| chaetomium globosum cutaneous fungal infection confirmed by molecular identification: a case report from malaysia. | an 11-year-old girl presented with multiple blisters on her the right foot complicated with cellulitis. the conventional and molecular identification were performed on the culture. the internal transcribed spacer (its) region in rrna gene of the isolate was amplified by pcr. the sequence of the amplified its region matched 99 % with that of chaetomium globosum in the genbank. this is the first report describing c. globosum causing cutaneous infection in malaysia. | 2015 | 25894509 |
| biological control of phytophthora palmivora causing root rot of pomelo using chaetomium spp. | phytophthora diseases have become a major impediment in the citrus production in thailand. in this study, an isolate of phytophthora denominated as phy02 was proven to be causal pathogen of root rot of pomelo (citrus maxima) in thailand. the isolate phy02 was morphologically characterized and identified as phytophthora palmivora based on molecular analysis of an internal transcribed spacer rdna sequence. this work also presents in vitro evaluations of the capacities of chaetomium spp. to control ... | 2015 | 25892917 |
| organic neem compounds inhibit soft-rot fungal growth and improve the strength of anthracite bricks bound with collagen and lignin for use in iron foundry cupolas. | to examine organic neem compounds for their effective growth inhibition of saprotrophic soft-rot fungi on anthracite bricks bound with collagen and lignin for use in iron foundry cupolas as an alternative fuel source. | 2015 | 25857444 |
| draft genome sequence of the cellulolytic fungus chaetomium globosum. | chaetomium globosum is a filamentous fungus typically isolated from cellulosic substrates. this species also causes superficial infections of humans and, more rarely, can cause cerebral infections. here, we report the genome sequence of c. globosum isolate cbs 148.51, which will facilitate the study and comparative analysis of this fungus. | 2015 | 25720678 |
| armochaeglobines a and b, two new indole-based alkaloids from the arthropod-derived fungus chaetomium globosum. | armochaeglobines a (1) and b (2), two indole-based cytochalasan alkaloids with new carbon skeletons, were obtained from the fungus chaetomium globosum tw1-1, which was first isolated from the arthropod armadillidium vulgare. their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses, ecd calculation, and single-crystal x-ray diffraction analysis. interestingly, compound 1 featured a unique tetracyclic 5/6/7/5 fused ring system and 2 possessed a rare 12-membered carbon scaffold. | 2015 | 25615686 |
| high expression level of antioxidants and pharmaceutical bioactivities of endophytic fungus chaetomium globosum jn711454. | in order to maximize antioxidant activity of pharmaceutical bioactive endophytic fungus chaetomium globosum jn711454 during fermentation process, designed fermentation experiments of culture media for three levels of eight culture factors were performed using a taguchi orthogonal array (oa) design with layout l18 (2(1) × 3(7)). the agitation and the potato extract were the most significant affecting factors, and their interaction contributed significantly to fungus activity. the production of an ... | 2016 | 25569373 |
| pictet-spengler reaction-based biosynthetic machinery in fungi. | the pictet-spengler (ps) reaction constructs plant alkaloids such as morphine and camptothecin, but it has not yet been noticed in the fungal kingdom. here, a silent fungal pictet-spenglerase (fps) gene of chaetomium globosum 1c51 residing in epinephelus drummondhayi guts is described and ascertained to be activable by 1-methyl-l-tryptophan (1-mt). the activated fps expression enables the ps reaction between 1-mt and flavipin (fungal aldehyde) to form "unnatural" natural products with unpreceden ... | 2014 | 25425666 |
| chaetoglobosins from chaetomium globosum, an endophytic fungus in ginkgo biloba, and their phytotoxic and cytotoxic activities. | in preceding studies, cultivation of chaetomium globosum, an endophytic fungus in ginkgo biloba, produced five cytochalasan mycotoxins, chaetoglobosins a, g, v, vb, and c (1-5), in three media. in the present work, five known chaetoglobosins, c, e, f, fex, and 20-dihydrochaetoglobosin a (5-9), together with the four known compounds (11-14), were isolated from the meoh extracts of the solid culture of the same endophyte. the structures of these metabolites were elucidated on the basis of spectros ... | 2014 | 24708412 |
| improved sanguinarine production via biotic and abiotic elicitations and precursor feeding in cell suspensions of latex-less variety of papaver somniferum with their gene expression studies and upscaling in bioreactor. | elicitors play an important role in challenging the plant defense system through plant-environment interaction and thus altering the secondary metabolite production. culture filtrates of four endophytic fungi, namely, chaetomium globosum, aspergillus niveoglaucus, paecilomyces lilacinus, and trichoderma harzianum were tested on embryogenic cell suspensions of latex-less papaver somniferum in dose-dependent kinetics. besides this, abiotic elicitors salicylic acid, hydrogen peroxide, and carbon di ... | 2014 | 24677097 |
