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- Publisher
- de Gruyter
- Copyright
- © 2013 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
- ISSN
- 0033-4545
- eISSN
- 1365-3075
- DOI
- 10.1351/pac200779040717
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
AbstractThe effect of C-terminal amidation on the antimicrobial and hemolytic activities of antimicrobial peptides was studied using three cationic peptides which form amphiphilic α-helices when bound to membranes. The natural antimicrobial peptide PGLa, the designer-made antibiotic MSI-103, and the cell-penetrating "model amphipathic peptide" (MAP) are all amidated in their original forms, and their biological activities were compared with the same sequences carrying a free C-terminus. It was found that, in general, a free COOH-terminus reduces both the antimicrobial activity and the hemolytic side effects of the peptides. The only exception was observed for MSI-103, whose antimicrobial activity was not decreased in the acid form. Having shown that the therapeutic index (TI) of this novel peptide is significantly higher than for the other tested peptides, with high antibiotic activity and little undesired effects, we suggest that it could be a useful starting point for further development of new peptide antibiotics.
Journal
Pure and Applied Chemistry – de Gruyter
Published: Jan 1, 2007
Keywords: amphipathic peptides; antimicrobial peptides; biological assays; cationic α-helices; C-terminal modifications; designed peptide antibiotics