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Antagonistic Activity of Lactobacillus plantarum C11: Two New Two-Peptide Bacteriocins, Plantaricins EF and JK, and the Induction Factor Plantaricin A

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Anderssen, Erlend L., Diep, Dzung Bao, Nes, Ingolf F., Eijsink, Vincent G. H., Nissen-Meyer, Jon·1998·Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Abstract

Six bacteriocinlike peptides (plantaricin A [PlnA], PlnE, PlnF, PlnJ, PlnK, and PlnN) produced by Lactobacillus plantarum C11 were detected by amino acid sequencing and mass spectrometry. Since purification to homogeneity was problematic, all six peptides were obtained by solid-phase peptide synthesis and were tested for bacteriocin activity. It was found that L. plantarum C11 produces two two-peptide bacteriocins (PlnEF and PlnJK); a strain-specific antagonistic activity was detected at nanomolar concentrations when PlnE and PlnF were combined and when PlnJ and PlnK were combined. Complementary peptides were at least 10(3) times more active when they were combined than when they were present individually, and optimal activity was obtained when the complementary peptides were present in approximately equal amounts. The interaction between complementary peptides was specific, since neither PlnE nor PlnF could complement PlnJ or PlnK, and none of these peptides could complement the peptides constituting the two-peptide bacteriocin lactococcin G. Interestingly, PlnA, which acts as an extracellular signal (pheromone) that triggers bacteriocin production, also possessed a strain-specific antagonistic activity. No bacteriocin activity could be detected for PlnN.

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Authors
Anderssen, E. L., Diep, D. B., Nes, I. F., Eijsink, V. G. H., & Nissen-Meyer, J.
Affiliations
  • University of Oslo (NO)
  • Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NO)
Venue
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Published
1998-06
Volume
64
Issue
6
Pages
2269-2272
ISSN
  • 0099-2240 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-5336
OpenAlex
W2163836917
Cited by
280
References
33
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25.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Norges Forskningsråd
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Keywords
bacteriocins, two-peptide bacteriocin, plantaricin, bacteriocin-like peptides, pheromones, complementary peptides, lactic acid bacteria
MeSH terms
Amino Acid Sequence, Bacteriocins, Drug Interactions, Genes, Bacterial, Lactobacillus, Molecular Sequence Data

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