| antifungal metabolites produced by chaetomium globosum no.04, an endophytic fungus isolated from ginkgo biloba. | the fungal endophyte chaetomium globosum no.04 was isolated from the medicinal plant ginkgo biloba. the crude extract of the fungus fermentation were active in the agar-diffusion tests against the phytopathogenic fungi rhizopus stolonifer and coniothyrium diplodiella. further bioassay-guided chemical investigation led to the isolation and purification of six alkaloids and three non-targeted compounds from 50 l fermentation of this endophytic fungus and their structures were elucidated as chaetog ... | 2013 | 24426105 |
| chaetoglobosin y, a new cytochalasan from chaetomium globosum. | chaetoglobosin y (1), was isolated from the endolichenic fungal strain chaetomium globosum (no. 64-5-8-2), along with related six known cytochalasans, chaetoglobosin fex (2), chaetoglobosin e (3), isochaetoglobosin d (4), chaetoglobosin g (5), cytoglobosin b (6), and cytoglobosin c (7). their structures were determined by detailed spectroscopic analyses and comparison with those of the closely related compounds previously reported. the cytotoxicity to hct-116 cell line of 2-7 was evaluated in vi ... | 2014 | 24418656 |
| chemical constituents from an endophytic fungus chaetomium globosum z1. | a new ergosterol, 15beta-hydroxyl-(22e,24r)-ergosta-3, 5, 8, 22-tetraen-one (1), along with three known ergosterols, two known cytochalasins, and two known azapholines were isolated from chaetomium globosum z1. the structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic methods (hr-esi-ms, 1d nmr, and 2d nmr). compound 6 showed significant cytotoxic activity against a-549 and mg-63 cell lines with ic50 values of 6.96 and 1.73 microg/ml, respectively. | 2013 | 24273849 |
| cytochalasin h, an active anti-angiogenic constituent of the ethanol extract of gleditsia sinensis thorns. | angiogenesis, the process of new vessel formation from the pre-existing blood vasculature, is critical for continuous tumor growth and is considered to be a validated antitumor target. the results of our previous study demonstrate the anti-angiogenic potential of an extract of gleditsia sinensis thorns, which has been traditionally used in korean medicine to remedy diverse diseases, including tumors. in the present study, we attempted to identify the active anti-angiogenic constituents of the et ... | 2014 | 24172060 |
| polyhydroxylated steroids from an endophytic fungus, chaetomium globosum zy-22 isolated from ginkgo biloba. | a novel polyhydroxylated c(29)-sterol, 25xi-methyl-22-homo-5alpha-cholest-7,22-diene-3beta,6beta,9alpha-triol, designated globosterol (1), together with one known tetrahydroxylated ergosterol (22e, 24r)-ergosta-7,22-diene-3beta,5alpha,6beta,9alpha-tetraol (2) has been isolated from the cultures of an endophytic fungus, chaetomium globosum zy-22 originated from the plant ginkgo biloba. the structures and relative configurations of 1 and 2 were established on the basis of extensive spectroscopic a ... | 2009 | 19427327 |
| growth and mycotoxin production by chaetomium globosum is favored in a neutral ph. | chaetomium globosum is frequently isolated in water-damaged buildings and produces two mycotoxins called chaetoglobosins a and c when cultured on building material. in this study, the influence of ambient ph on the growth of c. globosum was examined on an artificial medium. this fungus was capable of growth on potato dextrose agar ranging in ph from 4.3 to 9.4 with optimal growth and chaetoglobosin c production occurring at a neutral ph. in addition, our results show that sporulation is favored ... | 2008 | 19330080 |
| [genes for cellulose-degradation and their expression conditions in chaetomium globosum nk102]. | use of renewable plant biomass is an active area in current biotechnology research. this report explores the cellulose-degradation system and the factors affecting cellulase gene expression in chaetomium globosum nk102. | 2013 | 23858710 |
| spatial and temporal variation in fungal endophyte communities isolated from cultivated cotton (gossypium hirsutum). | studies of fungi in upland cotton (gossypium hirsutum) cultivated in the united states have largely focused on monitoring and controlling plant pathogens. given increasing interest in asymptomatic fungal endophytes as potential biological control agents, surveys are needed to better characterize their diversity, distribution patterns and possible applications in integrated pest management. we sampled multiple varieties of cotton in texas, usa and tested for temporal and spatial variation in fung ... | 2013 | 23776604 |
