IMIS

Publications | Institutes | Persons | Datasets | Projects | Maps | Infrastructure
[ report an error in this record ]basket (0): add | show Print this page
The pharmaceutical exploration of cold water ascidians from the Netherlands: a possible source of new cytotoxic natural products
Koulman, A.; Pruijn, L.M.C.; Sandstra, T.S.A.; Woerdenbag, H.J.; Pras, N. (1999). The pharmaceutical exploration of cold water ascidians from the Netherlands: a possible source of new cytotoxic natural products. Journal of biotechnology 70(1-3): 85-88. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-1656(99)00062-0
In: Journal of biotechnology. Elsevier. ISSN 0168-1656; e-ISSN 1873-4863, more
Peer reviewed article  
Available in  Authors 
Keywords
    ANE, North Sea
    Properties > Biological properties > Toxicity > Cytotoxicity
    Aplidium glabrum (Verrill, 1871) [WoRMS]; Ascidiacea [WoRMS]; Didemnum lahillei Hartmeyer, 1909 [WoRMS]
    North Sea [Marine Regions]
Author keywords
    Microculture tetrazolium assay; Ascidian
Authors  Top 
  • Koulman, A.
  • Pruijn, L.M.C.
  • Sandstra, T.S.A.
  • Woerdenbag, H.J.
  • Pras, N.
Abstract
    Six ascidian species from the Dutch North Sea coast were screened for cytotoxic activity. Freeze-dried biological material was extracted with solvents of different polarity followed by determination of the cytotoxicity. The most active extracts were further separated using different chromatographic techniques. The microculture tetrazolium (MTT) assay was used to determine the cytotoxicity against two human tumor cell lines: COLO320 (a colon adenocarcinoma) and GLC4 (a small cell lung carcinoma). The two cell lines were selected for their different response towards known cytostatics. GLC4 is sensitive and COLO320 is resistant to most of the known cytostatics. Three of the species tested yielded interesting fractions. From the in colonial Didemnum lahillei we have isolated a compound which is more active against the COLO320 cell line (IC50:33 μg ml−1) than the GLC4 (IC50:49 μg ml−1). The structure is currently elucidated. Another colonial species, Aplidium glabrum, yielded a very cytotoxic fraction, with an IC50 of 5 μg ml−1 against the COLO320 cell line. From our results it can be concluded that the North Sea could be another interesting source of new compounds with pharmaceutical potential.
All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy Top | Authors