title: First report of a novel plant lysozyme with both antifungal and antibacterial activities.
abstract: A novel lysozyme exhibiting antifungal activity and with a molecular mass of 14.4kDa in SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was isolated from mung bean (Phaseolus mungo) seeds using a procedure that involved aqueous extraction, ammonium sulfate precipitation, ion exchange chromatography on CM-Sephadex, and high-performance liquid chromatography on POROS HS-20. Its N-terminal sequence was very different from that of hen egg white lysozyme. Its pI was estimated to be above 9.7. The specific activity of the lysozyme was 355U/mg at pH 5.5 and 30 degrees C. The lysozyme exhibited a pH optimum at pH 5.5 and a temperature optimum at 55 degrees C. It is reported herein, for the first time, that a novel plant lysozyme exerted an antifungal action toward Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium solani, Pythium aphanidermatum, Sclerotium rolfsii, and Botrytis cinerea, in addition to an antibacterial action against Staphylococcus aureus.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biotechnology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
authors.forename: Shaoyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Tzi Bun
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Tianbao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Dongyun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jinhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Pingfan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Xiuyun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ye
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009113:Muramidase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; C421864:hen egg lysozyme; D009113:Muramidase