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- Title
Conjugation of Short Oligopeptides to a Second-Generation Polyamidoamine Dendrimer Shows Antibacterial Activity.
- Authors
Kang, Namyoung; Thuy, Le Thi; Dongquoc, Viet; Choi, Joon Sig
- Abstract
The growing evolution of bacterial resistance to antibiotics represents a global issue that not only impacts healthcare systems but also political and economic processes. This necessitates the development of novel antibacterial agents. Antimicrobial peptides have shown promise in this regard. Thus, in this study, a new functional polymer was synthesized by joining a short oligopeptide sequence (Phe-Lys-Phe-Leu, FKFL) to the surface of a second-generation polyamidoamine (G2 PAMAM) dendrimer as an antibacterial component. This method of synthesis proved simple and resulted in a high conjugation yield of the product FKFL-G2. To determine its antibacterial potential, FKFL-G2 was subsequently analyzed via mass spectrometry, a cytotoxicity assay, bacterial growth assay, colony-forming unit assay, membrane permeabilization assay, transmission electron microscopy, and biofilm formation assay. FKFL-G2 was found to exhibit low toxicity to noncancerous NIH3T3 cells. Additionally, FKFL-G2 had an antibacterial effect on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus strains by interacting with and disrupting the bacterial cell membrane. Based on these findings, FKFL-G2 shows promise as a potential antibacterial agent.
- Subjects
POLYAMIDOAMINE dendrimers; OLIGOPEPTIDES; COLONY-forming units assay; DRUG resistance in bacteria; BACTERIAL cell membranes; ANTIBACTERIAL agents; ANTIMICROBIAL peptides
- Publication
Pharmaceutics, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 3, p1005
- ISSN
1999-4923
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/pharmaceutics15031005