Journal
MICROORGANISMS
Volume 7, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7080239
Keywords
deodorants; diacetyl; 5-methylfurfural; microbiome; Staphylococcus epidermidis
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- NHRI grant [NHRI-EX106-10607SI]
- MOST [108-2622-8-008-003-TB1, 107-2314-B-008-001, 107-2622-B-008-001-CC1, 107-2923-B-008-001-MY3]
- NIHSTTR grant [1R41AR064046-01]
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Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) is a common bacterial colonizer on the surface of human skin. Lactate is a natural constituent of skin. Here, we reveal that S. epidermidis used sodium l-lactate as a carbon source to undergo fermentation and yield malodors detected by gas colorimetric tubes. Several furan compounds such as furfural originating from the fermentation metabolites play a role in the negative feedback regulation of the fermentation process. The 5-methyl furfural (5MF), a furfural analog, was selected as an inhibitor of sodium l-lactate fermentation of S. epidermidis via inhibition of acetolactate synthase (ALS). S. epidermidis treated with 5MF lost its ability to produce malodors, demonstrating the feasibility of using 5MF as an ingredient in deodorants targeting malodor-causing bacteria in the skin microbiome.
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