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ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11121792
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crustacean antimicrobial peptides; antibiotic resistant strains; high-resolution mass spectrometry; antibiofilm activity; Candida albicans
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The defense system of freshwater crayfish Procambarus clarkii is a diversified source of bioactive molecules with antimicrobial properties, with interesting peptide fractions showing activity against a range of pathogens.
The defense system of freshwater crayfish Procambarus clarkii as a diversified source of bioactive molecules with antimicrobial properties was studied. Antimicrobial activity of two polypeptide-enriched extracts obtained from hemocytes and hemolymph of P. clarkii were assessed against Gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis) and Gram negative (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli) bacteria and toward the yeast Candida albicans. The two peptide fractions showed interesting MIC values (ranging from 11 to 700 mu g/mL) against all tested pathogens. Polypeptide-enriched extracts were further investigated using a high-resolution mass spectrometry and database search and 14 novel peptides were identified. Some peptides and their derivatives were chemically synthesized and tested in vitro against the bacterial and yeast pathogens. The analysis identified a synthetic derivative peptide, which showed an interesting antifungal (MIC and MFC equal to 31.2 mu g/mL and 62.5 mu g/mL, respectively) and antibiofilm (BIC50 equal to 23.2 mu g/mL) activities against Candida albicans and a low toxicity in human cells.
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