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ArticleProbiotics and antimicrobial proteins2022

Serum Stable and Low Hemolytic Temporin-SHa Peptide Analogs Disrupt Cell Membrane of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Rukesh Maharjan, Arif Iftikhar Khan, Muhammad Nadeem-Ul-Haque, Marc Maresca, M Iqbal Choudhary, Farzana Shaheen, Shabana U Simjee

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Article in Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Rukesh MaharjanInternational Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
Arif Iftikhar KhanInternational Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
Muhammad Nadeem-Ul-HaqueInternational Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
Marc MarescaAix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, 13397, Marseille, France.
M Iqbal ChoudharyInternational Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
Farzana ShaheenInternational Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan. afnan.iccs@gmail.com.
Shabana U SimjeeInternational Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan. shabana.simjee@iccs.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9675-842X
University of Karachi · PKCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRKing Abdulaziz University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anti-microbial peptides (AMPs) have attracted major attention due to their potential bio-activities against some multidrug resistant pathogens. The present study evaluated the mechanism of actions of highly potent AMP temporin-SHa analogs, i.e., [G4a]-SHa, [G7a]-SHa, and [G10a]-SHa, against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) NCTC (13277) with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 14.35, 7.16, and 3.58 µM, respectively. These analogs exhibited significant anti-MRSA activity at physiological salt concentration, 30% fetal bovine serum, and 30% human serum. [G4a]-SHa and [G7a]-SHa were non-hemolytic and non-cytotoxic to normal mouse fibroblast 3T3 cell and human Caco-2 cell line. Atomic force microscopy revealed that these analogs have profound effect on the morphological changes in MRSA surface with significant leakage of cell cytoplasmic content. Propidium iodide uptake kinetic assay and (bis-(1,3-dibutylbarbituric acid) trimethine oxonol) DiBAC

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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBiofilmsCaco-2 CellsCell MembraneHumansMiceMicrobial Sensitivity TestsStaphylococcus aureusAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidestemporinAMPsBacterial cell membraneD-alanineMDR Staphylococcus aureusMRSATemporin-SHa

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