Cytotoxicity and Anticancer Potentials of Secondary Metabolites of Soil Actinobacteria Isolated from Soraya Research Station, Gunung Leuser National Park, Aceh

Main Article Content

Fauziah Fauziah
Yekki Yasmin
Binawati Ginting
Khairan Khairan
Suci Fildzati
Putri Yasmin
Lenni Fitri

Abstract

Actinobacteria are known as major producers of secondary metabolites that are widely applied as anticancer agents. Actinobacteria can be found in various soil habitats, including the soil of the Soraya Research Station, Gunung Leuser National Park, Aceh. This study aimed to explore the soil actinobacteria at the Soraya Research Station, evaluate their potential cytotoxic and anticancer activities, and identify their secondary metabolites. Soil samples were randomly collected from two plots, and the actinobacteria were isolated, purified, and characterized according to standard procedures. The cytotoxic activity of the actinobacteria isolates were evaluated using the Brine Shrimp Lethality Test (BSLT). The anticancer activity of the most cytotoxic isolate was investigated against T47D breast cancer cell line using the MTT (3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide) assay. The secondary metabolites of the most active isolate were identified by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. Seven distinct soil actinobacteria strains (ATS-1 – ATS-7) were successfully isolated and purified from the soil samples. The BSLT revealed that isolate ATS-7 exhibited the highest toxicity with an LC50 of 19.91 ppm, indicating potent bioactivity. However, anticancer investigation of ATS-7 supernatant against T47D breast cancer cells demonstrated non-toxic effects, with an IC50 of 556.8 ppm, suggesting limited anticancer efficacy. GC-MS analysis of ATS-7 supernatant identified 13 compounds with acetic acid, Acetoin, 2-Propanone (1-Hydroxy-), and 2,3-Butanediol as the most abundant metabolites.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Article Details

How to Cite
Fauziah, F., Yasmin, Y., Ginting, B., Khairan, K., Fildzati, S., Yasmin, P., & Fitri, L. (2025). Cytotoxicity and Anticancer Potentials of Secondary Metabolites of Soil Actinobacteria Isolated from Soraya Research Station, Gunung Leuser National Park, Aceh. Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research (TJNPR), 9(1), 58-66. https://doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v9i1.9
Section
Articles
Author Biographies

Fauziah Fauziah, Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Aceh 23111, Indonesia

Graduate School of Mathematics and Applied Science, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23111, Indonesia

Khairan Khairan, Graduate School of Mathematics and Applied Science, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23111, Indonesia

Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Aceh 23111, Indonesia

How to Cite

Fauziah, F., Yasmin, Y., Ginting, B., Khairan, K., Fildzati, S., Yasmin, P., & Fitri, L. (2025). Cytotoxicity and Anticancer Potentials of Secondary Metabolites of Soil Actinobacteria Isolated from Soraya Research Station, Gunung Leuser National Park, Aceh. Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research (TJNPR), 9(1), 58-66. https://doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v9i1.9

References

Bray F, Laversanne M, Sung H, Ferlay J, Siegel RL, Soerjomataram I, Jemal A. Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA: Cancer J Clin. 2024: 74(3):229-263.

Lei S, heng R, Zhang S, Wang S, Chen R, Sun K, Zeng H, Zhou J, Wei W. Global patterns of breast cancer incidence and mortality: A population‐based cancer registry data analysis from 2000 to 2020. Cancer Commun. 2021; 41(11):1183-1194.

Global Cancer Observatory. [Online]. 2022 [cited 2024 Augt 18], Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today/en,accessed.

Witt BL and Tollefsbol TO. Molecular, cellular, and technical aspects of breast cancer cell lines as a foundational tool in cancer research. Life. 2023; 13(12):1-26.

Fitri L, Fauziah, Dini F, Mauludin SA, Dita SF. The potential of Tapak Dara (Catharanthus roseus) leaves endophytic bacteria BETD5 as antioxidant and anticancer against T47D breast cancer cells. Indon J Pharm. 2023; 34(2):245-252.

Hassan BN, Alazzouni AS, Abdelfattah MS, Elgabri MS, Ahmed AS, Abdo SM. Anticancer effect of Actinomycetes secondary metabolite against breast cancer cell line (MCF-7); cytological and molecular studies. Pharmacophore. 2023; 14(3):23-24.

Yuliani R and Syahdeni F. Ethanolic extract of papaya leaves (Carica papaya) and its fractions have no potential cytotoxicity on T47D Cells. Pharmacon. 2020; 17(1):17-23.

Bhat MP and Nayaka S. Broad spectrum antifungal activity and anticancer potential of secondary metabolites from cave soil Streptomyces sp. strain YC69. Res Sq. 2022; 1-34 p. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1916059/v1

Davies-Bolorunduro OF, Adeleye IA, Akinleye MO, Wang PG. Anticancer potential of metabolic compounds from marine Actinomycetes isolated from Lagos Lagoon sediment. J Pharm Anal. 2019; 9(3):201-208.

