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• MakaleAçık Erişim2019/r/munzur/3752
  Ghanaian Mangrove Wetland Endophytic Fungus, Penicillium herquei strain BRS2A-AR produces (9Z, 11E)-13-oxooctadeca-9,11-dienoic acid with activity against Trichomonas mobilensis

  Hayibor, Kennedy; Kwain, Samuel; Osei, Enoch; Nartey, Adwoa Padiki; Tetevi, Gilbert Mawuli; Owusu, Kofi Baffour-Awuah; Camas, Mustafa; Camas, Anil Sazak; Kyeremeh, Kwaku

  Sub-Sahara Africa is burdened with a high incidence of parasitic infections, including schistosomiasis, trypanosomiasis, trichomoniasis, and leishmaniasis. Currently, there is a rapid widespread development of resistance to prescription drugs for these neglected diseases. Microbes provide the largest chemical and biological diversity in drug discovery screening programs; therefore, our project seeks to explore microbes in the sub-region for new drugs. The oxylipin (9Z,11E)-13-oxooctadeca-9,11-dienoic acid (1) was isolated from the Ghanaian endophytic fungus, Penicillium herquei strain BRS2A-AR obtained from the leaves of a Laguncularia racemosa tree growing on the banks of the River Butre in the Western Regional wetlands of Ghana. Compound 1 was isolated on reverse phase HPLC at tR of 34.3 minutes. The structure of compound 1 was confirmed by a combination of mass spectrometry, 1D and 2D-NMR techniques. Compound 1 showed minimal antiparasitic activity when tested against Plasmodium falciparum 3d7 (IC50>100µM; aretesunate, IC50 36nm), Trypanosoma brucei brucei (IC50>100µM; Coptis japonica, IC50 8.20µM), Leishmani donovani (IC50>100µM; amphotericin B, IC50 0.32µM) and Leishmania major (IC50>100µM; amphotericin B, IC50 0.31µM). Compound 1 produced IC50 of 44.47µM when tested against Trichomonas mobilensis with metronidazole (IC50 5.20µM) as standard. These results show the potential to further engineer the structure of compound 1 into a potent anti-Trichomonas scaffold.

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• MakaleAçık Erişim2019Scopus SJRQ4/r/munzur/3647
  α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-[6-O-(L-tryptophanyl)-β-D-fructofuranoside]

  Kyeremeh, Kwaku; Kwain, Samuel; Tetevi, Gilbert Mawuli; Camas, Anil Sazak; Camas, Mustafa; Dofuor, Aboagye Kwarteng; Deng, Hai; Jaspars, Marcel

  The Mycobacterium sp. BRS2A-AR2 is an endophyte of the mangrove plant Rhizophora racemosa G. Mey., which grows along the banks of the River Butre, in theWestern Region of Ghana. Chemical profiling using 1H-NMR and HRESI-LC-MS of fermentation extracts produced by the strain led to the isolation of the new compound, α-D-Glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-[6-O-(L-tryptophanyl)-β- D-fructofuranoside] or simply tortomycoglycoside (1). Compound 1 is an aminoglycoside consisting of a tryptophan moiety esterified to a disaccharide made up of β-D-fructofuranose and α-D-glucopyranose sugars. The full structure of 1 was determined using UV, IR, 1D, 2D-NMR and HRESI-LC-MS data. When tested against Trypanosoma brucei subsp. brucei, the parasite responsible for Human African Trypanosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa, 1 (IC50 11.25 µM) was just as effective as Coptis japonica (Thunb.) Makino. (IC50 8.20 µM). The extract of Coptis japonica (Thunb.) Makino. is routinely used as laboratory standard due to its powerful antitrypanosomal activity. It is possible that, compound 1 interferes with the normal uptake and metabolism of tryptophan in the T. brucei subsp. brucei parasite.

