April Journal-2009.p65 - Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy
April Journal-2009.p65 - Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy
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Current Trends in <strong>Biotechnology</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Pharmacy</strong><br />
Vol. 3 (2) 155-161, <strong>April</strong> 2009. ISSN 0973-8916<br />
Streptomyces. Several investigators determined<br />
the UV spectra for the active fermented broths<br />
<strong>of</strong> different Streptomyces isolates on the basis<br />
that future studies may answer the question<br />
whether the metabolites produced by these<br />
isolates responsible for these absorbance peaks<br />
or not (6, 7, 8, 16, 17). Furthermore, the use <strong>of</strong><br />
spectroscopy to distinguish polyenic from<br />
nonpolyenic substances were used by several<br />
authors (2, 6, 10). When Sahin <strong>and</strong> Ugur (22)<br />
investigated the antimicrobial activity <strong>of</strong> some<br />
Streptomyces isolates that were obtained from<br />
the soils <strong>of</strong> Mugla province/Turkey, they observed<br />
that MU123 isolate exhibited antifungal activity<br />
against C. albicans (ATCC 10239) <strong>and</strong> C.<br />
tropicalis (RSKK 665) with an inhibition zone<br />
diameter <strong>of</strong> 11-20 mm <strong>and</strong> > 31 mm, respectively.<br />
This isolate showed a UV spectrum (Fig. 1b)<br />
similar to what was reported for the isolate 23 7<br />
from Jordan (16) (Fig. 1a) with 2 maximum<br />
absorbance peaks at 226 <strong>and</strong> 260 nm (Table 1).<br />
The isolate 23 7<br />
exhibited an inhibition zone<br />
diameter <strong>of</strong> 16-20 mm against C. albicans (17)<br />
<strong>and</strong> 25-30 mm against Trichoderma harasmii<br />
<strong>and</strong> Aspergillus flavus (18). The two maximum<br />
absorbance peaks by 23 7<br />
isolate were at 223 <strong>and</strong><br />
250 nm (Table 1). This difference in the maximum<br />
absorbance peaks might be explained by<br />
spectroscopic instrument used in the analysis,<br />
culture <strong>and</strong> extraction conditions. To confirm that<br />
similarity, the UV-spectrum <strong>of</strong> the extracted broth<br />
for the 23 7<br />
isolate was repeated by using Jenway/<br />
UK UV-visible spectrophotometer (Table 1, Fig.<br />
1c). Data revealed a UV-spectrum similar to what<br />
was reported for the isolate 23 7<br />
(17) (Fig. 1a)<br />
with 2 maximum absorbance peaks at 220 <strong>and</strong><br />
260 nm (Table 1). By using Unicam UVspectrophotometer,<br />
the isolate (C5P1-6) <strong>of</strong> this<br />
study was analyzed <strong>and</strong> a similar spectrum<br />
exhibited with 2 maximum absorbance peaks at<br />
225-250 <strong>and</strong> 300 nm (Table 1, Fig. 1d).<br />
Saadoun et al. (16) in their analysis <strong>of</strong><br />
the UV-spectrum (200-500) <strong>of</strong> n-butanol extract<br />
158<br />
<strong>of</strong> yeast dextrose broth culture <strong>of</strong> Streptomyces<br />
violaceusniger showed 2 maximum absorbance<br />
peaks at 231 <strong>and</strong> 258 nm (Table 1, Fig. 2b). This<br />
Streptomyces sp. was isolated from a sediment<br />
sample, collected from a stream, Auburn,<br />
Alabama-USA (13). S. violaceusniger exhibited<br />
a 10 mm inhibition zone diameter against C.<br />
albicans (16). In another study, Saadoun <strong>and</strong> Al-<br />
Momani (17) determined the UV-spectra <strong>of</strong> the<br />
fermented broth for the most active Streptomyces<br />
isolates against C. albicans. They showed<br />
absorbance peaks ranging between 230 <strong>and</strong> 300<br />
nm <strong>and</strong> with the isolate A1 exhibiting similar UVspectra<br />
<strong>and</strong> 2 absorbance peaks at 236 <strong>and</strong> 262<br />
nm (Table 1, Fig. 2a). A1 was among the isolates<br />
that was recovered from soils <strong>of</strong> North Jordan<br />
with an activity <strong>of</strong> 35-40 mm against C. albicans<br />
(17). Similarly, Lemriss <strong>and</strong> his colleagues (8)<br />
when screened for nonpolyenic antifungal<br />
metabolites in clinical isolates <strong>of</strong> actinomycetes<br />
found that Streptomyces sp. 96.0333 exhibiting<br />
antifungal activity <strong>of</strong> >30 mm against all the tested<br />
fungi (Table 1) <strong>and</strong> a UV spectrum (Fig. 2c) as<br />
the one reported by Saadoun <strong>and</strong> Al-Momani (17)<br />
<strong>and</strong> Saadoun et al. (16) with 2 absorbance peaks<br />
at 220-225 <strong>and</strong> 262 nm (Table 1). To confirm that,<br />
the UV-spectrum <strong>of</strong> the extracted broth for the<br />
A1 isolate was repeated by using Jenway/UK<br />
UV-visible spectrophotometer (Table 1, Fig. 2d).<br />
Data revealed a UV-spectrum similar to what<br />
was reported for the isolate A1 by Saadoun <strong>and</strong><br />
Al-Momani (17) (Fig. 2a) <strong>and</strong> Saadoun et al. (16)<br />
with 2 absorbance peaks at 240 <strong>and</strong> 280 nm (Table<br />
1). Also isolates from this study (C1P2-6) <strong>and</strong><br />
from Iran (Ir 102) were compared under the same<br />
cultural, extraction <strong>and</strong> UV analysis conditions.<br />
Data indicated a similar UV spectrum with 2<br />
absorbance peaks for both isolates at 200-225<br />
<strong>and</strong> 275-300 nm (Table 1, Fig 3a <strong>and</strong> Fig 3b,<br />
respectively). The isolate Ir 102 exhibited > 20<br />
mm against Alternaria solani <strong>and</strong> A. alternate<br />
(1). The wide peaks exhibited by the Ir 102 <strong>and</strong><br />
C5P1-6 isolates may be explained by the<br />
Saadoun et al