ISOLATION OF PROTEIN FROM THE SPINE VENOM OF PTEROIS VOLITANS FOUND IN THE INDONESIAN OCEAN, USING A HEATING PROCESS, FOR ANTICANCER, ANTIRETROVIRAL, ANTIBACTERIAL, AND ANTIOXIDANT ASSAYS

FERA IBRAHIM; MUHAMAD SAHLAN; MIKAEL JANUARDI GINTING; DIAH KARTIKA PRATAMI; HERI HERMANSYAH; ANONDHO WIJANARKO

doi:10.22159/ijap.2021.v13s2.10

Authors

FERA IBRAHIM irology and Cancer Pathobiology Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, 10320, Indonesia
MUHAMAD SAHLAN Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java, 16424, Indonesia, Research Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java, 16424, Indonesia
MIKAEL JANUARDI GINTING Marine Science Postgraduate Program, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java, 16424, Indonesia
DIAH KARTIKA PRATAMI Laboratory of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pancasila University, South Jakarta, 12640, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
HERI HERMANSYAH Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java, 16424, Indonesia
ANONDHO WIJANARKO Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java, 16424, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijap.2021.v13s2.10

Keywords:

Pterois volitans, Crude venom, Anticancer, Antioxidant, Antibacterial, Antiretroviral

Abstract

Objective: This research investigates the antibacterial, anticancer, antioxidant, and antiretroviral activities of the lionfish spine poison extract.

Methods: Isolation and purification of the phospholipase A2 (PLA2) protein obtained from the spine poison were conducted through the following stages, including, extraction of the venom by sonication, heating, and purification using gradual saturation levels of ammonium sulfate. Furthermore, the purity and concentration of PLA2 were analyzed using the Lowry test and Marinetti’s method, respectively, while its protein content was ascertained through SDS-PAGE. Toxicity was then evaluated employing the brine shrimp lethality test (BSLT), and its anticancer activity was assessed in human cervical carcinoma cells (HeLa cells). Finally, its antioxidant, antibacterial, and antiretroviral activities were analyzed using the DPPH method, agar diffusion test against Salmonella sp. and E. coli, and SRV-2 and RT-qPCR tests, respectively.

Results: The protein demonstrated 37.79% inhibition for anticancer activity, IC₅₀ 1312 ppm for antioxidant activity, 98.81%, and 89.28% inhibition of E. coli and Salmonella sp. respectively for antibacterial activity and 98.13% inhibition for antiretroviral activity.

Conclusion: It can be concluded that lionfish (Pterois volitans) has the potential to be developed as an antioxidant, anticancer, antibacterial, and antiretroviral agent. Furthermore, the pharmacological activity of its spine venom was determined by isolating PLA2 protein from its extract, using an optimum heating temperature of 70 °C and an ammonium sulfate saturation level of 80%.

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