Bactenecin-5 (1-25) peptide

Bactenecin-5 (1-25) peptide

• Handling and Storage of Synthetic Peptides
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

H-RFRPPIRRPPIRPPFYPPFRPPIRP-OH

H-Arg-Phe-Arg-Pro-Pro-Ile-Arg-Arg-Pro-Pro-Ile-Arg-Pro-Pro-Phe-Tyr-Pro-Pro-Phe-Arg-Pro-Pro-Ile-Arg-Pro-OH

25

95.2%

C₁₅₁H₂₃₂N₄₆O₂₇

3123.74

Synthetic

Powder

The spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens has boosted the search for new antimicrobial drugs. Proline-rich antimicrobial peptides are promising lead compounds for the development of next-generation antibiotics, given their very low cytotoxicity and their good antimicrobial activity targeting the bacterial ribosome. Bac5(1-25) is an N-terminal fragment of the bovine proline-rich antimicrobial peptide Bac5, whose mode of action has been recently described. In this work we tested a number of Bac5(1-25) fragments, and we characterized their antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli, Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella enterica, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We evaluated their cytotoxicity toward human cells and their efficacy in inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis. This allowed us to identify some shorter fragments of Bac5(1-25) with a good balance between antibacterial efficacy, protein synthesis inhibition, and ease/cost-effectiveness of synthesis, suitable as lead compounds to develop new antibacterials.

Normally, this peptide will be delivered in lyophilized form and should be stored in a freezer at or below -20 °C. For more details, please refer to the manual:Handling and Storage of Synthetic Peptides

• Mardirossian M, Sola R, Degasperi M, Scocchi M. Search for Shorter Portions of the Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptide Fragment Bac5(1-25) That Retain Antimicrobial Activity by Blocking Protein Synthesis. ChemMedChem. 2019 Feb 5;14(3):343-348. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.201800734. Epub 2019 Jan 17. PMID: 30615305.

Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) has a significant impact on peptides due to its role in the peptide synthesis process.

TFA is essential for the protonation of peptides that lack basic amino acids such as Arginine (Arg), Histidine (His), and Lysine (Lys), or ones that have blocked N-termini. As a result, peptides often contain TFA salts in the final product.

TFA residues, when present in custom peptides, can cause unpredictable fluctuations in experimental data. At a nanomolar (nM) level, TFA can influence cell experiments, hindering cell growth at low concentrations (as low as 10 nM) and promoting it at higher doses (0.5–7.0 mM). It can also serve as an allosteric regulator on the GlyR of glycine receptors, thereby increasing receptor activity at lower glycine concentrations.

In an in vivo setting, TFA can trifluoroacetylate amino groups in proteins and phospholipids, inducing potentially unwanted antibody responses. Moreover, TFA can impact structure studies as it affects spectrum absorption.