| biological evaluation of endophytic fungus, chaetomium globosum jn711454, as potential candidate for improving drug discovery. | the main objective of this research work focused on investigating the biological and chemical aspects of endophytic fungus chaetomium globosum, for pharmaceutical purposes to improve the drug discovery process. the endophytic c. globosum was isolated from healthy leaves of egyptian medicinal plant adiantum capillus-veneris collected from saint katherine protectorate, sinai, egypt. the identification of c. globosum was on the basis of classical and molecular taxonomy. gene encoding for 18s rrna w ... | 2014 | 23775636 |
| flavipin in chaetomium globosum cdw7, an endophytic fungus from ginkgo biloba, contributes to antioxidant activity. | 1,2-benzenedicarboxaldehyde-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyl (flavipin) was found to be antagonistic against nematodes and fungi. here we demonstrated that flavipin is a potent antioxidant in vitro and in vivo, which has great potential in the therapy for free radical-associated diseases. therefore, flavipin-producing bio-source was screened from 80 endophytes in ginkgo biloba. seven endophytic fungi were able to synthesize antioxidant substances and identified by its rdna sequences. among them, chaeto ... | 2013 | 23740314 |
| onychomycosis caused by chaetomium globosum. | onychomycosis is usually caused by dermatophytes, but some nondermatophytic molds and yeasts are also associated with invasion of nails. the genus chaetomium is a dematiaceous nondermatophytic mold found in soil and plant debris as a saprophytic fungus. we report the first korean case of onychomycosis caused by chaetomium globosum in a 35-year-old male. the patient showed brownish-yellow discoloration and subungual hyperkeratosis on the right toenails (1st and 5th) and left toenails (1st and 4th ... | 2013 | 23717019 |
| combinatorial generation of complexity by redox enzymes in the chaetoglobosin a biosynthesis. | redox enzymes play a central role in generating structural complexity during natural product biosynthesis. in the postassembly tailoring steps, redox cascades can transform nascent chemical scaffolds into structurally complex final products. chaetoglobosin a (1) is biosynthesized by a hybrid polyketide synthase-nonribosomal peptide synthetase. it belongs to the chaetoglobosin family of natural products, comprising many analogs having different degrees of oxidation introduced during their biosynt ... | 2013 | 23611317 |
| intracellular targeting of ascomycetous catalase-peroxidases (katg1s). | bifunctional catalase-peroxidases (katgs) are heme oxidoreductases widely spread among bacteria, archaea and among lower eukaryotes. in fungi, two katg groups with different localization have evolved, intracellular (katg1) and extracellular (katg2) proteins. here, the cloning, expression analysis and subcellular localization of two novel katg1 genes from the soil fungi chaetomium globosum and chaetomium cochliodes are reported. whereas, the metalloenzyme from ch. globosum is expressed constituti ... | 2013 | 23589225 |
| cytotoxic azaphilone alkaloids from chaetomium globosum ty1. | three novel azaphilone alkaloids, namely chaetomugilides a-c (1-3), together with three related compounds (4-6) were isolated from the methanol extract of chaetomium globosum ty1, an endophytic fungus isolated from ginkgo biloba. their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive 1d and 2d nmr as well as hresi-ms spectroscopic data analysis. the isolated compounds exhibited highly cytotoxic activities against human cancer cell line hepg2 with the ic50 values range from 1.7 to 53.4μm. | 2013 | 23562244 |
| identification of antifungal principle in the solvent extract of an endophytic fungus chaetomium globosum from withania somnifera. | extracts of chaetomium globosum ef18, isolated as endophytic fungus from withania somnifera, were found effective against sclerotinia sclerotiorum. ethyl acetate and methanol extracts were more effective than hexane extract showing >80% growth inhibition. bioactive compound (antibiotic sch 210971, m/z 445 and λmax 290) having antifungal activity against s. sclerotiorum has been isolated in pure form from the ethyl acetate extract following bioassay guided fractionation. apart from this compound ... | 2013 | 23519550 |
| antifungal screening of endophytic fungi from ginkgo biloba for discovery of potent anti-phytopathogenic fungicides. | many endophytic fungi have been found to synthesize bioactive compounds to defend host plants against pathogenic organisms. here we performed anti-fungal bioassay of 80 endophytic fungi isolated from ginkgo biloba. fifteen endophytes were active against at least one of the selected fungi, fusarium graminearum, sclerotinia sclerotiorum and phytophthora capsici, using the agar diffusion method. the most bioactive strain cdw7 was identified as chaetomium globosum by microscopic examination and its ... | 2013 | 23240805 |
| a pks gene, pks-1, is involved in chaetoglobosin biosynthesis, pigmentation and sporulation in chaetomium globosum. | chaetomium globosum is one of the most common fungi in nature. it is best known for producing chaetoglobosins; however, the molecular basis of chaetoglobosin biosynthesis is poorly understood in this fungus. in this study, we utilized rna interference (rnai) to characterize a polyketide synthase gene, pks-1, in c. globosum that is involved in the production of chaetoglobosin a. when pks-1 was knocked down by rnai, the production of chaetoglobosin a dramatically decreased. knock-down mutants also ... | 2012 | 23233225 |
