Antifouling activity and ecotoxicological profile of the cyanobacterial oxadiazine nocuolin A

Pursuing effective and biocompatible natural compounds to supplant current biocidal antifouling (AF) technologies remains crucial and challenging. Among natural products hosts, cyanobacteria are recognized as producers of bioactive secondary metabolites that are underexplored in terms of anti-biofil...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chemosphere (Oxford) 2024-10, Vol.365, p.143318, Article 143318
Hauptverfasser: Pereira, Sandra, Oliveira, Isabel B., Sousa, Maria Lígia, Gonçalves, Catarina, Preto, Marco, Turkina, Maria V., Vasconcelos, Vitor, Campos, Alexandre, Almeida, Joana R.
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Zusammenfassung:Pursuing effective and biocompatible natural compounds to supplant current biocidal antifouling (AF) technologies remains crucial and challenging. Among natural products hosts, cyanobacteria are recognized as producers of bioactive secondary metabolites that are underexplored in terms of anti-biofilm and AF potential. Nocuolin A, a natural oxadiazine previously isolated and known to be produced by different cyanobacterial strains, has demonstrated bioactive potential, particularly against tumor cell lines. Considering this potential and its exquisite chemical structure, here nocuolin A was investigated as a potential natural AF agent through an integrative approach including AF bioactivity testing across distinct levels of biological organization, mode of action assessment, ecotoxicity evaluation, and ecological risk predictions. Nocuolin A was found to inhibit the settlement of mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) plantigrades (EC50 = 3.905 μM) while showing no toxicity to this biofouling species (LC50 > 100 μM). Additionally, while exhibiting no inhibitory activity against the growth of five marine biofilm-forming bacterial strains, it significantly suppressed the growth of the marine biofilm-forming diatom Navicula sp. (EC50 = 1.561 μM), and had a lethal effect on this diatom species (>3.1 μM). The AF targets of nocuolin A on mussel plantigrades revealed no correlation with acetylcholinesterase and tyrosinase metabolic processes; however, proteins involved in oxidative stress, muscle regulation, and energy production were highlighted. The results also provide insights into the ecological risk of nocuolin A, including its ecotoxicity against Artemia salina nauplii (LC50 = 2.480 μM), Amphibalanus amphitrite nauplii (LC50 = 0.0162 μM), and Danio rerio embryos (LC50 = 0.0584 μM). When matching these results with simulated environmental values, nocuolin A was deemed a considerable threat to the ecosystems. While this research highlights the AF activity of nocuolin A, it also emphasizes the potential adverse environmental impact when applied in preventive coatings. [Display omitted] •The cyanobacterial natural oxadiazine nocuolin A exhibits antifouling activity.•Nocuolin A is effective against the settlement of mussel plantigrades and the growth of marine diatoms.•Nocuolin A affects target proteins involved in muscle regulation, ER stress, and ATP production in mussels.•Ecotoxicological effects were observed for Navicula sp., Artemia salina, Amphibalanus amphit
ISSN:0045-6535
1879-1298
1879-1298
DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143318