Characterization of two bacteriocins produced by Clostridium perfringens. 1991

A Higa, and E Yoshida, and Y Miyoshi
College of Medical Technology and Nursing, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki.

Two types of bacteriocins were shown to be produced in succession by a strain of Clostridium perfringens SN-17. They were separated by diethylaminoethyl cellulose (DEAE) column chromatography at pH 8.5 with a linear concentration gradient of NaCl. One type of bacteriocin (named SN-a) was eluted at 0.07 M and the other type (named SN-b) was at 0.12 M. Each of these was partially purified in a series of column chromatographies: DEAE, Sephadex G-200 (or Bio Gel P-150), and hydroxyapatite. Specific activities of SN-a and SN-b after the last chromatography were at most 30- to 50-fold that of culture filtrate of the organisms. Chromatographed SN-a migrated as a single zone in polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) and the zone showed high biological activity. On the other hand, PAGE pattern of SN-b revealed the presence of a few contamination materials. The activity of SN-b after the last chromatography was hardly recovered from the gel but inactivated SN-b was identified in the gel by examining bacteriocin activity of the DEAE fractions recovered from the gel. The molecular weight of the SN-a and SN-b was determined to be about 70,000 and 100,000, respectively, by molecular sieve chromatography. These bacteriocins were very sensitive to protease but insensitive to DNase and RNase. Bacteriocins were both completely inactivated at 55 C and they were more stable in alkaline pH than in acidic pH. SN-a and SN-b were adsorbed in different ways on the surface of the producer and insensitive strains. Several differences and similarities between these 2 bacteriocins are discussed with special reference to the relationship between them.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008970 Molecular Weight The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule. Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D011489 Protein Denaturation Disruption of the non-covalent bonds and/or disulfide bonds responsible for maintaining the three-dimensional shape and activity of the native protein. Denaturation, Protein,Denaturations, Protein,Protein Denaturations
D002850 Chromatography, Gel Chromatography on non-ionic gels without regard to the mechanism of solute discrimination. Chromatography, Exclusion,Chromatography, Gel Permeation,Chromatography, Molecular Sieve,Gel Filtration,Gel Filtration Chromatography,Chromatography, Size Exclusion,Exclusion Chromatography,Gel Chromatography,Gel Permeation Chromatography,Molecular Sieve Chromatography,Chromatography, Gel Filtration,Exclusion Chromatography, Size,Filtration Chromatography, Gel,Filtration, Gel,Sieve Chromatography, Molecular,Size Exclusion Chromatography
D002852 Chromatography, Ion Exchange Separation technique in which the stationary phase consists of ion exchange resins. The resins contain loosely held small ions that easily exchange places with other small ions of like charge present in solutions washed over the resins. Chromatography, Ion-Exchange,Ion-Exchange Chromatography,Chromatographies, Ion Exchange,Chromatographies, Ion-Exchange,Ion Exchange Chromatographies,Ion Exchange Chromatography,Ion-Exchange Chromatographies
D003016 Clostridium perfringens The most common etiologic agent of GAS GANGRENE. It is differentiable into several distinct types based on the distribution of twelve different toxins. Clostridium welchii
D004591 Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis in which a polyacrylamide gel is used as the diffusion medium. Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis,SDS-PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-PAGE,Gel Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide,SDS PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-PAGEs
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D001430 Bacteriocins Substances elaborated by specific strains of bacteria that are lethal against other strains of the same or related species. They are protein or lipopolysaccharide-protein complexes used in taxonomy studies of bacteria. Bacteriocin,Lantibiotic,Lantibiotics

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