Discovery of a Membrane-Active, Ring-Modified Histidine Containing Ultrashort Amphiphilic Peptide That Exhibits Potent Inhibition of Cryptococcus neoformans
摘要:
The new structural classes of ultrashort peptides that exhibit potent microbicidal action have potential as future drugs. Herein, we report that C-2 arylated histidines containing tripeptides His(2-Ar)-Trp-His(2-Ar) exhibit potent antifungal activity against Cryptococcus neoformans with high selectivity. The most potent peptide 12f [His(2-biphenyl)-Trp-His(2-biphenyl)] displayed high in vitro activity against C. neoformans (IC50 = 0.35 mu g/mL, MIC = MFC = 0.63 mu g/mL) with a selectivity index of >28 and 2 times higher potency compared to amphotericin B. Peptide 12f exhibited proteolytic stability, with no apparent hemolytic activity. The mechanism of action study of 12f by confocal laser scanning microscopy and electron microscopy indicates nuclear fragmentation and membrane disruption of C. neoformans cells. Combinations of 12f with fluconazole and amphotericin B at subinhibitory concentration were synergistic against C. neoformans. This study suggests that 12f is a new structural class of amphiphilic peptide with rapid fungicidal activity caused by C. neoformans.
Synthetic amino acids‐based short amphipathic peptides exhibit antifungal activity by targeting cell membrane disruption
作者:Shams Aaghaz、Komal Sharma、Indresh K. Maurya、Shivaprakash M. Rudramurthy、Shreya Singh、Vinod Kumar、Kulbhushan Tikoo、Rahul Jain
DOI:10.1002/ddr.22041
日期:——
Boc-His-Trp-His[1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)] (10g) as the most promising inhibitor exhibiting IC50 value of 4.4 µg/mL against Cryptococcus neoformans. Analog 10g exhibit high selectivity to fungal cells and was nonhemolytic and noncytotoxic at its minimum inhibitory concentration. 10g produced fungicidal effect on growing cryptococcal cells and displayed synergistic effect with amphotericin B. Overall cationic character of
Synthetically modified l-histidine-rich peptidomimetics exhibit potent activity against Cryptococcus neoformans
作者:Amit Mahindra、Nitin Bagra、Nishima Wangoo、Rohan Jain、Shabana I. Khan、Melissa R. Jacob、Rahul Jain
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.04.120
日期:2014.7
We describe the synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of structurally new peptidomimetics, rich in synthetically modified L-histidine. Two series of tripeptidomimetics were synthesized by varying lipophilicity at the C-2 position of L-histidine and at the N- and C-terminus. The data indicates that peptides (5f, 6f, 9f and 101) possessing highly lipophilic adamantan-1-yl group displayed strong inhibition of Cryptococcus neoformans. Peptide 6f is the most potent of all with IC50 and MFC values of 0.60 and 0.63 mu g/mL, respectively, compared to the commercial drug amphotericin B (IC50 = 0.69 and MFC = 1.25 mu g/mL). The selectivity of these peptides to microbial pathogen was examined by a tryptophan fluorescence quenching study and transmission electron microscopy. These studies indicate that the peptides plausibly interact with the mimic membrane of pathogen by direct insertion, and results in disruption of membrane of pathogen. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.