| nematicidal activity of chaetoglobosin a poduced by chaetomium globosum nk102 against meloidogyne incognita. | the nematicidal activity of chaetomium globosum nk102, culture filtrates, and chaetoglobosin a (cha) purified by hplc was evaluated on meloidogyne incognita . the results showed that c. globosum nk102 significantly repelled second-stage juveniles (j2s). both filtrates and cha demonstrated strong adverse effects on j2 mortality with 99.8% at 300 μg cha/ml (lc(50) = 77.0 μg/ml) at 72 h. cha and filtrates did not affect egg hatch until 72 h of exposure. all filtrate treatments inhibited the j2 pene ... | 2013 | 23214998 |
| molecular cloning and characterization of a gh11 endoxylanase from chaetomium globosum, and its use in enzymatic pretreatment of biomass. | an endo-1,4-β-xylanase gene, xylcg, was cloned from chaetomium globosum and successfully expressed in escherichia coli. the complete gene of 675 bp was amplified, cloned into the pet 28(a) vector, and expressed. the optimal conditions for the highest activity of the purified recombinant xylcg were observed at a temperature of 40 °c and ph of 5.5. using oat-spelt xylan, the determined k m, v max, and k cat/k m values were 0.243 mg ml⁻¹, 4,530 u mg⁻¹ protein, and 7,640 ml s⁻¹ mg⁻¹, respectively. a ... | 2013 | 23184220 |
| identification and characterization of the chaetoviridin and chaetomugilin gene cluster in chaetomium globosum reveal dual functions of an iterative highly-reducing polyketide synthase. | we report the identification and characterization of the caz biosynthetic cluster from chaetomium globosum and the characterization of a highly reducing polyketide synthase (pks) that acts in both a sequential and convergent manner with a nonreducing pks to form the chaetomugilin and chaetoviridin azaphilones. genetic inactivation studies verified the involvement of individual caz genes in the biosynthesis of the azaphilones. through in vitro reconstitution, we demonstrated the in vitro synthesi ... | 2012 | 23072467 |
| probing the role of sigma π interaction and energetics in the catalytic efficiency of endo-1,4-β-xylanase. | chaetomium globosum endo-1,4-β-xylanase (xylcg) is distinguished from other xylanases by its high turnover rate (1,860 s(-1)), the highest ever reported for fungal xylanases. one conserved amino acid, w48, in the substrate binding pocket of wild-type xylcg was identified as an important residue affecting xylcg's catalytic efficiency. | 2012 | 23023743 |
| characterization of an antigenic chitosanase from the cellulolytic fungus chaetomium globosum. | we are interested in identifying human fungal allergens and antigens from species common on water-damaged or damp building materials for use as marker proteins and diagnostic tests. the cellulolytic fungus chaetomium globosum is common on damp materials in the building environment worldwide. elisa and immunoblotting tests identified two related proteins of molecular weights 45 and 47 kda which were identified as fungal antigens found on spore surfaces and in culture filtrate. the sequences were ... | 2013 | 22985087 |
| electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry of chaetoglobosins. | chaetoglobosins are a family of macrocyclic polyketide alkaloids. they possess many similar isomers and exhibit a wide range of biological activities. thus, there is a need for reliable, fast, and low-cost analysis of this class of compounds. | 2012 | 22886807 |
| chaetoglobosin f, a small molecule compound, possesses immunomodulatory properties on bone marrow-derived dendritic cells via tlr9 signaling pathway. | chaetoglobosin f (cha f), a cytochalasan-based alkaloid, was obtained from the etoac extract of a solid culture of chaetomium globosum ifb-e019. dendritic cells (dcs), the most potent antigen presenting cells, are considered as the major target in the modulation of excessive immune responses. recognition of cpg-dna by toll-like receptor 9 (tlr9) on dcs is an important step in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. however, the effect of cha f on the maturation and immunostimulatory function of ... | 2013 | 22739238 |
| endophytic chaetomium globosum enhances maize seedling copper stress tolerance. | this study aims at characterisation of the impact of chaetomium globosum on copper stress resistance of maize seedlings. higher levels of copper treatment decreased maize dry weight and induced a marked increase in osmotic solutes, antioxidant enzyme activity and the level of lipid peroxidation. on the other hand, addition of the endophytic c. globosum alleviated the toxic effect of copper on maize growth. the combination of copper sulphate and chaetomium increased seedling dry weight, osmotic s ... | 2012 | 22672065 |
