Membrane Perturbation Induced by Papiliocin Peptide, Derived from Papilio xuthus, in Candida albicans

作者:Lee Juneyoung; Hwang Jae Sam; Hwang Bomi; Kim Jin Kyoung; Kim Seong Ryul; Kim Yangmee; Lee Dong Gun*
来源:Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2010, 20(8): 1185-1188.
DOI:10.4014/jmb.1004.04014

摘要

Previously, papiliocin was isolated from the swallowtail butterfly Papilla xuthus and its antimicrobial activity was suggested. In this study, the antifungal mechanism of papiliocin against Candida albicans was investigated. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) fluorescence analysis indicated that papiliocin disturbed the fungal plasma membrane. Moreover, the assessment of the release of FITC-dextran (FD) from liposomes further demonstrated that the antifungal mechanism of papiliocin could have originated from the pore-forming action and that the radius of the pores was presumed to be anywhere from 2.3 to 3.3 nm.

  • 出版日期2010-8