Singh A and Singh P. Production of bioactive compounds by Streptomyces sp. and their antimicrobial potential against selected MDR uropathogens. J Appl Biol Biotechnol. 2021; 9(6):71-79.

Jaroszewicz W, Bielańska P, Lubomska D, Kosznik-Kwaśnicka K, Golec P, Grabowski L, Wieczerzak E, Drozdz W, Gaffke L, Pierzynowska K, Wegrzyn G, Węgrzyn A. Antibacterial, antifungal and anticancer activities of compounds produced by newly isolated Streptomyces strains from the Szczelina Chochołowska cave (Tatra Mountains Poland). Antibiotics. 2021; 10(10):1-12.

Sukmawaty, Sari SR, Masri M. Characterization of soil Actinomycetes from Malino pine forest rhizosphere of South Sulawesi. Elkawnie J Islam Sci Technol. 2020; 6:315-328.

Milda H and Yulvizar C. Isolation of soil Actinomycetes from Forest Park of Pocut Merah Intan as potential producers of antimicrobial compounds. Syiah Kuala University-Life Sciences & Engineering volume II. In: Proceedings of The Annual International Conference, Banda Aceh, Aceh. 2012, 307-312 p.

Syaukani. Study of population and home range of Thomas Langur (Presbytis thomasi) at Soraya Research Station, Leuser Ecosystem. J Nat. 2012; 12(1):37-41.

Dorchenkova YA, Gracheva TA, Lysak LV. Characteristics of the complexes of Actinomycetes in the Pu Hoat nature reserve. Eurasian Soil Sci. 2022; 55(4):485-489.

Fitri L, Bessania MA, Septi N, Suhartono S. Isolation and characterization of soil Actinobacteria as cellulolytic enzyme producer from Aceh Besar, Indonesia. Biodiversitas. 2021; 22(11):5169-5180.

Rahayu S, Fitri L, Ismail YS. Endophytic actinobacteria isolated from ginger (Zingiber officinale) and its potential as a pancreatic lipase inhibitor and its toxicity. Biodiversitas. 2019; 20(5):1312-1317.

Fauziah F, Maulinasari, Harnelly E, Ismail YS, Fitri L. Toxicity test of rose periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) leaves endophytic bacteria, using Brine Shrimp Lethality Test (BSLT) method. Biodiversitas. 2022; 23(1):171-177.

Meyer BN, Ferrigni NR, Putnam JE, Jacobsen LB, Nichols DE, McLaughin JL. Brine Shrimp: A convenient general bioassay for active plant constituent. Planta Med. 1982; 45(5):31-34.

Ye JJ, Zou RJ, Zhou DD, Deng XL, Wu NL, Chen DD, Xu J. Insights into the phylogenetik diversity, biological activities, and biosynthetic potential of mangrove Actinobacteria from Hainan Island. Front. Microbiol. 2023; 14:1144946.

Tunjung WAS and Sayekti PR. Apoptosis induction on human breast cancer T47D cell line by extracts of Ancorina sp. F1000 Res. 2019; 8(168):1-16.

Barka EA, Vatsa P, Sanchez L, Vaillant NG, Jacquard C, Klenk HP, Clement C, Ouhdouch Y, Gilles P, Wezel V. Taxonomy, physiology, and natural products of Actinobacteria. Microbiol Mol Biol. 2015; 80(1):1-43.

Kumalasari AM, Fathurahman NR, Muhammad NR. The potential of Actinomycetes as a source of bioactive antibiotic compounds from the KARST region of Bantimurung, South Sulawesi. Pelita. 2009; 7(1):59-71.

Pridham TG, Hesseltine CW, Benedict RG. A guide for the classification of Streptomycetes according to selected groups. Am Soc Microbiol. 1957; 13(1):43-61.

Li Q, Chen X, Jiang V, Jiang C. Morphological Identification of Actinobacteria. In: Actinobacteria-Basics and Biotechnology Applications. 2016. IntechOpen, United Kingdom.

Anandan R, Dharumadurai D, Manogaran GP. An introduction to Actinobacteria. In: Actinobacteria-Basic and Biotechnology Applications. 2016. IntechOpen, United Kingdom

Nurkanto A. Identification of soil Actinomycetes in post-fire forest on Bukit Bangkirai East Kalimantan and their potential as cellulose degraders and phosphate solubilizers. Biodiv. 2007; 8(4):315-319.

Armaida E and Khotimah S. Characterization of Actinomycetes associated with sponges from the waters of Lemukutan Island, West Kalimantan. J Probiont. 2016; 5(1):68-73.

Jagannadham MV, Rao VJ, Shivali S. The major carotenoid pigment of a psychotrophic Micrococcus roseus strain: purification, structure, and interaction with syntethic membranes. J Bacteriol. 1991; 173(24):7911-7917.