| three new azaphilones produced by a marine fish-derived chaetomium globosum. | three new metabolites, chaetomugilin s, dechloro-chaetomugilin a and dechloro-chaetomugilin d, were isolated from a strain of chaetomium globosum originally obtained from the marine fish mugil cephalus, and their absolute stereostructures were elucidated based on the basis of spectroscopic analyses, including 1d and 2d nmr techniques and some chemical transformations. particularly, chaetomugilins t and u are the first compounds without a chlorine atom in azaphilones isolated from this fungal str ... | 2012 | 22617549 |
| chaetoglobosin vb from endophytic chaetomium globosum: absolute configuration of chaetoglobosins. | one new cytochalasan alkaloid, chaetoglobosin v(b) (1), together with two structurally related known compounds, chaetoglobosin v (2) and chaetoglobosin g (3), was isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of a culture of the endophytic fungus chaetomium globosum, associated with the leaves of ginkgo biloba tree. the structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic methods including 1d and 2d nmr and mass spectrometry. the absolute configuration of chaetoglobosin v(b) (1) was e ... | 2012 | 22593034 |
| onychomycosis due to nondermatophytic molds. | although there have been many studies about onychomycosis due to nondermatophytic molds (ndm), few studies about etiologic agents including ndm in onychomycosis have been reported in korea. | 2012 | 22577268 |
| overexpressing transcriptional regulator in chaetomium globosum activates a silent biosynthetic pathway: evaluation of shanorellin biosynthesis. | | 2012 | 22569160 |
| biotransformation of gambogenic acid by chaetomium globosum cicc 2445. | microbial transformation of gambogenic acid (1), a caged polyprenylated xanthone isolated from the resin of garcinia hanburyi, was carried out with chaetomium globosum cicc 2445, after screening forty-six strains of filamentous fungi. a new caged polyprenylated xanthone, 16,17-dihydroxygambogenic acid (2), was specifically obtained, as a result of hydroxylation at c-16, and c-17. its structure was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic methods. the cytotoxicity of compounds 1 and 2 against hel ... | 2012 | 22474955 |
| chaeoglobosin fex inhibits poly(i:c)-induced activation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells. | dendritic cells (dcs) are implicated in the induction of autoimmune diseases and exist in lesions associated with several autoimmune inflammatory diseases. chaeoglobosin fex (cha fex), a cytochalasan-based alkaloid, was isolated from marine-derived endophytic fungus chaetomium globosum qen-14. in the present study, we evaluated the effect of cha fex on poly(i:c)-induced bone marrow-derived dcs. the results showed that cha fex attenuated the production of ifn-β both at the mrna and protein level ... | 2012 | 22424786 |
| functional analysis of the degradation of cellulosic substrates by a chaetomium globosum endophytic isolate. | most photosynthetically fixed carbon is contained in cell wall polymers present in plant biomasses, the largest organic carbon source in the biosphere. the degradation of these polymers for biotechnological purposes requires the combined action of several enzymes. to identify new activities, we examined which enzymes are activated by an endophytic strain of chaetomium globosum to degrade cellulose-containing substrates. after biochemical analyses of the secretome of the fungus grown on cellulose ... | 2012 | 22389369 |
| a case report of a mixed chaetomium globosum/trichophyton mentagrophytes onychomycosis. | recently, an increasing prevalence of nondermatophyte mold onychomycosis was observed, in which chaetomium globosum was rarely involved as primary pathogenic agent. besides this, reports of mixed infection associating a dermatophyte and a nondermatophyte mold have become more frequent. here, we present a clinical case of a mixed onychomycosis infection of a toenail caused by chaetomium globosum and trichophyton mentagrophytes. to our knowledge, this specific association is reported for the first ... | 2012 | 24371744 |
| in vitro antagonism of cotton seedlings fungi and characterization of chitinase isozyme activities in trichoderma harzianum. | the antagonistic fungus trichoderma harzianum is widely recognized as a potential biocontrol agent against several soil-borne plant pathogens. t. harzinum is rich source of chitinoltic enzymes. in vitro screening of 5 isolates of t. harzinum, one isolate of chaetomium globosum and one isolate of conetherium mentance, revealed that all of them had reduced growth area of macrophomina phaseolina, fusarium solani and rhizoctonia solani on pda medium, significantly. the inhibition percentage ranged f ... | 2010 | 23961072 |
| mycotoxins from mould infested building materials. | only limited documentation of non-allergenic, especially toxic reactions after inhalation of microfungal spores in water damaged buildings exists. recently attention has been drawn to the mycotoxins as causal compounds, as some the dominating genera found in buildings are well known mycotoxin producers.penicillium chrysogenum and a. ustus do not seem to produce any known mycotoxins when growing on building materials, whereasp. brevicompactum produces mycophenolic acid, somep. polonicum produces ... | 2000 | 23605430 |
