title: Purification, partial amino acid sequence and mode of action of pediocin PD-1, a bacteriocin produced by Pediococcus damnosus NCFB 1832.
abstract: Pediocin PD-1 is a ribosomally synthesized antimicrobial peptide produced by Pediococcus damnosus NCFB1832. It inhibits the growth of several food spoilage bacteria, including malolactic bacteria isolated from wine. Pediocin PD-1 is 2866.87+/-0.4 Da in size, has an isoelectric point (pI) of ca. 9.0 and, on amino acid composition, has partial homology to the lantibiotic plantaricin C. The highest activity of pediocin PD-1 against cells of Oenococcus oeni was observed at an external pH of 5.0 and at 25 degrees C. The primary mode of action of pediocin PD-1 is most probably due to pore formation, as indicated by the efflux of K+ from metabolically active cells of O. oeni. In the presence of 10 mM gadolinium (Gd3+), pediocin PD-1 did not affect cells of O. oeni. This suggests that the mode of action of pediocin PD-1 relies on a net negatively charged cell surface. In comparison to nisin, pediocin PD-1 is less active against non-growing cells of O. oeni.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, 7600 Stellenbosch, South Africa.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chikindas
authors.forename: L M T
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Dicks
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001430:Bacteriocins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007526:Isoelectric Point; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008970:Molecular Weight; D000070017:Pediocins; D010376:Pediococcus / Q000378:metabolism*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013696:Temperature; D014920:Wine / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D001430:Bacteriocins; D000070017:Pediocins; C107750:pediocin PD-1