Research Article

Screening for Genes Coding for Putative Antitumor Compounds, Antimicrobial and Enzymatic Activities from Haloalkalitolerant and Haloalkaliphilic Bacteria Strains of Algerian Sahara Soils

Table 1

Primers used in this study.

PrimersGeneMoleculesReferencePCR programs

pA: AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG
pH: AAGGAGGTGATCCAGCCGCA
1,5 Kb
16S RNA///////////[28]PCR cycles were as follows: 1 cycle at 95°C for 10 min; 35 cycles at 94°C for 1 min, 55°C for 1 min, and 72°C for 2 min; one final cycle at 72°C for 10 min.

Glu1: CSGGSGSSGCSGGSTTCATSGG
Glu2: GGGWRCTGGYRSGGSCCGTAGTTG
546 bp
dNDP-Glucose-4,6-dehydratases//////[29]PCR conditions used were 95°C for 4 min; 30 cycles of 95°C for 30 s, 65°C for 30 s, and 68°C for 1.30 min; and a final extension cycle at 68°C for 5 min.

StaDVF: GTSATGMTSCAGTACCTSTACGC
StaDVR: YTCVAGCTGRTAGYCSGGRTG.
570 bp
Oxytryptophan dimerization genes (StaD/RebD/VioB)
(indolotryptoline biosynthetic gene cluster)
BE-54017, (tryptophan dimmers)[30]PCR protocol: 1 cycle of 95°C for 5 min; 7 cycles of 95°C for 30 sec, 65°C for 30 sec with 1°C decrement per cycle to 59°C, and 72°C for 40 sec; 30 cycles of 95°C for 30 sec, 58°C for 30 sec, and 72°C for 40 sec; 1 cycle of 72°C for 7 min; hold at 4°C

AuF3: GAACTGGCCSCGSRTBTT
AuR4: CCNGTGTGSARSKTCATSA
600–700 bp
Iadomycin
cyclase gene of Streptomyces venezuelae ISP5230
Angucycline cyclases

Marine sponge
[31]Optimized PCR conditions were as follows: (1) denaturation at 94°C for 5 min, (2) 30 amplification cycles with denaturation (45 s, 94°C), annealing (60 s, 60°C), and extension (60 s, 72°C), and (3) a final extension at 72°C for 8 min.