| bioactive metabolites produced by chaetomium globosum, an endophytic fungus isolated from ginkgo biloba. | a novel cytotoxic chlorinated azaphilone derivative named chaetomugilin d (1), together with three known metabolites, chaetomugilin a (2), chaetoglobosins a (3) and c (4), has been isolated by a bioassay-guided fractionation from the etoac extract of the cultures of chaetomium globosum, an endophytic fungus found in the leaves of ginkgo biloba. structure of 1 was established by analyses of spectroscopic methods, including 2d-nmr experiments (cosy, noesy, hmqc, and hmbc). compounds 1-4 displayed ... | 2009 | 19246197 |
| analysis of epipolythiodioxopiperazines in fungus chaetomium cochliodes using hplc-esi-ms/ms/ms. | a series of epipolythiodioxopiperazines in the fungus chaetomium cochliodes was investigated using reversed-phase liquid chromatography with diode array detection and electrospray quadrupole time-of-flight-type tandem mass spectrometry in the positive ion mode. the fragmentation of protonated molecular ions including low-abundance parent ions, [m+h]+ for five known epipolythiodioxopiperazines, dethiotetra(methylthio)chetomin, chaetocochins a-c, and chetomin, was carried out using low-energy coll ... | 2008 | 18052340 |
| new on-line separation workflow of microbial metabolites via hyphenation of analytical and preparative comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography. | microbial metabolites represent an important source of bioactive natural products, but always exhibit diverse of chemical structures or complicated chemical composition with low active ingredients content. traditional separation methods rely mainly on off-line combination of open-column chromatography and preparative high performance liquid chromatography (hplc). however, the multi-step and prolonged separation procedure might lead to exposure to oxygen and structural transformation of metabolit ... | 2016 | 27517521 |
| phylogenetic reassessment of the chaetomium globosum species complex. | chaetomium globosum, the type species of the genus, is ubiquitous, occurring on a wide variety of substrates, in air and in marine environments. this species is recognised as a cellulolytic and/or endophytic fungus. it is also known as a source of secondary metabolites with various biological activities, having great potential in the agricultural, medicinal and industrial fields. on the negative side, c. globosum has been reported as an air contaminant causing adverse health effects and as causa ... | 2016 | 27616789 |
| genome sequence of the filamentous soil fungus chaetomium cochliodes reveals abundance of genes for heme enzymes from all peroxidase and catalase superfamilies. | the ascomycetous family chaetomiaceae (class sordariomycetes) includes numerous soilborn, saprophytic, endophytic and pathogenic fungi which can adapt to various growth conditions and living niches by providing a broad armory of oxidative and antioxidant enzymes. | 2016 | 27681232 |
| potential allelopathic azaphilones produced by the endophytic chaetomium globosum ty1 inhabited in ginkgo biloba using the one strain-many compounds method. | on the basis of the one strain-many compounds strategy, seven azaphilones, including chaetomugilin a (1), d (2), s (3), i (4), j (5), q (6) and o (7), were isolated from the endophytic chaetomium globosum ty1. their structures were identified by nmr and hresims spectrometry data. all azaphilones were evaluated for plant growth regulation using eight species of herbaceous plant seeds seedling growth bioassay, which showed the plant growth influence of the seedling. among these compounds tested, c ... | 2017 | 27686133 |
| onychomycosis due to chaetomium globosum with yellowish black discoloration and periungual inflammation. | onychomycosis is usually caused by dermatophytes, although also other filamentous and yeast-like fungi are associated with nail invasion. chaetomium is an environmental genus of ascomycetes exhibiting a certain degree of extremotolerance. we report the first case of onychomycosis in a 46-year-old woman in china caused by chaetomium globosum. the patient showed yellowish black discoloration with periungual inflammation on the left first toenail. we confirmed the causative agent, c. globosum, by k ... | 2016 | 27699147 |
| overexpression of the global regulator laea in chaetomium globosum leads to the biosynthesis of chaetoglobosin z. | overexpression of laea in chaetomium globosum cbs148.51 up-regulated expression of the chaetoglobosin gene cluster and resulted in the isolation of a new cytochalasan, chaetoglobosin z (1), together with six known analogues, chaetoglobosins a (2), b (3), d (4), e (5), o (6), and v (7). rt-pcr analysis confirmed that the key genes in the chaetoglobosin gene cluster were significantly up-regulated. the structure of the new compound chaetoglobosin z (1) was elucidated using nmr data. the relative a ... | 2016 | 27759375 |
