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- Title
Purification, Structural Characterization, and Anticandidal Activity of a Chitin-Binding Peptide with High Similarity to Hevein and Endochitinase Isolated from Pepper Seeds.
- Authors
Gonçalves, Gabriella Rodrigues; de Azevedo dos Santos, Layrana; da Silva, Marciele Souza; Taveira, Gabriel Bonan; da Silva, Thamyres Marvila; Almeida, Felipe Astolpho; Ferreira, Sarah Rodrigues; Oliveira, Antonia Elenir Amancio; Silveira, Vanildo; de Oliveira Carvalho, André; Rodrigues, Rosana; Gomes, Valdirene Moreira
- Abstract
With the emergence of multidrug-resistant microorganisms, microbial agents have become a serious global threat, affecting human health and various plants. Therefore, new therapeutic alternatives, such as chitin-binding proteins, are necessary. Chitin is an essential component of the fungal cell wall, and chitin-binding proteins exhibit antifungal activity. In the present study, chitin-binding peptides isolated from Capsicum chinense seeds were characterized and evaluated for their in vitro antimicrobial effect against the growth of Candida and Fusarium fungi. Proteins were extracted from the seeds and subsequently the chitin-binding proteins were separated by chitin affinity chromatography. After chromatography, two fractions, Cc-F1 (not retained on the column) and Cc-F2 (retained on the column), were obtained. Electrophoresis revealed major protein bands between 6.5 and 26.6 kDa for Cc-F1 and only a ~ 6.5 kDa protein band for Cc-F2, which was subsequently subjected to mass spectrometry. The protein showed similarity with hevein-like and endochitinase and was then named Cc-Hev. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD054607. Next, we predicted the three-dimensional structure of the peptides and performed a peptide docking with (NAG)3. Subsequently, growth inhibition assays were performed to evaluate the ability of the peptides to inhibit microorganism growth. Cc-Hev inhibited the growth of C. albicans (up to 75% inhibition) and C. tropicalis (100% inhibition) and induced a 65% decrease in cell viability for C. albicans and 100% for C. tropicalis. Based on these results, new techniques to combat fungal diseases could be developed through biotechnological applications; therefore, further studies are needed.
- Publication
Current Microbiology, 2024, Vol 81, Issue 10, p1
- ISSN
0343-8651
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00284-024-03839-x