Open AccessIN VITRO CYTOTOXIC ANTICANCER POTENTIAL OF BIOACTIVE FRACTION ISOLATED FROM INDONESIAN TIDAL SPONGE CALTHROPELLA SP.
Author(s) -
Fitria Susilowati,
Respati Tri Swasono,
Tatsufumi Okino,
Winarto Haryadi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2019.v12i1.23655
Subject(s) - cytotoxicity , ic50 , sponge , cisplatin , cytotoxic t cell , bromide , in vitro , chemistry , cell culture , stereochemistry , traditional medicine , biochemistry , biology , botany , medicine , organic chemistry , genetics , chemotherapy
Objective: This study was taken to examine the cytotoxicity of the bioactive fraction isolated from marine sponge Calthropella sp. as a preliminary anticancer assay and identify its bioactive compounds.Methods: The cytotoxic activity was assessed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-y1)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay against three human cancer cell lines, namely human breast (MCF-7), human lung (H-460), and human liver (HepG-2). The bioactive compounds were identified using a high-resolution liquid chromatography–mass spectroscopy (LC–MS).Results: The active fraction 7 showed moderate to strong cytotoxic activity on all cell lines tested and promising a strong potent cytotoxicity against MCF-7 cell lines with IC50 value as low as 1.925 μg/mL comparable to control, cisplatin (IC50 0.977 μg/mL). In regard to the promising bioactive compounds, the high-resolution LC–MS predicted the existing of several known compounds such as bengamide Q, clavepictine A, 4’-N-methyl-5’- hydroxystaurosporine, carteriofenone A, and one strong possibility of a new compound.Conclusion: This study has revealed that the isolated bioactive fraction of Indonesian tidal sponge, Calthropella sp., possesses potential anticancer properties with a promising significant cytotoxicity on MCF-7 cell lines (IC50 1.925 μg/mL).