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. 2021 Oct 28;9(11):1556. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9111556

Table 1.

Bioactive compounds from deep-sea bacteria.

Marine Organism Compound Activity/Experimental Model Depth/Site Concentrations Ref.
Salinispora tropica Salinosporamide A Proteasome inhibitor against NCI-H226-non-small cell lung cancer, SF-539 CNS cancer, SK-MEL-28 skin melanoma, and MDA-MB-435 breast cancer. 1100 m
Tropical and subtropical marine sediments
LC50 < 10 nM [23]
Streptomyces sp.
NTK 935
Benzoxacystol 245 Inhibit recombinant
Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK-3β)
3814 m
Canary basin
IC50 = 1.35 ± 0.15 μM [25]
Streptomyces sp. M-207 Lobophorin K Antiproliferative activity against: MiaPaca-2 and MCF7 1800 m
Lophelia pertusa
IC50 = 34.0 ± 85.1 and 23.0 ± 8.9 μM, respectively [26]
Bacillus subtilis B5 7, 13-epoxyl-macrolatin A Inhibitor of LPS-induced inflammatory mediator expression in RAW 264.7 cells 3000 m
Pacific Ocean
From 50 to 40 μM [27]
Marianactinospora thermotolerans SCSIO00652 Marinacarbolines A–D
13-N-demethyl-methylpendolmycin
Methylpendolmycin-14-O-α-glucoside
Antimalarial activity against: Plasmodium falciparum 3865 m
South China Sea
IC50 = (A) 1.92 μM
(C) 3.09 μM, (D) 5.39 μM
[28]
Marinactinospora thermotolerans
SCSIO 00652
Marthiapeptide A Antimicrobial against: M. luteus, S. aureus, B. subtilis, B. thuringiensis 3865 m
South China Sea
MIC = 2, 8.4 and 2 μg/mL [29]
Marinactinospora thermotolerans
SCSIO 00652
Marthiapeptide A Cytotoxic activity against a panel of human cancer cell lines 3865 m
South China Sea
IC50 = ranging from 0.38 to 0.52 μM [29]
Streptomyces scopuliridis SCSIOZJ 46 Desotamide B, C, D Antimicrobial against: S. aureus, S. pneumoniae, MRSE shhs-E1 3536 m
South China Sea
MIC = 16, 12.5, and 32 μg/mL, respectively [30]
Streptomyces drozdowiczii SCSIO10141 Marfomycins A, B, E Antimicrobial against: M. luteus 1396 m
South China Sea
MIC = 0.25, 4, and 4 μg/mL, respectively [31]
Streptomyces sp.
SCSIO 01127
Lobophorin F Antimicrobial against: S. aureus, E. faecalis 1350 m
South China Sea
MIC = 8 μg/mL for both [32]
Streptomyces sp. 12A35 Lobophorin H Antimicrobial against: B. subtilis 2134 m
South China Sea
MIC = 3.13 μg/mL [33]
Verrucosispora sp. AB 18-032 Abyssomicin C Antimicrobial against: MRSA, vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium, S. aureus 289 m
Japanese Sea
MIC = 4 μg/mL and 13 μg/mL [34]
Streptomyces niveus SCSIO3406 Marfuraquinocins A, C, D Antimicrobial against: S. aureus, MRSE shhs-E1 3536 m
South China Sea
MIC = 8 μg/mL [35]
Micromonospora matsumotoense M-412 Paulomycin G Antimicrobial against: E. coli strains MB5746 and MRSA 2000 m
Cantabrian Sea sediments
MIC90 = 4.5 and 50 μg/mL, respectively [36]
Micromonospora matsumotoense M-412 Paulomycin G Antiproliferative against HepG2, MCF7, MiaPaca-2. 2000 m
Cantabrian Sea sediments
IC50 = 4.30 ± 0.42 μM, 1.58 ± 0.12 μM, 2.70 ± 0.25 μM, respectively [36]
Bacillus subtilis Lipoamicoumacins A–D, bacilosarcin analogue and six amicoumacins Cytotoxicity against HeLa cells and antibacterial activity against B. subtilis, S. aureus and Laribacter hongkongensis 1000 m
Red Sea
- [37]
Dermacoccus abyssi sp. Dermacozines F and G Cytotoxic activity against the leukaemia cell line K562 10,898 m
Mariana Trench sediment
IC50 values of 9 and 7 μM [38]
Pseudonocardia sp.
SCSIO 01299
Pseudonocardians A–C Cytotoxic activity against SF-268, MCF-7 and NCI-H460 3258 m
South China Sea
IC50 from 0.01 to 0.21 μM [39]
Pseudonocardia sp.
SCSIO 01299
Pseudonocardians A–C Antibacterial activities against S. aureus ATCC 29213, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29,212 and Bacillus thuringensis SCSIO BT01 3258 m
South China Sea
MIC values of 1–4 μg mL−1 [39]
Streptomyces lusitanus Grincamycin A–E Cytotoxic activity against HepG2, SW-1990, HeLa, NCI-H460, MCF-7 and B16 3370 m
South China Sea
IC50 from 1.1 to 31 μM [40]
Streptomyces sp. SCSIO 03032 Spiroindimicins B, C and D Cytotoxic activity against several cancer cell lines 3412 m
Indian Ocean
IC50 from 4 to 12 μg mL−1 for Spiroindimicin B, IC50 from 6 to 15 μg mL−1 for Spiroindimicin C, - [41]
Streptomyces sp. NTK 937 Caboxamycin Inhibitory activity against Gram-positive bacteria, B. subtilis, S. lentus, S. epidermidis, the yeast Candida glabrata, the phytopathogenic bacteria Xanthomonas campestris and Ralstonia solanacearum, and against the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus epidermidis 3814 m
Atlantic Ocean
IC50 = 8 μM, 20 μM, 43 μM, 117 μM, 43 μM, 176 μM and 43 μM, respectively [42]
Streptomyces sp. NTK 937 Caboxamycin Cytotoxic activity towards gastric adenocarcinoma (AGS), HepG2 and MCF-7. 3814 m
Atlantic Ocean
IC50 = 28.6–29.4 μM [42]
Streptomyces sp. NTK 937 Caboxamycin Weak inhibitor of bovine brain phosphodiesterase 3814 m
Atlantic Ocean
IC50 = 148 μM [42]
Nocardiopsis alba Diketopiperazines Cytotoxicity against MCF7 and SF-268 human cancer cell lines 1000 m
Indian Ocean
IC50 = 4.6 and 12.7 μM, respectively [43]
Bacillus pumilus MB 40 Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (BEHP) Antiproliferative effect against human erythroleukemic K562 through apoptosis. 1000 m
Red Sea
IC50 = 21 μM [44]

Abbreviations are: LC50 for lethal concentration; MIC for minimum inhibitory concentration; IC50 for the concentration (μg/mL) inducing 50% loss of cell viability; NCI-H226 for non-small cell lung cancer; SF-539 for human glioblastoma cell line; SK-MEL-28 for skin melanoma cell line; MDA-MB-435 breast cancer cell line; HepG2 for Hepatocellular carcinoma; MiaPaca-2 for human pancreatic carcinoma; MCF-7 for breast cancer; “-” means that there is a lack of corresponding information.