Aspergillus species are valuable sources of bioactive compounds with potential therapeutic, industrial, and
agri-food applications. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate different biological activities including;
antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antifungal, and antiproliferative exhibited by secondary metabolites
produced by three fungal species; Aspergillus quadrilineatus (MH109538), Aspergillus niveus (MH109544) and Aspergillus
wentii (MH109545). The obtained results showed that the Aspergillus wentii extract exhibited significant activity in the
DPPH and Phenanthroline assays, with an IC50 values of 131.85 ± 0.72 μg/mL, and an ABS0-5 value of 55.58 ± 1.08 μg/mL
respectively. While Aspergillus niveus extract demonstrated considerable antioxidant activity in the ABTS test, with an
IC50 value of 78.15 ± 1.41 μg/mL. In addition, the assessment of anti-inflammatory activity revealed a significant effect
of the Aspergillus quadrilineatus extract, with an IC50 value of 280.00 ± 0.43 μg/mL. Furthermore, the three extracts
exhibited significant anti-diabetic activity compared to the reference molecule (acarbose). Regarding antifungal activity,
evaluated by well method against three fungal strains, the Aspergillus niveus extract showed an important effect against
the yeast Candida albicans with an inhibition zone diameter of 24.6 mm. Moreover, the MTS assay indicated cytotoxicity
of the three fungal strains against the used cell lines recording 100 % mortality for Aspergillus quadrilineatus at 0.5 mg/mL
and 0.25 mg/mL concentrations, and for Aspergillus niveus and Aspergillus wentii at 0.5 mg/mL against the MCF-7 tumor
cell line.
Aspergillus quadrilineatus Aspergillus niveus Aspergillus wentii secondary metabolites biological activities
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Konular | Eczacılık ve İlaç Bilimleri (Diğer) |
Bölüm | Articles |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 5 Temmuz 2025 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 21 Haziran 2024 |
Kabul Tarihi | 27 Ağustos 2024 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2025 Cilt: 29 Sayı: 4 |