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Peptide conjugates of lactoferricin analogues and antimicrobials—Design, chemical synthesis, evaluation of antimicrobial activity and mammalian cytotoxicity

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Eight new peptide conjugates composed of modified bovine lactoferricin truncated analogues (LFcinB) and oneof the three antimicrobials — ciprofloxacin (CIP), levofloxacin (LVX), and fluconazole (FLC) — were synthesized. Four different linkers were applied to connect a peptide and an antimicrobial agent. The FLC-containing peptidic conjugates were synthesized using the “click chemistry” method. This novel approach is reported here for the first time. Unlike their components, CIP- and LVX-based conjugates exerted activity against Candida yeast. Similarly to the constituent peptides, synthesized conjugates showed activity against Gram-positive bacteria, especially S. epidermidis. The most active were the conjugates containing CIP linked to the peptide by the redox-sensitive disulfide bridge. Our results show a significant role of a linker between antimicrobial agent and a peptide. This was also confirmed by the lack of synergistic effects on the antimicrobial activity of the constituent compounds. Moreover, cytotoxicity assays revealed that the proposed conjugates cause a comparatively low cytotoxic effect in reference to antibiotics widely used in therapies. Therefore, they can be deliberated as attractive leading structures for the development of drugs.

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Category:
Articles
Type:
artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
Published in:
PEPTIDES pages 1 - 13,
ISSN: 0196-9781
Language:
English
Publication year:
2019
Bibliographic description:
Ptaszyńska N., Olkiewicz K., Okońska J., Gucwa K., Łęgowska A., Gitlin-Domagalska A., Dawid D., Lica J. J., Heldt M., Milewski S., Ng T., Rolka K.: Peptide conjugates of lactoferricin analogues and antimicrobials—Design, chemical synthesis, evaluation of antimicrobial activity and mammalian cytotoxicity// PEPTIDES. -, (2019), s.1-13
DOI:
Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.peptides.2019.04.006
Sources of funding:
  • Grant NCN UMO-2016/21/B/ST5/00101
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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