Bruguiera gymnoihiza (Linn.) South China Sea 3β,5α-dihydroxy-(22E,24R)-ergosta-7,22-dien-6-one (102), Beauvericin (104) MCF-7, A549, HeLa and KB 4.98 and 2.02, 1.95 and 0.82, 0.68 and 1.14, 1.50 and 1.10 µM [57]
3β,5α,14α-trihydroxy-(22E,24R)-ergosta-7, 22-dien-6-one (103) MCF-7, A549, HeLa and KB 25.4, 27.1, 24.4, 19.4 µM
37 Aspergillus terreus (No. GX7-3B) Branch of Bruguiera gymnoihiza (Linn.) South China Sea Botryosphaerin F (105) and LL-Z1271β (106) MCF-7 and HL-60 4.49 and 3.43 µM [58]
HL-60 0.6 µM
38 Penicillium sp. J-54 Leaves, Ceriops tagal Hainan province, China Penicieudesmol B (107), K-562 90.1 µM, (paclitaxel, 9.5 µM) [59]
39 Penicillium citrinum HL-5126 Bruguiera sexangula var. rhynchopetala South China Sea Penibenzophenone B (108) A549 Cells 15.7 µg/mL [60]
40 Penicillium sp. Panax notoginseng Wenshan, Yunnan province, China Brefeldin A (109), Brefeldin A 7-O-acetate (110) 293, HepG2, Huh7 and KB cell line LD50 value from 0.024 to 0.62 µM. Both the compounds arrested HepG2 cells at the S phase [61]
41 Penicillium chrysogenum V11 Vein of Myoporum bontioides Leizhou Peninsula, China Penochalasin K (111) MDA-MB-435, SGC-7901 and A549 cells <10 µM [62]
42 Penicillium janthinellum HDN13-309 Sonneratia caseolaris Hainan Province, China Penicisulfuranols A–C (112114) HeLa and HL-60 Cells In the range of 0.1 to 3.9 µM [63]
43 Penicillium chrysogenum V11 Not reported Not reported Penochalasin I (115), chaetoglobosins A (116), and cytoglobosin C (117) MDA-MB-435 and SGC-7901 cells <10 µM [64]
Compounds (116), and (117) SGC-7901 and A549 cells <10 μM
44 Penicillium brocae MA-231 Mangrove plant Avicennia marina Hainan Island, China Spirobrocazine C (118) A2780 59 µM [65]
Brocazine G (119) A2780 and A2780 CisR 664 nM, 661 nM (cisplatin 1.67 and 12.63 µM)
45 Penicillium brocae MA-231 Mangrove plant Avicennia marina Hainan Island, China Brocazines A (120), B (121), E (122), F (123) Du145, Hela, HepG2, MCF-7, NCI-H460, SGC-7901, SW1990, SW480, and U251 from 0.89 to 9.0 µM [66]
Compounds (120) and (121) SW480 tumor cell line 2.0 and 1.2 µM
Compound (123) DU145 and NCI-H460 Cells, 1.7 and 0.89 µM
46 Penicillium chermesinum strain HLit-ROR2 Heritiera littoralis, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand TMC-264 (124) T47D and MDA-MB231 1.08 and 2.81 µM (doxorubicin 1.55 and 2.24 µM) [67]
HepG2 3.27 µM (Etoposide, 35.66 µM)
MOLT-3 1.36 µM
T47D 1.08 µM
PR-toxin (125) HuCCA-1, HeLa, T47D, and MDA-MB231 0.81–2.19 µM (doxorubicin, 0.26–2.24 µM)
HL-60 cell line 0.06 µM (doxorubicin, 1.21 µM)
MOLT-3 and HL-60 0.09 µM, 0.06 µM
47 Penicillium chrysogenum HND11-24 The rhizosphere soil of the mangrove plant Acanthus ilicifolius China Penicitols A (126) HeLa, BEL-7402, HEK-293, HCT-116, and A549 Cells 4.6−10.5 µM [68]
Penicitols B (127) 3.4−9.6 µM
Penicitols C (128) and Penixanacid A (129) In the range of 10–40.5 µM
48 Penicillium sp. FJ-1 Avicennia marina Fujian, China Compound (130) Tca8113 and MG-63 cells 26 and 35 µM (Taxol, 46 and 10 nM) [69]
Compounds (131) Tca8113 and WRL-68 10 and 58 µM
Compounds (131) MG-63 cells 55 nM