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• MakaleAçık Erişim2019Scopus SJRQ4/r/munzur/3629
  Digyaindoleacid A: 2-(1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-oxobut-1-en-2-yloxy)-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid, a novel indole alkaloid

  Kwain, Samuel; Tetevi, Gilbert Mawuli; Mensah, Thomas; Camas, Anil Sazak; Camas, Mustafa; Dofuor, Aboagye Kwarteng; Azerigyik, Faustus Akankperiwen; Deng, Hai; Jaspars, Marcel; Kyeremeh, Kwaku

  Digyaindoleacid A (1) is one of the novel alkaloids produced by the Ghanaian Paenibacillus sp. DE2SH (GenBank Accession Number: MH091697) isolated from the mangrove rhizosphere soils of the Pterocarpus santalinoides tree growing in the wetlands of the Digya National Park, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana. This compound was isolated on HPLC at tR ≈ 60 min and its structure determined by MS, 1D, and 2D-NMR data. When tested against Trypanosoma brucei subsp. brucei strain 927/4 GUTat10.1, 1 produced a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) 5.21 µM compared to the standard diminazene aceturate (IC50 = 1.86 µM). In the presence of normal mouse macrophages RAW 264.7, 1 displayed a higher selectivity towards T. brucei subsp. brucei (selectivity indices (SI) = 30.2) with low toxicity. This result is interesting given that the drug diminazene aceturate is considerably toxic and 1 is a natural product isolate. The structure of 1 incorporates the backbone of the amino acid tryptophan which is crucial in the metabolism of Trypanosoma brucei subsp. brucei strain 927/4 GUTat10.1. It is possible that 1, could interfere with the normal uptake and metabolism of tryptophan in the parasite. However, 1 (IC50 = 135.41 µM) produced weak antileishmanial activity when tested against Leishmania donovani (Laveran and Mesnil) Ross (D10).

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• MakaleAçık Erişim2019Scopus SJRQ4/r/munzur/3559
  Paenidigyamycin g: 1-acetyl-2,4-dimethyl-3-phenethyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium

  Tetevi, Gilbert Mawuli; Kwain, Samuel; Mensah, Thomas; Camas, Anil Sazak; Camas, Mustafa; Dofuor, Aboagye Kwarteng; Azerigyik, Faustus Akankperiwen; Oluwabusola, Emmanuel; Deng, Hai; Jaspars, Marcel

  The Ghanaian Paenibacillus sp. DE2SH (GenBank Accession Number: MH091697) is a prolific producer of potent antiparasitic alkaloids. Further detailed study of the culture broth of this strain produced the compound Paenidigyamycin G (1), which is a derivative of the known antiparasitic compound Paenidigyamycin A (2). Compound (1) was isolated on HPLC at tR ≈ 37.5 min and its structure determined by IR, UV, MS, 1D, and 2D-NMR data. Compound 1 produced weak to moderate antileishmanial and antitrypanosomal activity when tested against Leishmania donovani (Laveran and Mesnil) Ross (D10) and Trypanosoma brucei subsp. brucei strain GUTat 3.1 with IC50 = 115.41 and 28.75 µM, respectively. This result is interesting since the parent compound 2 is known to possess consistent and potent antiparasitic activity. However, 1 displayed a promising selectivity profile towards T. brucei subsp. brucei due to its relatively low toxicity against normal mouse macrophages RAW 264.7 cells (SI = 8.70). Given that compound 1 is also the main metabolite found in the hexane fraction of all extracts produced by Paenibacillus sp. DE2SH when it is co-cultured with other bacteria strains, it must possess some unique biological functions which should make it an excellent candidate for further biological activity screening in other bioassays.

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• MakaleYalnız künye2019Scopus SJRQ2/r/munzur/3461
  Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles using marine bacteria and Box–Behnken design optimization

  Camas, Mustafa; Celik, Fatih; Sazak Camas, Anil; Ozalp, Hasan Baris

  Gold nanoparticles are exciting materials because of their potential applications in optics, electronics, biomedical, and pharmaceutical fields. In recent years, environmentally friendly, low-cost biosynthesis methods with bio-applicable features have continued to be developed for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles. In the present study, an actinobacterial strain was isolated from the Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret 1798) sponge, which was collected from a marine environment, and the gold nanoparticle synthesis was performed for the first time from the bacteria type belonging to the Citricoccus genus. The synthesis conditions were optimized using the Box–Behnken experimental design, with a statistical method that included three independent variables (temperature, time, and mixture ratio) to affect the synthesis at three levels (+1, 0, and −1). Accordingly, the conditions proposed for the biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles at the maximum optical density values that are specific for the Citricoccus sp. K1D109 strain were estimated as 35°C temperature, 24 h, and 1/5 mixture ratio (cell-free extract/HAuCl4 · 3H2O). When recommended conditions were applied, it was determined that the maximum absorbance of the synthesized gold nanoparticles is 1.258 at 545 nm, and their sizes are in the range of 25–65 nm, according to transmission electron microscopy (TEM) data.

