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Membrane-damaging activities of mannosylated ovalbumin are involved in its antibacterial action.
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 2018 Februrary 2
Mannosylated ovalbumin (Man-OVA) prepared by modification of carboxyl groups with p-aminophenyl α-d-mannopyranoside shows an increase of net positive charge, which may enhance its binding to bacterial membrane. Thus, we aimed to investigate whether Man-OVA exerts antibacterial activity on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus via membrane-perturbing effect. Man-OVA inhibited the growth of E. coli and S. aureus, whereas ovalbumin (OVA) did not show any antibacterial activity. Moreover, Man-OVA induced an increase in the membrane permeability of E. coli and S. aureus, which was positively correlated to its bactericidal action. Morphological examination using scanning electron microscopy revealed that Man-OVA disrupted the bacterial membrane integrity. Destabilization of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) layer and inhibition of lipoteichoic acid (LTA) biosynthesis in the cell wall increased the bactericidal effect of Man-OVA. In contrast to OVA, Man-OVA also induced leakage of bacterial membrane-mimicking liposomes. Color transformation of phospholipid/polydiacetylene membrane assay revealed that the membrane-interaction mode of Man-OVA was distinct from that of OVA. LPS and LTA suppressed the membrane-damaging activity of Man-OVA, whereas an increase in the Man-OVA concentration attenuated the inhibitory action of LPS and LTA. Taken together, our data indicate that the bactericidal activity of Man-OVA depends strongly on its ability to induce membrane permeability.
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