期刊
FOOD CHEMISTRY
卷 211, 期 -, 页码 546-554出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.05.100
关键词
Antimicrobial peptide; Mitochondrial-targeted peptide; Listeria monocytogenes; Food bio-preservatives; Structural analysis
资金
- PON-RICERCA E COMPETITIVITA
- MAREA (Materiali Avanzati peril comparto agroa limentare) [PON03PE_00106_1]
- MAREA (Regione Campania POR Campania FESR - O.O. 2.1 - Rete delle Biotecnologie in Campania (FarmaBioNet project)
- Regione Campania [73 22/12/2014]
Recently there has been growing interest in the discovery of new antimicrobial agents to increase safety and shelf-life of food products. Here, we developed an innovative approach by introducing the concept that mitochondrial targeting peptides (MTP) can interact and disrupt bacterial membranes, acting as antimicrobial agents. As proof-of-principle, we used a multidisciplinary strategy by combining in silico predictions, docking simulations and antimicrobial assays, to identify two peptides, MTP1 and MTP2, which were structurally and functionally characterized. Both compounds appeared effective against Listeria monocytogenes, one of the most important foodborne pathogens. Specifically, a significant bactericidal activity was evidenced with EC50 values of 16.8 +/- 1.2 mu M for MTP1 and 109 +/- 7.0 mu M for MTP2. Finally, NMR structure determinations suggested that MTP1 would be oriented into the membrane bilayer, while the molecular shape of MTP2 could indicate porin-mediated antimicrobial mechanisms, as predicted using molecular docking analysis. Therefore, MTPs represent alternative sources to design new potential bio-preservatives. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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