Publication: Antimicrobial peptide modifications against clinically isolated antibiotic-resistant salmonella
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2021-08-01
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14203049
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Mahidol University
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Molecules. Vol.26, No.15 (2021)
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Suthee Mangmee, Onrapak Reamtong, Thareerat Kalambaheti, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Piengchan Sonthayanon Antimicrobial peptide modifications against clinically isolated antibiotic-resistant salmonella. Molecules. Vol.26, No.15 (2021). doi:10.3390/molecules26154654 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/76081
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Antimicrobial peptide modifications against clinically isolated antibiotic-resistant salmonella
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Antimicrobial peptides are promising molecules to address the global antibiotic resistance problem, however, optimization to achieve favorable potency and safety is required. Here, a pep-tide-template modification approach was employed to design physicochemical variants based on net charge, hydrophobicity, enantiomer, and terminal group. All variants of the scorpion venom peptide BmKn-2 with amphipathic α-helical cationic structure exhibited an increased antibacterial potency when evaluated against multidrug-resistant Salmonella isolates at a MIC range of 4–8 µM. They revealed antibiofilm activity in a dose-dependent manner. Sheep red blood cells were used to evaluate hemolytic and cell selectivity properties. Peptide Kn2-5R-NH2, dKn2-5R-NH2, and 2F-Kn2-5R-NH2 (variants with +6 charges carrying amidated C-terminus) showed stronger antibacterial activity than Kn2-5R (a variant with +5 charges bearing free-carboxyl group at C-terminus). Peptide dKn2-5R-NH2 (D-enantiomer) exhibited slightly weaker antibacterial activity with much less hemolytic activity (higher hemolytic concentration 50) than Kn2-5R-NH2 (L-enantiomer). Furthermore, peptide Kn2-5R with the least hydrophobicity had the lowest hemolytic activity and showed the highest specificity to Salmonella (the highest selectivity index). This study also explained the relationship of peptide physicochemical properties and bioactivities that would fulfill and accelerate progress in peptide antibiotic research and development.