Heterologous production of a cyanobacterial bacteriocin with potent antibacterial activity

Autor: Marco Witthohn, Dorina Strieth, Simone Eggert, Stefan Kins, Roland Ulber, Kai Muffler
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Current Research in Biotechnology, Vol 3, Iss , Pp 281-287 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2590-2628
DOI: 10.1016/j.crbiot.2021.10.002
Popis: With regard to the emerging health threat by antibiotic resistant bacteria, bacteriocins are considered as a promising way to overcome this urgent problem. In this work, a hitherto unknown bacteriocin from the terrestrial cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis cubana was heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli, purified to homogeneity and tested for activity against several bacteria and one yeast species. The compound showed potent bacteriolytic activity against several Gram-positive bacteria and slight activity against one Gram-negative strain. The bacteriocin had no cytotoxic impact on mouse neuroblastoma N2a cells, indicating its potential for treatment against Gram-positive bacterial pathogens in human diseases.
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