Fusarium inhibition by wild populations of the medicinal plant Salvia africana-lutea L. linked to metabolomic profiling

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Mpumelelo M Nkomo¹  Nokwanda NP Makunga²  Stephane S Balayssac³  Myriam M Malet-Martino³  Thomas T Cruz³  David DR Katerere⁴  Hester HF Vismer⁵ 

[1] Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, 7602, Matieland, Stellenbosch, South Africa;Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, 7602, Matieland, Stellenbosch, South Africa;Research Associate, Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Department of Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, 7602, Matieland, Stellenbosch, South Africa;Groupe de RMN Biomédicale, Laboratoire SPCMIB (UMR CNRS 5068), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse Cedex, France;PROMEC Unit, Medical Research Council (MRC), 7505, Tygerberg, South Africa;Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, 0001, Pretoria, South Africa;PROMEC Unit, Medical Research Council (MRC), 7505, Tygerberg, South Africa;Institute of Biomedical and Microbial Biotechnology, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, PO Box 1906, 7535, Bellville, South Africa;

关键词: Salvia africana-lutea;    Chemotypes;    Fusarium;    Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS);    Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS);    H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR);   

DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6882-14-99

 received in 2013-03-05, accepted in 2014-02-24,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSalvia africana-lutea L., an important medicinal sage used in the Western Cape (South Africa), can be termed a ‘broad-spectrum remedy’ suggesting the presence of a multiplicity of bioactive metabolites. This study aimed at assessing wild S. africana-lutea populations for chemotypic variation and anti-Fusarium properties.MethodsSamples were collected from four wild growing population sites (Yzerfontein, Silwerstroomstrand, Koeberg and Brackenfell) and one garden growing location in Stellenbosch. Their antifungal activities against Fusarium verticillioides (strains: MRC 826 and MRC 8267) and F. proliferatum (strains: MRC 6908 and MRC 7140) that are aggressive mycotoxigenic phytopathogens were compared using an in vitro microdilution assay. To correlate antifungal activity to chemical profiles, three techniques viz. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS); Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) were employed. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was applied to the NMR data. The partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) was used to integrate LC-MS and NMR data sets. All statistics were performed with the SIMCA-P + 12.0 software.ResultsThe dichloromethane:methanol (1:1; v/v) extracts of the plant species collected from Stellenbosch demonstrated the strongest inhibition of F. verticillioides and F. proliferatum with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 0.031 mg ml-1 and 0.063 mg ml-1 respectively. GC-MS showed four compounds which were unique to the Stellenbosch extracts. By integrating LC-MS and 1H NMR analyses, large chemotype differences leading to samples grouping by site when a multivariate analysis was performed, suggested strong plant-environment interactions as factors influencing metabolite composition. Signals distinguishing the Stellenbosch profile were in the aromatic part of the 1H NMR spectra.ConclusionsThis study shows the potential of chemotypes of Salvia africana-lutea in controlling fungal growth and consequently mycotoxin production. Products for use in the agricultural sector may be developed from such chemotypes.

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