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• MakaleAçık Erişim2019Scopus SJRQ2/r/munzur/3267
  Paenidigyamycin A, potent antiparasitic imidazole alkaloid from the ghanaian Paenibacillus sp. De2Sh

  Osei, Enoch; Kwain, Samuel; Mawuli, Gilbert Tetevi; Anang, Abraham Kwabena; Owusu, Kofi Baffour-Awuah; Camas, Mustafa; Camas, Anil Sazak; Ohashi, Mitsuko; Alexandru-Crivac, Cristina-Nicoleta; Deng, Hai

  A new alkaloid paenidigyamycin A (1) was obtained from the novel Ghanaian Paenibacillus sp. isolated from the mangrove rhizosphere soils of the Pterocarpus santalinoides tree growing in the wetlands of the Digya National Park, Ghana. Compound 1 was isolated on HPLC at tR = 37.0 min and its structure determined by MS, 1D, and 2D-NMR data. When tested against L. major, 1 (IC50 0.75 µM) was just as effective as amphotericin B (IC50 0.31 µM). Against L. donovani, 1 (IC50 7.02 µM) was twenty-two times less active than amphotericin B (IC50 0.32 µM), reinforcing the unique effectiveness of 1 against L. major. For T. brucei brucei, 1 (IC50 0.78 µM) was ten times more active than the laboratory standard Coptis japonica (IC50 8.20 µM). The IC50 of 9.08 µM for 1 against P. falciparum 3d7 compared to artesunate (IC50 36 nM) was not strong, but this result suggests the possibility of using the paenidigyamycin scaffold for the development of potent antimalarial drugs. Against cercariae, 1 showed high anticercaricidal activity compared to artesunate. The minimal lethal concentration (MLC) and minimal effective concentration (MEC) of the compound were 25 and 6.25 µM, respectively, while artesunate was needed in higher quantities to produce such results. However, 1 (IC50 > 100 µM) was not active against T. mobilensis.

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• MakaleAçık Erişim2018Scopus SJRQ3/r/munzur/3599
  Extracellular Synthesis and Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles Using Mycobacterium sp. BRS2A-AR2 Isolated from the Aerial Roots of the Ghanaian Mangrove Plant, Rhizophora racemosa

  Camas, Mustafa; Sazak Camas, Anil; Kyeremeh, Kwaku

  Through the use of genomes that have undergone millions of years of evolution, marine Actinobacteria are known to have adapted to rapidly changing environmental pressures. The result is a huge chemical and biological diversity among marine Actinobacteria. It is gradually becoming a known fact that, marine Actinobacteria have the capability to produce nanoparticles which have reasonable sizes and structures with possible applications in biotechnology and pharmacology. Mycobacterium sp. BRS2A-AR2 was isolated from the aerial roots of the mangrove plant Rhizophora racemosa. The Mycobacterium was demonstrated for the first time ever to produce AuNPs with sizes that range between 5 and 55 nm. The highest level absorbance of the biosynthesized AuNPs was typical for actinobacterial strains (2.881 at 545 nm). The polydispersity index was measured as 0.207 in DLS and the zeta potential was negatively charged (− 28.3 mV). Significant vibration stretches were seen at 3314, 2358, 1635 and 667 cm−1 in FT-IR spectra. This demonstrated the possible use of small aliphatic compounds containing –COOH, –OH, –Cl and –NH2 functional groups in the stabilization of the AuNPs. The effect of the biosynthesized AuNPs on HUVEC and HeLA cell lines was measured at 48 h. IC50 values were determined at 3500 µg/ml concentration for HUVEC and HeLA cell lines at 45.25 and 53.41% respectively.

