Identification of Antibacterial Peptide Candidates Encrypted in Stress-Related and Metabolic <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> Proteins
The protein-rich nature of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> has led this yeast to the spotlight concerning the search for antimicrobial peptides. Herein, a <10 kDa peptide-rich extract displaying antibacterial activity was obtained through the autolysis of yeast biomass under mild ther...
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2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | The protein-rich nature of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> has led this yeast to the spotlight concerning the search for antimicrobial peptides. Herein, a <10 kDa peptide-rich extract displaying antibacterial activity was obtained through the autolysis of yeast biomass under mild thermal treatment with self-proteolysis by endogenous peptidases. Estimated IC<sub>50</sub> for the peptide pools obtained by FPLC gel filtration indicated improved antibacterial activities against foodborne bacteria and bacteria of clinical interest. Similarly, the estimated cytotoxicity concentrations against healthy human fibroblasts, alongside selective indices ≥10, indicates the fractions are safe, at least in a mixture format, for human tissues. Nano-LC-MS/MS analysis revealed that the peptides in FPLC fractions could be derived from both induced-proteolysis and proteasome activity in abundant proteins, up-regulated under stress conditions during <i>S. cerevisiae</i> biomass manufacturing, including those coded by <i>TDH1/2/3</i>, <i>HSP12</i>, <i>SSA1/2</i>, <i>ADH1/2</i>, <i>CDC19</i>, <i>PGK1</i>, <i>PPI1</i>, <i>PDC1</i>, and <i>GMP1</i>, as well as by other non-abundant proteins. Fifty-eight AMP candidate sequences were predicted following an in silico analysis using four independent algorithms, indicating their possible contribution to the bacterial inactivation observed in the peptides pool, which deserve special attention for further validation of individual functionality. <i>S. cerevisiae</i>-biomass peptides, an unconventional but abundant source of pharmaceuticals, may be promissory adjuvants to treat infectious diseases that are poorly sensitive to conventional antibiotics. |
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| Item Description: | 10.3390/ph15020163 1424-8247 |