49 Penicillium sp. GD6, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza Zhanjiang, China Meleagrin (132) HL60 and A549 9.7 and 8.3 µM [70]
50 Penicillium 303# Sea water Guangdong Province, China 5S, 7R, 9S, 10S, 11R, 12S, 13R, 22R, and 23R. (133), 7R, 9S, 10S, 11R, 12S, 13R, 22R, and 23R (134) MDA-MB-435, HepG2, HCT-116, and A549 In the range of 11.9–37.82 µg/mL [71]
Compounds (135) MDA-MB-435 7.13
Compound (136) HepG2 and HCT-116 39.64 and 27.80 µM
51 Penicillium sp. ZH58 Leaves, Avicennia sp. Dong Sai, Hainan of the South China Sea coast 4-(methoxymethyl)-7-methoxy-6-methyl-1(3H)-isobenzofuranone (137) KB and KBV200 cells 6 and 10 µg/mL [72]
52 Penicillium sumatrense MA-92 Rhizosphere, Lumnitzera racemose WenChang in Hainan Island, China Sumalarins A–C (138, 139, 140), and dehydrocurvularin (141) Du145, HeLa, Huh 7, MCF-7, NCI-H460, SGC-7901, and SW1990 Cells In the range of 3.8 to 10 µM [73]
53 Penicillium sp. ZH16 Avicennia sp. South China Sea 5-methyl-8-(3-methylbut-2-enyl) furanocoumarin (142) KB and KBV200 5 and 10 µg/mL [74]
54 Trichoderma sp. 307 Stem bark, Clerodendrum inerme Guangdong Province, China (3S)-6-oxo-de-O-methyllasiodiplodin (143) GH3 and MMQ Cells RPC 21.42 and 13.59 µM, 142.8 µM [75]
Co cultured with Acinetobacter johnsonii B2 (3R)-de-O-methyllasiodiplodin (144) 6.44 and 6.58 µM, 6.94 µM
(3R)-nordinone (145) 12.33 and 10.13 µM, 100.03 µM.
55 Trichoderma sp. 307 co-culturing with Acinetobacter johnsonii B2 Stem bark of Clerodendrum inerme Guangdong Province, China Botryorhodine H (146) MMQ GH3 Cells 3.09 and 3.64 µM [76]
56 Trichoderma sp. Xy24 Leaves, stems and peels of Xylocarpus granatum Hainan province, China (9R,10R)-dihydro-harzianone (147) HeLa and MCF-7 Cells 30.1 µM and 30.7 µM [77]
57 Nigrospora sp. MA75 Pongamia pinnata Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China 2,3-didehydro-19α-hydroxy-14-epicochlioquinone B (148) MCF-7, SW1990, and SMMC7721 4, 5, and 7 µg/mL [78]
58 Fusarium sp. (No. DZ27) Bark of Kandelia candel Dongzhai mangrove, Hainan, China Beauvericin (104) KB and KBv200 cells 5.76 and 5.34 µM [79]
59 Fusarium sp. Leaf of mangrove Kandelia candel Dongzhai Harbor of Hainan Island, China Apicidin (149) GLC-82 cells 6.94 µM [80]
60 Unidentified fungus ZZF42 South China Sea Not reported Apicidin (149) KB and KBv200 0.78 µg/mL [81]
61 Fusarium incarnatum (HKI0504) Aegiceras corniculatum Not reported 2-acetyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline (150) HUVEC and K-562 GI50 41.1 and 33.3 [82]
HeLa cell CC50 23.8 µM
Fusarium incarnatum (HKI0504) Aegiceras corniculatum Not reported Fusamine (151) HUVEC and K-562 GI50 37.3 and 37.6 [82]
HeLa cell CC50 23.3 µM
Fusarium incarnatum (HKI0504) Aegiceras corniculatum Not reported 3-(1-aminoethylidene)-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2,4(3H)-dione (152) HUVEC and K-562 GI50 41.1 and 33.3 [82]
HeLa cell CC50 23.8 µM
62 Acremonium sp. leaves of Sonneratia caseolaris c Dong Zhai Gang Mangrove Garden, Hainan, China Torrubiellin B (153) Cisplatin sensitive Cal27, Kyse510, HCC38, A2780, MDA-MB-231 In the range of 0.3 to 1.5 µM [83]