| expression and characterization of a novel antifungal exo-β-1,3-glucanase from chaetomium cupreum. | a novel β-1,3-glucanase gene, designated ccglu17a, was cloned from the biological control fungus chaetomium cupreum ame. its 1626-bp open reading frame encoded 541 amino acids. the corresponding amino acid sequence showed highest identity (67 %) with a glycoside hydrolase family 17 β-1,3-glucanase from chaetomium globosum. the recombinant protein ccglu17a was successfully expressed in pichia pastoris, and the enzyme was purified to homogeneity with 10.1-fold purification and 47.8 % recovery yiel ... | 2016 | 27854040 |
| diversity and taxonomy of chaetomium and chaetomium-like fungi from indoor environments. | during a study of indoor fungi, 145 isolates belonging to chaetomiaceae were cultured from air, swab and dust samples from 19 countries. based on the phylogenetic analyses of dna-directed rna polymerase ii second largest subunit (rpb2), β-tubulin (tub2), its and 28s large subunit (lsu) nrdna sequences, together with morphological comparisons with related genera and species, 30 indoor taxa are recognised, of which 22 represent known species, seven are described as new, and one remains to be ident ... | 2016 | 28082757 |
| a peroxygenase from chaetomium globosum catalyzes the selective oxygenation of testosterone. | unspecific peroxygenases (upo, ec 1.11.2.1) secreted by fungi open an efficient way to selectively oxyfunctionalize diverse organic substrates, including less-activated hydrocarbons, by transferring peroxide-borne oxygen. we investigated a cell-free approach to incorporate epoxy and hydroxyl functionalities directly into the bulky molecule testosterone by a novel unspecific peroxygenase (upo) that is produced by the ascomycetous fungus chaetomium globosum in a complex medium rich in carbon and n ... | 2017 | 28103392 |
| endophytic fungus strain 28 isolated from houttuynia cordata possesses wide-spectrum antifungal activity. | the aim of this paper is to identify and investigate an endophytic fungus (strain 28) that was isolated from houttuynia cordata thunb, a famous and widely-used traditional chinese medicine. based on morphological methods and a phylogenetic analysis of its sequences, this strain was identified as chaetomium globosum. an antifungal activity bioassay demonstrated that the crude ethyl acetate (etoac) extracts of strain 28 had a wide antifungal spectrum and strong antimicrobial activity, particularly ... | 2017 | 26991297 |
| antifungal properties of silver nanoparticles against indoor mould growth. | the presence of moulds in indoor environments causes serious diseases and acute or chronic toxicological syndromes. in order to inhibit or prevent the growth of microorganisms on building materials, the disruption of their vital processes or the reduction of reproduction is required. the development of novel techniques that impair the growth of microorganisms on building materials is usually based on silver nanoparticles (agnps). it makes them an alternative to other biocides. agnps have proven ... | 2015 | 25847174 |
| quaternary ammonium biocides as antimicrobial agents protecting historical wood and brick. | quaternary ammonium compounds (qacs) are widely used in disinfection of water, surfaces and instruments as well as in textile, leather and food industries because of their relatively low toxicity, broad antimicrobial spectrum, non-volatility and chemical stability. due to these advantages, qacs are also used in restoration and can be applied on historical material. the aim of this study was to determine the usefulness of biocides based on quaternary ammonium salts and containing various excipien ... | 2016 | 26629794 |
| visualization of the structural changes in plywood and gypsum board during the growth of chaetomium globosum and stachybotrys chartarum. | fungal growth in indoor environments is associated with many negative health effects. many studies focus on brown- and white-rot fungi and their effect on wood, but there is none that reveals the influence of soft-rot fungi, such as stachybotrys spp. and chaetomium spp., on the structure of building materials such as plywood and gypsum wallboard. this study focuses on using micro-computed tomography (microct) to investigate changes of the structure of plywood and gypsum wallboard during fungal d ... | 2016 | 27476483 |
| pre-contamination of new gypsum wallboard with potentially harmful fungal species. | gypsum wallboard is a popular building material, but is also very frequently overgrown by stachybotrys chartarum after severe and/or undetected water damage. the purpose of this study was to determine whether stachybotrys and other fungi frequently isolated from wet gypsum wallboard are already present in the panels directly from the factory. surface-disinfected gypsum disks were wetted with sterile water, sealed, and incubated for 70 days. the results showed that neosartorya hiratsukae (≡ asper ... | 2017 | 26970063 |
