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Amino Acid Sequences of Lactoferrin from Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Milk and Antimicrobial Activity of Its Derived Peptides Lactoferricin and Lactoferrampin

Although the bioactivities of bovine lactoferrin have been extensively investigated, little is known about deer milk lactoferrin bioactivity and its amino acid sequence. This research investigated the amino acid sequence of deer lactoferrin and the antimicrobial activities of two lactoferrin-encrypt...

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Autores principales: Wang, Ye, Morton, James D., Bekhit, Alaa EL-Din A., Carne, Alan, Mason, Susan L.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8228779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34200201
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10061305
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author Wang, Ye
Morton, James D.
Bekhit, Alaa EL-Din A.
Carne, Alan
Mason, Susan L.
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Morton, James D.
Bekhit, Alaa EL-Din A.
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Mason, Susan L.
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description Although the bioactivities of bovine lactoferrin have been extensively investigated, little is known about deer milk lactoferrin bioactivity and its amino acid sequence. This research investigated the amino acid sequence of deer lactoferrin and the antimicrobial activities of two lactoferrin-encrypted peptides; lactoferricin (Lfcin) and lactoferrampin (Lfampin). Deer lactoferrin was found to have a molecular weight of 77.1 kDa and an isoelectric point of 7.99, which are similar to that of bovine lactoferrin, 78 kDa and pI 7.9. Deer lactoferrin contains 707 amino acids, one amino acid less than bovine lactoferrin, and has 92% homology with bovine lactoferrin. Deer lactoferricin exhibited strong antimicrobial activity against E. coli American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) 25922 and L. acidophilus ATCC 4356. The antimicrobial activities of deer and bovine Lfcin and Lfampin were compared. Based on MIC, deer Lfcin was found to be a more effective inhibitor of L. acidophilus ATCC 4356 than bovine Lfcin, but bovine Lfcin and Lfampin were more effective against E. coli ATCC 25922 than deer Lfcin and Lfampin. The deer Lfcin sequence differed at seven amino acids from bovine Lfcin and this decreased the net positive charge and increased the hydrophobicity. Deer Lfampin contained two differences in amino acid sequence compared to bovine Lfampin which decreased the net positive charge. These amino acid sequence differences likely account for differences in antibacterial activity. Positive charge and hydrophobic residues provide the amphipathic character of these helical peptides, and are considered important for binding of antimicrobial peptides. In silico modelling of deer Lfcin indicated an identical α-helical structure compared to bovine Lfcin.
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spelling pubmed-82287792021-06-26 Amino Acid Sequences of Lactoferrin from Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Milk and Antimicrobial Activity of Its Derived Peptides Lactoferricin and Lactoferrampin Wang, Ye Morton, James D. Bekhit, Alaa EL-Din A. Carne, Alan Mason, Susan L. Foods Article Although the bioactivities of bovine lactoferrin have been extensively investigated, little is known about deer milk lactoferrin bioactivity and its amino acid sequence. This research investigated the amino acid sequence of deer lactoferrin and the antimicrobial activities of two lactoferrin-encrypted peptides; lactoferricin (Lfcin) and lactoferrampin (Lfampin). Deer lactoferrin was found to have a molecular weight of 77.1 kDa and an isoelectric point of 7.99, which are similar to that of bovine lactoferrin, 78 kDa and pI 7.9. Deer lactoferrin contains 707 amino acids, one amino acid less than bovine lactoferrin, and has 92% homology with bovine lactoferrin. Deer lactoferricin exhibited strong antimicrobial activity against E. coli American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) 25922 and L. acidophilus ATCC 4356. The antimicrobial activities of deer and bovine Lfcin and Lfampin were compared. Based on MIC, deer Lfcin was found to be a more effective inhibitor of L. acidophilus ATCC 4356 than bovine Lfcin, but bovine Lfcin and Lfampin were more effective against E. coli ATCC 25922 than deer Lfcin and Lfampin. The deer Lfcin sequence differed at seven amino acids from bovine Lfcin and this decreased the net positive charge and increased the hydrophobicity. Deer Lfampin contained two differences in amino acid sequence compared to bovine Lfampin which decreased the net positive charge. These amino acid sequence differences likely account for differences in antibacterial activity. Positive charge and hydrophobic residues provide the amphipathic character of these helical peptides, and are considered important for binding of antimicrobial peptides. In silico modelling of deer Lfcin indicated an identical α-helical structure compared to bovine Lfcin. MDPI 2021-06-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8228779/ /pubmed/34200201 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10061305 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Morton, James D.
Bekhit, Alaa EL-Din A.
Carne, Alan
Mason, Susan L.
Amino Acid Sequences of Lactoferrin from Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Milk and Antimicrobial Activity of Its Derived Peptides Lactoferricin and Lactoferrampin
title Amino Acid Sequences of Lactoferrin from Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Milk and Antimicrobial Activity of Its Derived Peptides Lactoferricin and Lactoferrampin
title_full Amino Acid Sequences of Lactoferrin from Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Milk and Antimicrobial Activity of Its Derived Peptides Lactoferricin and Lactoferrampin
title_fullStr Amino Acid Sequences of Lactoferrin from Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Milk and Antimicrobial Activity of Its Derived Peptides Lactoferricin and Lactoferrampin
title_full_unstemmed Amino Acid Sequences of Lactoferrin from Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Milk and Antimicrobial Activity of Its Derived Peptides Lactoferricin and Lactoferrampin
title_short Amino Acid Sequences of Lactoferrin from Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Milk and Antimicrobial Activity of Its Derived Peptides Lactoferricin and Lactoferrampin
title_sort amino acid sequences of lactoferrin from red deer (cervus elaphus) milk and antimicrobial activity of its derived peptides lactoferricin and lactoferrampin
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8228779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34200201
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10061305
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