Optimization of the antimicrobial activity of magainin peptides by modification of charge
Optimization of the antimicrobial activity of magainin peptides by modification of charge
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DOI:
10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02648-5
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发表时间:
2001-07-20
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Bienert, M
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作者:
Dathe, M;Nikolenko, H;Bienert, M
Investigation of magainin II amide analogs with cationic charges ranging between +3 and +7 showed that enhancement of the peptide charge up to a threshold value of +5 and conservation of appropriate hydrophobic properties optimized the antimicrobial activity and selectivity. High selectivity was the result of both enhanced antimicrobial and reduced hemolytic activity. Charge increase beyond +5 with retention of other structural motifs led to a dramatic increase of hemolytic activity and loss of antimicrobial selectivity. Selectivity could be restored by reduction of the hydrophobicity of the hydrophobic helix surface (H-hd), a structural parameter not previously considered to modulate activity. Dye release experiments with lipid vesicles revealed that the potential of peptide charge to modulate membrane activity is limited: on highly negatively charged 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidyl-DL-glycerol bilayers, reinforcement of electrostatic interactions had an activity-reducing effect. On neutral 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine bilayers, the high activity was determined by H-hd. H-hd values above a certain threshold led to effective permeabilization of all lipid systems and even compensated for the activity-reducing effect of charge increase on highly negatively charged membranes. (C) 2001 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.