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The antimicrobial effects of the alginate oligomer OligoG CF-5/20 are independent of direct bacterial cell membrane disruption

Lydia Powell Orcid Logo, Manon F. Pritchard, Lydia C. Powell, Saira Khan, Peter C. Griffiths, Omar T. Mansour, Ralf Schweins, Konrad Beck, Niklaas J. Buurma, Christopher E. Dempsey, Chris J. Wright, Philip D. Rye, Katja E. Hill, David W. Thomas, Elaine L. Ferguson, Christopher Wright Orcid Logo

Scientific Reports (Nature group), Volume: 7, Start page: 44731

Swansea University Authors: Lydia Powell Orcid Logo, Christopher Wright Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1038/srep44731

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Concerns about acquisition of antibiotic resistance have led to increasing demand for new antimicrobial therapies. OligoG CF-5/20 is an alginate oligosaccharide previously shown to have antimicrobial and antibiotic potentiating activity. We investigated the structural modification of the bacterial c...

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Published in: Scientific Reports (Nature group)
ISSN: 2045-2322
Published: 2017
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa32518
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Abstract: Concerns about acquisition of antibiotic resistance have led to increasing demand for new antimicrobial therapies. OligoG CF-5/20 is an alginate oligosaccharide previously shown to have antimicrobial and antibiotic potentiating activity. We investigated the structural modification of the bacterial cell wall by OligoG CF-5/20 and its effect on membrane permeability. Binding of OligoG CF-5/20 to the bacterial cell surface was demonstrated in Gram-negative bacteria. Permeability assays revealed that OligoG CF-5/20 had virtually no membrane-perturbing effects. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) surface charge and aggregation were unaltered in the presence of OligoG CF-5/20. Small angle neutron scattering and circular dichroism spectroscopy showed no substantial change to the structure of LPS in the presence of OligoG CF-5/20, however, isothermal titration calorimetry demonstrated a weak calcium-mediated interaction. Metabolomic analysis confirmed no change in cellular metabolic response to a range of osmolytes when treated with OligoG CF-5/20. This data shows that, although weak interactions occur between LPS and OligoG CF-5/20 in the presence of calcium, the antimicrobial effects of OligoG CF-5/20 are not related to the induction of structural alterations in the LPS or cell permeability. These results suggest a novel mechanism of action that may avoid the common route in acquisition of resistance via LPS structural modification.
Keywords: Antimicrobials, Biophysics, Medical research
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Start Page: 44731

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