Purification and characterization of a bacteriocin from Bacteroides fragilis.
AUTOR(ES)
Hayes, T J
RESUMO
A bacteriocin produced by Bacteroides fragilis 1356 was purified from culture medium and characterized. The spectrum of the inhibitory activity of this bacteriocin was species specific. The bacteriocin was recovered from the initial stages of purification as a complex, greater than 2 X 10(7) daltons in mass, containing protein, lipid, and carbohydrate. The dissociation of this complex by 6.0 M guanidine hydrochloride permitted further purification of the bacteriocin by removal of lipid and carbohydrate. Analysis by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis indicated that the purified bacteriocin was homogeneous, with a relative molecular weight of 5,000. The activity of the purified bacteriocin was not affected by RNase, DNase, phospholipase A, pancreatic lipase, or dextranase, but was destroyed by trypsin, proteinase K, heat (80 degrees C, 30 min), or a pH below 5 or above 8. Amino acid analysis indicated a predominance of acidic and polar amino acids.
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