Purification and partial characterization of a thermostable antimicrobial protein from Bacillus subtilis FB123

World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2015 Aug;31(8):1285-90. doi: 10.1007/s11274-015-1871-9. Epub 2015 May 17.

Abstract

Antimicrobial proteins/peptides have attracted much attention because of their potential use in the industrial setting. In the present study, a thermostable antimicrobial protein (BSAMP) was purified from the culture supernatant of Bacillus subtilis FB123 by ammonium sulfate precipitation, gel chromatography on Sephacryl S-200 High Resolution, and ion exchange chromatography on DEAE Sepharose Fast Flow column. The molecular weight of the purified BSAMP was 54 kDa, as estimated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis both in the absence and presence of β-mercaptoethanol. Its isoelectric point was determined to be 5.24 by isoelectric focusing electrophoresis. Periodic acid-Schiff staining revealed BSAMP to be a glycoprotein. Maximum activity was obtained at pH 6.0, with over 79% maximum activity retained at pH 3.0-5.0 and pH 7.0-9.0, respectively. BSAMP was shown to be highly thermostable, as its activity did not change obviously after treatment at 100 °C. However, it was partially sensitive to papain, trypsin, and alkali proteases. Finally, the bacterial protein exhibited broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity against several pathogenic organisms. These findings suggested that BSAMP should be further developed as a natural antibacterial agent for disease prevention in aquiculture and agriculture.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / metabolism
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacillus subtilis / chemistry*
  • Bacillus subtilis / metabolism
  • Bacteria / drug effects
  • Bacteria / growth & development
  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry*
  • Bacterial Proteins / isolation & purification*
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Bacterial Proteins / pharmacology
  • Chromatography, Gel
  • Chromatography, Ion Exchange
  • Culture Media / chemistry
  • Culture Media / metabolism
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Fungi / drug effects
  • Fungi / growth & development
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Kinetics
  • Molecular Weight
  • Protein Stability
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Culture Media