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Alanine-Scanning Mutational Analysis of Durancin GL Reveals Residues Important for Its Antimicrobial Activity

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作者: Ju, Xingrong 1 ; Chen, Xinquan 1 ; Du, Lihui 1 ; Wu, Xueyou 1 ; Liu, Fang 2 ; Yuan, Jian 1 ;

作者机构: 1.Nanjing Univ Finance & Econ, Collaborat Innovat Ctr Modern Grain Circulat & Sa, Coll Food Sci & Engn, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, Peoples R China

2.Jiangsu Acad Agr Sci, Inst Agr Prod Proc, Nanjing 210014, Jiangsu, Peoples R China

关键词: durancin GL;alanine-scanning mutation;antilisteria;Enterococcus

期刊名称:JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY ( 影响因子:5.279; 五年影响因子:5.269 )

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收录情况: SCI

摘要: Durancin GL is a novel class IIa bacteriocin with 43 residues produced by Enterococcus durans 41D. This bacteriocin demonstrates narrow inhibition spectrum and potent antimicrobial activity against several Listeria monocytogenes strains, including nisin-resistant L. monocytogenes NR30. A systematic alanine-scanning mutational analysis with site-directed mutagenesis was performed to analyze durancin GL residues important for antimicrobial activity and specificity. Results showed that three mutations lost their antimicrobial activity, ten mutations demonstrated a decreased effect on the activity, and seven mutations exhibited relatively high activity. With regard to inhibitory spectrum, four mutants demonstrated a narrower antimicrobial spectrum than wild-type durancin GL. Another four mutants displayed a broader target cell spectrum and increased potency relative to wild-type durancin GL. These findings broaden our understanding of durancin GL residues important for its antimicrobial activity and contribute to future rational design of variants with increased potency.

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