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• MakaleYalnız künye2018Scopus SJRQ2/r/munzur/3234
  Microbial Sorption of Uranium Using Amycolatopsis sp. K47 Isolated from Uranium Deposits

  Celik, Fatih; Camas, Mustafa; Kyeremeh, Kwaku; Sazak Camas, Anil

  The increasing contamination of soils, sediments, and water with heavy metals through natural and industrial processes is a worldwide problem. Mining processes produce tons of material contaminated with radionuclides such as U and different heavy metals such as Cd, Ni, and Pb. U(VI) adsorbs strongly on bacteria, exhibiting pH-dependent adsorption behavior that is caused by a range of uranyl surface complexes on bacteria cell walls. The Amycolatopsis sp. K47 was isolated from Manisa Koprubasi Kasar open-cast uranium mine and identified for the first time. Using the batch adsorption method, the biosorption potential of this microbe was investigated by studying the effects of changes in pH (1–10), biomass dose (0.1–5 g/l), initial uranium metal concentration (5–200 mg/l), contact time (5–180 min), and temperature (20–60 °C). Interpretation of FTIR data obtained for both the uranium loaded and unloaded Amycolatopsis sp. K47 biomass showed the presence of carboxylic acid, hydroxyl, and amide functional groups that could interact with uranium ions. Scanning electron microscopy images demonstrated that uranium was intensely adsorbed on the microbial biomass surface. The sorption isotherms were investigated by analysis of the Langmuir, Freundlich, and Dubinin–Radushkevich (D–R) models. The Langmuir isotherm model was found to show the best fit for the experimental data obtained. Furthermore, thermodynamic parameters, such as ΔH°, ΔS°, and ΔG°, were calculated using adsorption equilibrium constant obtained from the Langmuir isotherm. The optimal experimental conditions were determined to be pH = 4, C0 = 40 ppm, t = 150 min, temp. = 40 °C, and abs. dose = 1 g/l, and the corresponding U(VI) removal efficiency was about 97 ± 2%.

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• MakaleYalnız künye2017Scopus SJRQ2/r/munzur/4399
  Marine Fungi Against Aquaculture Pathogens and Induction of the Activity via Co-Culture

  Özkaya, Ferhat Can; Peker, Zerife; Camas, Mustafa; Camas, Anil Sazak; Altunok, Muhammet

  Ethyl acetate extracts from 70 strains of marine-derived fungi, isolated from sponges, were screened against four fish pathogenic bacteria. Sixteen of the fungal isolates exhibited antibacterial activity against at least one pathogen. All the strains showed antibacterial activity against Vagococcus salmoninarum. Three isolates showed strong inhibition against all test pathogens and they may therefore be remarkable as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial. Nine isolates showed antibacterial activity against Lactococcus garvieae, six were against Vibrio anguillarum, and four isolates inhibited the growth of Yersinia ruckeri. Co-culture of the fungus with the mix of the pathogen bacteria led to the induction of bioactivity in two isolates. Aspergillus iizukae produced strong and broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against pathogens with minimum inhibitory concentrations of 0.8-406 mu gmL(-1). The screening results confirmed the sponge associated fungi as a source of environmentally friendly antimicrobials that may contribute the sustainable development of aquaculture. In addition, co-culture technique is a promising strategy to increase antimicrobial activity that can stimulate the production of novel compounds, and increases the antimicrobial activities of marine derived fungi.

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• MakaleAçık Erişim2016Scopus SJRQ3/r/munzur/4374
  Uranium (VI) Biosorption on Marine Sponge, Sarcotragus foetidus (Schmidt, 1862) and Its Statistical Investigation Using Central Composite Design

  Celik, Fatih; Camas, Mustafa; Camas, Anil Sazak; Ozalp, Hasan Baris

  The biosorption of heavy metals, radionuclides, uranium and thorium for the recovery or removal from aqueous systems using various micro-organisms and biological substances has been investigated by several groups of workers. In this paper, the uptake of uranium (VI) from aqueous systems by a marine sponge, Sarcotragus foetidus (Schmidt, 1862) has been investigated. S. foetidus samples were collected from Babakale/Ayvacik/Canakkale in Turkey. Uranium (VI) uptake experiments were carried out by the batch technique. The affecting parameters were analyzed using Central Composite Design (CCD) as the experimental method. Four independent variables such-pH, temperature, contact time, and initial uranium concentration were selected for this study. The influences of initial pH, contact time, and initial uranium concentration on the biosorption process were considered statistically significant as main effects. On the other hand, interaction effects of pH and contact time, as well as pH and initial uranium concentration, were considered as significant parameters on the biosorption process. The optimum condition of biosorption process was found to be at initial pH: 4, temperature: 35 degrees C, initial uranium concentration: 20 mg/L, and contact time: 31 minutes. At these conditions, the biosorption yield of uranium (VI) ions was obtained to be 93.29 +/- 2%.

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