Low Dose of Fluoride in the Culture Medium of Cordyceps militaris Promotes Its Growth and Enhances Bioactives with Antioxidant and Anticancer Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals and Reagents
2.2. Cell Lines
2.3. Cordyceps militaris Cultivation
2.4. Fluoride Detection and Quantification
- (1)
- The sample m (x)g and the internal standard 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropanol n(std) mol were mixed in 1 mL of MeOD-d4.
- (2)
- The above mixture (600 μL) was analyzed using 19F NMR, and the ratio of the area of the sample to the internal standard was obtained, which was equal to the molar ratio of fluorine in the sample and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropanol: Area(std)/Area(x) = 6 × n(std)/n(x)
- (3)
- The quantification of fluorine in C. militaris was estimated as follows: 19 × n(x)/m(x) × 100%
2.5. Carotenoid Quantification
2.6. Preparation of Aqueous Extracts from C. militaris Fruiting Bodies
2.7. Antioxidant Activity Assay
2.7.1. Assay for SOD-Like Activity
2.7.2. DPPH Radical-Scavenging Activity Assay
2.8. Anticancer Activity Assays
2.8.1. Cell Viability Assay
2.8.2. Apoptosis Assay
2.8.3. Cell Cycle Assay
2.8.4. Western Blotting Assay
2.9. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Dry Weight and Total Carotenoid Content of C. militaris Raised in the Normal (NM) and Flouride-Supplemented (FM) Medium
3.2. 19F NMR Spectra of NM and FM Raised C. militaris
3.3. SOD-Like Activity Assay
3.4. DPPH Radical Scavenging Activity Assay
3.5. FM-C. militaris Extracts Showed Enhanced Cytotoxicity in Cancer Cells
3.6. FM-C. militaris Extracts Caused Enhanced Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest in Cancer Cells
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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C. militaris Samples | Dry Weight (g/bottle) | TCC (µg/g) |
---|---|---|
NM | 1.07 ± 0.07 | 2561.27 ± 26.56 |
0.001 mM FM | 1.16 ± 0.11 | 2751.00 ± 21.36 |
0.01 mM FM | 1.55 ± 0.17 | 3161.38 ± 35.71 |
0.1 mM FM | 1.28 ± 0.14 | 3035.96 ± 53.30 |
C. militaris Sample | Mass (x) g | n(std) mol | A(std)/A(x) | Fluorine (ppm) |
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0.001 mM FM | 0.13 | 5.7 × 10−4 | 33,129.81 | 15.09 |
0.01 mM FM | 0.09 | 5.7 × 10−4 | 21,350.02 | 33.81 |
0.1 mM FM | 0.09 | 5.7 × 10−4 | 13,277.53 | 54.38 |
C. militaris Sample | DPPH IC50 (mg/mL) | SOD IC50 (mg/mL) | SOD Vigor (U/mg) |
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NM | 4.16 | 1.13 | 44.25 |
0.001 mM FM | 2.92 | 0.81 | 61.37 |
0.01 mM FM | 2.59 | 0.59 | 84.75 |
0.1 mM FM | 2.89 | 0.87 | 57.47 |
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Li, X.; Wang, J.; Zhang, H.; Xiao, L.; Lei, Z.; Kaul, S.C.; Wadhwa, R.; Zhang, Z. Low Dose of Fluoride in the Culture Medium of Cordyceps militaris Promotes Its Growth and Enhances Bioactives with Antioxidant and Anticancer Properties. J. Fungi 2021, 7, 342. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7050342
Li X, Wang J, Zhang H, Xiao L, Lei Z, Kaul SC, Wadhwa R, Zhang Z. Low Dose of Fluoride in the Culture Medium of Cordyceps militaris Promotes Its Growth and Enhances Bioactives with Antioxidant and Anticancer Properties. Journal of Fungi. 2021; 7(5):342. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7050342
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Xiaoshuai, Jia Wang, Huayue Zhang, Long Xiao, Zhongfang Lei, Sunil C. Kaul, Renu Wadhwa, and Zhenya Zhang. 2021. "Low Dose of Fluoride in the Culture Medium of Cordyceps militaris Promotes Its Growth and Enhances Bioactives with Antioxidant and Anticancer Properties" Journal of Fungi 7, no. 5: 342. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7050342
APA StyleLi, X., Wang, J., Zhang, H., Xiao, L., Lei, Z., Kaul, S. C., Wadhwa, R., & Zhang, Z. (2021). Low Dose of Fluoride in the Culture Medium of Cordyceps militaris Promotes Its Growth and Enhances Bioactives with Antioxidant and Anticancer Properties. Journal of Fungi, 7(5), 342. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7050342