Astuty E. Isolation and morphological characterization of indigenous Actinomycetes from peat soil. 2017; 8(2):7-15.

Elsie, Herlina N, Putri RT. Isolation of endophytic Actinomycetes from vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanioides) and evaluation of antibacterial activity against. J Photon. 2018; 8(2):13-22.

Suloi AF, Nurmiati, Suhartini W. Exploration of Native Actinomycetes from West Papua as Natural Food Colorants and Antimicrobials. G-Tech:J Tek Terap. 2022; 6(2):142-148.

Nurkanto A and Agusta A. Molecular identification and morpho-physicologycal characterization of antimicrobial compound-producing Actinomycetes. J Bio Indo. 2015; 11(2):195-203.

Chahardehi AM, Arsad H, Ismail NZ, Lim V. Low cytotoxicity, and antiproliferative activity on cancer cells, of the plant Senna alata (Fabaceae). Rev Biol Trop. 2021; 69(1):317-330.

Nofiani R, Briliantoro R, Ardiningsih P. Anti-bacteria and toxicity potential of a rare Actinobacterium Pseudonocardia sp. SM1A, isolated from Mangrove Park, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Biodiv. 2022; 23(1):453-458.

Rahayu S, Fitri L, Ismail YS. The endophytic actinobacterial toxicity test of ginger (Zingiber ofersitasficinale Roscoe) used the BSLT (Brine Shrimp Lethality Test) method. Elkawnie J. Islam Sci Tech. 2021; 7(1):19 -29.

Stepanenko AA and Dmitrenko VV. Pitfalls of the MTT assay: Direct and off-target effects of inhibitors can result in over/underestimation of cell viability. Gene. 2015; 574(2):193-203.

Parca L, Pepe G, Pietrosanto M, Galvan G, Galli L, Palmeri A, Sciandrone E, Ferre F, Ausiello G, Helmer-Citterich M. Modeling cancer drug response through drug-specific informative genes. Sci Rep. 2019; 9(1):1-11.

Chicco D, Warrens MJ, Jurman G. The coefficient of determination R-squared is more informative than SMAPE, MAE, MAPE, MSE and RMSE in regression analysis evaluation. Peer J Comput Sci. 2021; 7(1):1-24.

Niepel M, Hafner M, Duan Q, Wang Z, Paull EO, Chung M, Lu X, Stuart JM, Golub TR, Subramanian A, Ma’ayan A, Sorger PK. Common and cell-type specific responses to anti-cancer drugs revealed by high throughput transcript profiling. Nat Commun. 2017; 8(1):1186.

Nursanty R, Padzil KNBM, Ramli NIAB, Mahyudin NA, Jaafar AHB, Rukayadi Y. Phytochemical analysis of ethanolic Psidium guajava leaves extract using GC-MS and LC-MS. Biodiversitas. 2023; 24(5):2723-2732.

Cuervo L, Méndez C, Salas JA, Olano C, Malmierca MG. Volatile compounds in Actinomycetes communities: a new tool for biosynthetic gene cluster activation, cooperative growth promotion, and drug discovery. Cells. 2022; 11(21):1-14.

Choudoir M, Rossabi S, Gebert M, Helmig D, Fierer N. A phylogenetic and functional perspective on volatile organic compound production by actinobacteria. MSystems. 2019; 4(2):1-15.

Kurokawa H, Ito H, Matano D, Terasaki M, Matsui H. Acetic acid enhances the effect of photodynamic therapy in gastric cancer cells via the production of reactive oxygen species. J Clin Biochem Nutr. 2022; 71(3):206–211.

Ujlaki G, Kovács T, Vida A, Kókai E, Rauch B, Schwarcz S, Mikó E, Janka E, Sipos A, Hegedus C, Uray K, Nagy P, Bai P. Identification of bacterial metabolites modulating breast cancer cell proliferation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Molecules. 2023; 28(15):1-18.

Arakaki AK, Mezencev R, Bowen NJ, Huang Y, McDonald JF, Skolnick J. Identification of metabolites with anticancer properties by computational metabolomics. Mol Cancer. 2008; 7(57):1-10.

Jiao Y, Yang H, Shigwedha N, Zhang S, Liu F, Zhang L. Probiotic effects and metabolic products of Enterococcus faecalis LD33 with respiration capacity. Foods. 2022; 11(4):1-13.

Liu J, Clarke JA, McCann S, Hillier NK, Tahlan K. Analysis of Streptomyces volatilomes using global molecular networking reveals the presence of metabolites with diverse biological activities. Microbiol Spectr. 2022; 10(4):1-6.

Setyaningrum E, Angelia J, Handayani K, Arifiyanto A, Mumtazah DF. Candidates for antimalarial compounds in secondary metabolites of Streptomyces sp. InaCC 1497 and AB8. Biogenesis: J Ilmiah Biologi. 2023; 11:24-34.