Halophilic bacteria-A potent source of carotenoids with antioxidant and anticancer potentials

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2825-2830

  Sikkandar, Shahitha ^a   Murugan, Kasi ^b   Al Sohaibani, Saleh ^b   Rayappan, Flora ^c   Nair, Aneesh ^c   Tilton, Florida ^c  

^a K S RANGASAMY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Biozone Research Technologies   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer potentials; Carotenoids; Halophilic bacteria

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DPPH RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; DRUG ISOLATION; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; HALOFEROX VOLCANII; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 84903372629     PISSN: 09737510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. American cancer society (AMC) Vitamin-A and Beta-'Carotenoid. 2012 Available at: http:// www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsand sideeffects/complementaryand alternative medicine/herbs vitamins and minerals/vitamin-a-and-beta-carotenoid
2. Delgado. VF, Jimenez.A.R, Paredes.L.O. Natural pigments: carotenoids, anthocyanins, and betalains characteristics, biosynthesis, processing and stability. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2000; 40(3): 173-289. PMID:15150.
3. Sies.H and Stahl.W. Vitamins E and C, beta-carotenoid, and other carotenoids as antioxidants. Am J ClinNutr 1995;62(suppl): 13 15S-215.
4. Burri BJ. Carotenoids and gene expression. Nutrition; 2000:16(7-8):577-8. PMID:15140.
5. Bjelakovic. G, NikolovaD.Gluud.L.L, Simonetti. R.Q Gluud.C. Mortality in randomized trials of antioxidant supplements for primary and secondary prevention: systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA 2007; 297: 842-57.
6. European Commission. Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food on beta-carotenoid from Blakesleatrispora (SCF/CS/ADD/COL) 2000; 158.
7. Wailap V, Sean P.K, Gregory G. M, Brian B.M.P, Hem D.S., Stephen R. et al, Genome sequence of Halobacterium salinarium species NRC-1. PNAS, 2000; 97 u no. 22.
8. Hartmann.R, Sickinger.H.D, and Oesterhelt.D. Anaerobic growth of halobacteria. Proc Natl Acad Sci. USA. 1980; 77(7): 3821-3825.
9. Chu, H, Sheng, W, Gan, D. C, & Kuznetz, L. Exobiology: The survival ability of halophiles under martian conditions. Retrieved April 20, 2009, from University of California at Berkeley.
10. Mullakhanbhai.M. F, and Larsen.H. H. volcanii sp. nov, a Dead Sea halobacterium with a moderate NaCl requirement. Arch. Microbiol. 1975;104:207-214.
11. Barry, P. L. Secrets of a NaCly survivor: A microbe that grows in the Dead Sea is teaching scientists about the art of DNA repair. Retrieved April 11,2004, from NASA.
12. Asker D, Ohta Y. Production of canthaxanthin by extremely halophilic bacteria. JBiosciBioeng. 1999; 88(6):617-21.
13. Blois, M. S. Antioxidant determinations by the use of a stable free radical. Nature, 1958: 181, 1199-1200.
14. Yen.GC and Duh. P.D. Scavenging effect of methanolic extracts of peanut hulls on free-radical and active-oxygen species. Agrie. Food Chem., 1994; 42: 629-632.
15. Mossman. T. Rapid colorimetrie assay for cellular growth and survival-application to proliferation and cytotoxicity assays. J. Immunol. Methods, 1983; 65: 55-63.
16. Maria de L.M, Cristina S.P, Maria T.G and Encarnado.M. Microbial Carotenoids from Bacteria and Microalgae. Methods Mol Biol. 2012 ; 892:207-217
17. Lars.M and Volker.B. Antioxidant Activity of2-Carotenoid Compounds in Different in Vitro Assays. Molecules, 2011; 16: 1055-1069.
18. Oren A. Diversity of halophilic microorganisms: Environments, phylogeny, physiology, and applications. J Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol, 2002; 28: 56-63.