| chaephilones a and b, two new azaphilone derivatives isolated from chaetomium globosum. | two new azaphilone derivatives, chaephilones a (1) and b (2), were isolated from the fungus chaetomium globosum, together with four structurally related analogs 3 - 6. the structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic analyses including hr-esi-ms and nmr. the known compounds were identified as chaetomugilin q (3), chaetomugilin d (4), 11-epichaetomugilin a (5), and chaetomugilin s (6) by comparing their nmr data and optical rotation values with those reported. compound 2 r ... | 2016 | 26938138 |
| potentially harmful secondary metabolites produced by indoor chaetomium species on artificially and naturally contaminated building materials. | the presence of the fungal genus chaetomium and its secondary metabolites in indoor environments is suspected to have a negative impact on human health and well-being. about 200 metabolites have been currently described from chaetomium spp., but only the bioactive compound group, chaetoglobosins, have been screened for and thus detected in buildings. in this study, we used a liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry approach to screen both artificially and naturally infected buildi ... | 2017 | 26880675 |
| bioactive metabolites from chaetomium globosum l18, an endophytic fungus in the medicinal plant curcuma wenyujin. | an endophytic fungus, strain l18, isolated from the medicinal plant curcuma wenyujin y.h. chen et c. ling was identified as chaetomium globosum kunze based on morphological characteristics and sequence data for the internal transcribed spacer (its-5.8s-its2) of the nuclear ribosomal dna. a new metabolite named chaetoglobosin x (1), together with three known compounds erogosterol (2), ergosterol 5α,8-peroside (3) and 2-methyl-3-hydroxy indole (4), were isolated from c. globosum l18. their structu ... | 2011 | 22112725 |
| invasive pulmonary mycosis due to chaetomium globosum with false-positive galactomannan test: a case report and literature review. | in this case, the authors report chaetomium globosum as a cause of invasive pulmonary infection in a patient with wegener's granulomatosis. fungal hyphae (koh and calcofluor) were seen on direct microscopy of lung biopsy sample and bronchoalveolar lavage (bal) sample. c. globosum isolated on culture clinched the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary infection by chaetomium spp. a positive galactomannan of serum and bal was repeatedly seen and was utilised for follow-up and as prognostic marker in pati ... | 2016 | 26691935 |
| efficacy of chaetomium species as biological control agents against phytophthora nicotianae root rot in citrus. | thailand is one of the largest citrus producers in southeast asia. pathogenic infection by phytophthora, however, has become one of major impediments to production. this study identified a pathogenic oomycete isolated from rotted roots of pomelo (citrus maxima) in thailand as phytophthora nicotianae by the internal transcribed spacer ribosomal dna sequence analysis. then, we examined the in vitro and in vivo effects of chaetomium globosum, chaetomium lucknowense, chaetomium cupreum and their cru ... | 2015 | 26539045 |
| determination of the absolute configuration of chaetoviridins and other bioactive azaphilones from the endophytic fungus chaetomium globosum. | chemical investigation of an endophytic fungus chaetomium globosum isolated from leaves of wikstroemia uva-ursi led to the isolation of two new azaphilones, chaetoviridins j and k (1 and 3), along with five known derivatives (2 and 4-7). the structures of azaphilones were determined by nmr, x-ray diffraction, mosher's method, and cd analysis. the isolated compounds were evaluated for their cancer chemopreventive-potential based on their abilities to inhibit tumor necrosis factor alpha (tnf-α)-in ... | 2015 | 26343828 |
| monitoring the effects of different conservation treatments on paper-infecting fungi. | fungi are among the most degradative organisms inducing biodeterioration of paper-based items of cultural heritage. appropriate conservation measures and restoration treatments to deal with fungal infections include mechanical, chemical, and biological methods, which entail effects on the paper itself and health hazards for humans. three different conservation treatments, namely freeze-drying, gamma rays, and ethylene oxide fumigation, were compared and monitored to assess their short- (one mont ... | 2013 | 24092956 |
| targeted disruption of transcriptional regulators in chaetomium globosum activates biosynthetic pathways and reveals transcriptional regulator-like behavior of aureonitol. | postgenomic analysis revealed that many microorganisms carry numerous secondary metabolite biosynthetic genes on their genome. however, activities of those putative genes are not clearly reflected in the metabolic profile of the microorganisms, especially in fungi. a recent genome mining effort is promising in discovering new natural products. however, many fungi and other organisms are not amenable to molecular genetics manipulations, making the study difficult. here we report successful engine ... | 2013 | 23941144 |