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FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
Volume 139, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109562
Keywords
Phenyllactic acid; Antibacterial mechanism; Bacillus cereus; Lactic acid; iTRAQ; Cell membrane
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- Youth Top Talent Plan of Hebei Province
- Outstanding Youth Foundations of Hebei Province [C2016208142]
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The study revealed that both individual PLA and LA can disrupt membrane integrity and morphology of cells, with a stronger effect observed when used together. Proteomic analysis showed that PLA and LA impact cell transport systems for K+ and phosphorus, as well as disturb ribosome function and metabolic processes.
Phenyllactic acid (PLA) as a phenolic acid by lactic acid (LA) bacteria shows enhanced antibacterial activity when coexisting with LA, while the antibacterial mechanism of PLA combined with LA was unknown. Hence, the antibacterial mechanism of PLA and LA was investigated against Bacillus cereus. Flow cytometry and TEM analysis demonstrated that single PLA and LA disrupted the membrane integrity and the morphology, while combined PLA and LA synergistically enhanced the damage. iTRAQ-based proteomic analysis suggested that PLA down-regulated kdpB and inhibited K+ transport, disturbed the function of ribosome and expression of competence genes; LA down-regulated periplasmic phosphorus-binding proteins and inhibited phosphorus transport, disturbed the function of ribosome, TCA cycle, as well as purine and pyrimidine metabolism; and combined PLA and LA inhibited K+ and phosphorus transport, and influenced the synthesis of purine and pyrimidine metabolism. The investigation could provide some insights into the application of PLA in food preservation.
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