Cladomarine, a new anti-saprolegniasis compound isolated from the deep-sea fungus, Penicillium coralligerum YK-247
Cladomarine, a new anti-saprolegniasis compound isolated from the deep-sea fungus, Penicillium coralligerum YK-247
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DOI:
10.1038/ja.2017.58
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发表时间:
2017-08-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Omura, Satoshi
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作者:
Takahashi, Konami;Sakai, Kazunari;Omura, Satoshi
The Saprolegniaceae belongs to the Oomycota; among a member of this family, Saprolegnia parasitica is a virulent pathogen of fishes and their ova, and causes enormous damage and losses in the freshwater aquaculture, 1, 2 such as a salmon hatchery. In fish farms, saprolegniasis has been controlled by malachite green, effectively preventing infection. However, malachite green has been banned in many countries because it was found to be mutagenic. Bronopol is sometimes used as an alternative anti-saprolegniasis agent, but is not as effective as malachite green and is toxic to zooplankton and phytoplankton. 3, 4 Therefore, new anti-saprolegniasis compounds are urgently needed.Fungi are rich sources of useful chemical compounds and mycotoxins, and are often explored to discover new useful substances. The fungi inhabit various environments, from land to sea. Remarkably, diverse fungi are present in deep-sea environments, in spite of the fact that the conditions in deep-sea environments are characterized by high pressure, low temperature and oligotrophy. 5, 6 The extreme conditions may affect the production of primary and secondary metabolites in deep-sea fungi, and therefore, there is a high probability that they produce structurally and functionally unique metabolites. 7 Indeed, novel bioactive secondary metabolites from deep-sea fungi are increasingly being reported. 8–10