Antifungal and toxicological evaluation of the alkaloids fraction from Neltuma nigra leaves

The use of synthetic fungicides for control soybean crop diseases has been cuestionated because of its impacts on human health and the environment. This work evaluated the composition, antifungal activity and toxicity of the alkaloids fraction obtained from Neltuma nigra leaves and compared its effe...

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Autores principales: Sequin, Christian J., Appelhans, Stefania Carolina, Heis, Magalí S., Torrent, Walter A., Trossero, Julia A., Catalan, Cesar Atilio Nazareno, Sampietro, Diego Alejandro, Aceñolaza, Pablo Gilberto
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/15939
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878818123003158
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2023.102914
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author Sequin, Christian J.
Appelhans, Stefania Carolina
Heis, Magalí S.
Torrent, Walter A.
Trossero, Julia A.
Catalan, Cesar Atilio Nazareno
Sampietro, Diego Alejandro
Aceñolaza, Pablo Gilberto
author_browse Aceñolaza, Pablo Gilberto
Appelhans, Stefania Carolina
Catalan, Cesar Atilio Nazareno
Heis, Magalí S.
Sampietro, Diego Alejandro
Sequin, Christian J.
Torrent, Walter A.
Trossero, Julia A.
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Appelhans, Stefania Carolina
Heis, Magalí S.
Torrent, Walter A.
Trossero, Julia A.
Catalan, Cesar Atilio Nazareno
Sampietro, Diego Alejandro
Aceñolaza, Pablo Gilberto
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description The use of synthetic fungicides for control soybean crop diseases has been cuestionated because of its impacts on human health and the environment. This work evaluated the composition, antifungal activity and toxicity of the alkaloids fraction obtained from Neltuma nigra leaves and compared its effect with the fungicide difenoconazole on Sclerotium rolfsii, Cercospora kikuchii, and C. sojina. Alkaloids fraction was extracted from leaves of N. nigra and its composition was analyzed by gas-chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The antifungal effect was recorded by measuring diameters of halos of inhibition of the growth of the different evaluated fungis. The toxicity of the alkaloids fraction was carried out using the method of Caenorhabditis elegans toxicity test. The extracted alkaloids fraction contained the alkaloids tryptamine (63.9%), tetrahydroxyharman (13.8%), phenethylamine (11.1%), cassine (10.4%), and N-formylphenylethylamine (0.8%). The alkaloids fraction was as effective against S. rolfsii as on the Cercospora strains, with minimum inhibitory doses of 25.0 μg disc-1 and inhibitory halos in the range of 8.5-13.0 mm, while difenoconazole had no effect on S. rolfsii. The toxicity of the alkaloid fraction (30.4-68.8 mg L-1) and difenoconazole (0.1-2.8 mg L-1) was tested on the reproduction, body length, and fertility of C. elegans. The fraction reduced the reproductive rate by 28.8-72.4% whereas difenoconazole did it from 12.2% to complete suppression. Neither of them affected the fertility of C. elegans. These findings suggest that the alkaloids fraction of N. nigra leaves is less toxic than difenoconazole and is a promising botanical fungicide against pathogenic soybean fungi.
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spelling INTA159392023-11-13T14:15:33Z Antifungal and toxicological evaluation of the alkaloids fraction from Neltuma nigra leaves Sequin, Christian J. Appelhans, Stefania Carolina Heis, Magalí S. Torrent, Walter A. Trossero, Julia A. Catalan, Cesar Atilio Nazareno Sampietro, Diego Alejandro Aceñolaza, Pablo Gilberto Antifungal Plants Antifungal Properties Alkaloids Toxicology Propiedades Antimicosicas Alcaloides Fabaceae Toxicología Neltuma nigra The use of synthetic fungicides for control soybean crop diseases has been cuestionated because of its impacts on human health and the environment. This work evaluated the composition, antifungal activity and toxicity of the alkaloids fraction obtained from Neltuma nigra leaves and compared its effect with the fungicide difenoconazole on Sclerotium rolfsii, Cercospora kikuchii, and C. sojina. Alkaloids fraction was extracted from leaves of N. nigra and its composition was analyzed by gas-chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The antifungal effect was recorded by measuring diameters of halos of inhibition of the growth of the different evaluated fungis. The toxicity of the alkaloids fraction was carried out using the method of Caenorhabditis elegans toxicity test. The extracted alkaloids fraction contained the alkaloids tryptamine (63.9%), tetrahydroxyharman (13.8%), phenethylamine (11.1%), cassine (10.4%), and N-formylphenylethylamine (0.8%). The alkaloids fraction was as effective against S. rolfsii as on the Cercospora strains, with minimum inhibitory doses of 25.0 μg disc-1 and inhibitory halos in the range of 8.5-13.0 mm, while difenoconazole had no effect on S. rolfsii. The toxicity of the alkaloid fraction (30.4-68.8 mg L-1) and difenoconazole (0.1-2.8 mg L-1) was tested on the reproduction, body length, and fertility of C. elegans. The fraction reduced the reproductive rate by 28.8-72.4% whereas difenoconazole did it from 12.2% to complete suppression. Neither of them affected the fertility of C. elegans. These findings suggest that the alkaloids fraction of N. nigra leaves is less toxic than difenoconazole and is a promising botanical fungicide against pathogenic soybean fungi. EEA Paraná Fil: Sequin, Christian J. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina Fil: Appelhans, Estefania Carolina. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina Fil: Appelhans, Estefania Carolina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná; Argentina Fil: Heis, Magalí S. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina Fil: Torrent, Walter A. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina Fil: Trossero, Julia A. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina Fil: Catalan, Cesar Atilio Nazareno. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia. LABIFITO; Argentina Fil: Sampietro, Diego Alejandro. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia. LABIFITO; Argentina Fil: Aceñolaza, Pablo Gilberto. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina 2023-11-13T14:12:25Z 2023-11-13T14:12:25Z 2023-11 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/15939 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878818123003158 1878-8181 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2023.102914 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Elsevier Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 54 : 102914. (November 2023)
spellingShingle Antifungal Plants
Antifungal Properties
Alkaloids
Toxicology
Propiedades Antimicosicas
Alcaloides
Fabaceae
Toxicología
Neltuma nigra
Sequin, Christian J.
Appelhans, Stefania Carolina
Heis, Magalí S.
Torrent, Walter A.
Trossero, Julia A.
Catalan, Cesar Atilio Nazareno
Sampietro, Diego Alejandro
Aceñolaza, Pablo Gilberto
Antifungal and toxicological evaluation of the alkaloids fraction from Neltuma nigra leaves
title Antifungal and toxicological evaluation of the alkaloids fraction from Neltuma nigra leaves
title_full Antifungal and toxicological evaluation of the alkaloids fraction from Neltuma nigra leaves
title_fullStr Antifungal and toxicological evaluation of the alkaloids fraction from Neltuma nigra leaves
title_full_unstemmed Antifungal and toxicological evaluation of the alkaloids fraction from Neltuma nigra leaves
title_short Antifungal and toxicological evaluation of the alkaloids fraction from Neltuma nigra leaves
title_sort antifungal and toxicological evaluation of the alkaloids fraction from neltuma nigra leaves
topic Antifungal Plants
Antifungal Properties
Alkaloids
Toxicology
Propiedades Antimicosicas
Alcaloides
Fabaceae
Toxicología
Neltuma nigra
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/15939
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878818123003158
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2023.102914
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