Cisplatin resistant, Cal27, Kyse510, HCC38, A2780, MDA-MB-231 In the range of 0.2 to 2.6 µM
63 Acremonium strictum Rhizophora apiculata Island of Cat Ba, Vietnam Waol A (154), Pestalotiopene A (155) Cytosporone E (156) Cisplatin-sensitive, A2780 27.1, 76.2, and 8.3 µM [84]
Cisplatin-Resistant A2780 12.6, 30.1, and 19.0 µM
64 Endophytic fungus J3 Ceriops tagal Hainan province, China 3,4-seco-sonderianol (157) K562, SGC-7901, and BEL-7402 Cells 9.2, 15.7, and 25.4 µg/mL [85]
65 Endophytic fungus No. ZH-3 Not reported South China Sea 2-(3-chloro-2, 6-dihydroxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-5-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate (158) HepG2 cell line 25 µg/mL [86]
66 Endophytic fungus No. 5094 Not reported South China Sea Anthracene derivative (159) KB and KBv200 LD50 values of 5.5 and 10.2 µM [87]
67 Co-cultures of two mangrove endophytic fungi (strains Nos. 1924 and 3893) Not reported Marinamide (160) HepG2, 95-D, MGC832 and HeLa Cells 7.0, 0.4, 91 nM and 0.529 µM [88]
Methyl marinamide (161) HepG2, 95-D, MGC832 and HeLa Cells 2.52, 1.54 13, 0.110 µM
68 Endophytic fungus No·Gx-3a Not reported South China sea Ditryptophenaline (162) KB, KBv200 8.0 and 12.0 µM [89]
69 Mangrove endophytic fungus No·SK7RN3G1 Not reported South China Sea 3,8-dihydroxy-6-methyl-9-oxo-9H-xanthene-1-carboxylate (163), Lichenxanthone (164), HepG2 cell line 20 and 25 µg/mL [90]
Compounds Produced by Basidiomycetes
70 Basidiomycetous fungus XG8D leaves of Xylocarpus granatum Samutsakorn province, Thailand Merulinols C and D (165, 166) KATO-3 cells 35.0 and 25.3 µM [91]
71 Pseudolagarobasidium acaciicola, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza Samut Sakhon province, Thailand Compound (167) HuCCA-1, A549, MOLT-3, HepG2, MDA-MB231, T47D 0.28–37.46 µM [92]
MRC-5 IC50 17.92 µM
HL-60 cell line IC50 0.28 µM
Compound (168) A549, MOLT-3, HepG2, HL-60, MDA-MB231, T47D, HeLa cancer cell, MRC-5 12.09–170.08 µM
Compound (169) HuCCA-1, A549, MOLT-3, HepG2, HL-60, MDA-MB231, T47D, HeLa cancer cell 15.20–76.97 µM
Compound (170) HuCCA-1, A549, MOLT-3, HepG2, MDA-MB231, T47D, HeLa cancer cell 18.31–154.51 µM
HL-60 18.31 µM
72 Pseudolagarobasidium acaciicola Bruguiera gymnorrhiza Not reported Endoperoxide (171), Steperoxide A (172) MOLT-3, HuCCA-1, A549, HepG2, HL-60, MDA-MB-231, T47D, and HeLa cancer Cells In the range of 0.68–3.71 and 0.67–5.25 µg/mL [93]
Merulin B (173) MOLT-3, A549, HepG2, HL-60, MDA-MB-231 and T47D Cells In the range of 11.94–49.08 µg/mL
Merulin C (174) HL60 cancer cells 0.08 µg/mL
MOLT-3, HuCCA-1, A549, HepG2, MDA-MB-231, T47D, and HeLa Cells In the range of 0.19–3.75 µg/mL
73 Mucor irregularis QEN-189 Rhizophora stylosa Hainan Island, China Rhizovarins A, B, E (175, 176, 177) Penitrems A, C, F (178, 179, 180) and 3β-hydroxy-4β-desoxypaxilline (181) A-549 11.5, 6.3, 9.2, 8.4, 8.0, 8.2 and 4.6 µM [94]
Rhizovarins A, B, (175, 176), Penitrems A, C, F (178, 179, 180) and 3β-hydroxy-4β-desoxypaxilline (181) HL-60 9.6, 5.0, 7.0, 4.7, 3.3 and 2.6 µM