Discovery and Characterization of a Novel Bacteriocin HA2-5 that Strongly Inhibits Propionibacterium acnes. 2023

Zheng Peng, and Mengni He, and Xinyu Yang, and Juan Zhang
Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China.

Increased drug resistance has significantly reduced the effectiveness of antibiotics used in the treatment of Propionibacterium acnes. Therefore, there has been a trend toward the development of new antimicrobial agents to circumvent drug resistance. In this study, we isolated and purified a novel bacteriocin, HA2-5, from Bacillus haynesii HA2, which effectively killed P. acnes through membrane disruption at a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 8 μg/mL. HA2-5 with 2× MIC was able to kill 99.9% of P. acnes within 24 h. HA2-5 shows excellent stability and tolerance to temperature, pH, proteases, chemical reagents, UV radiation, and metal ions, with almost no loss of inhibitory activity after treatment. In addition, the very low hemolytic activity and cytotoxicity suggest that HA2-5 is biosafe. Notably, HA2-5 exhibits preferred antibacterial activity against gram-positive pathogens with an MIC of 16-32 μg/mL. In conclusion, this study shows that bacteriocin HA2-5 has the potential to be used as an alternative to antibiotics for acne treatment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007108 Immune Tolerance The specific failure of a normally responsive individual to make an immune response to a known antigen. It results from previous contact with the antigen by an immunologically immature individual (fetus or neonate) or by an adult exposed to extreme high-dose or low-dose antigen, or by exposure to radiation, antimetabolites, antilymphocytic serum, etc. Immunosuppression (Physiology),Immunosuppressions (Physiology),Tolerance, Immune
D010450 Endopeptidases A subclass of PEPTIDE HYDROLASES that catalyze the internal cleavage of PEPTIDES or PROTEINS. Endopeptidase,Peptide Peptidohydrolases
D011425 Propionibacterium acnes A bacteria isolated from normal skin, intestinal contents, wounds, blood, pus, and soft tissue abscesses. It is a common contaminant of clinical specimens, presumably from the skin of patients or attendants. Corynebacterium acnes,Corynebacterium parvum
D000900 Anti-Bacterial Agents Substances that inhibit the growth or reproduction of BACTERIA. Anti-Bacterial Agent,Anti-Bacterial Compound,Anti-Mycobacterial Agent,Antibacterial Agent,Antibiotics,Antimycobacterial Agent,Bacteriocidal Agent,Bacteriocide,Anti-Bacterial Compounds,Anti-Mycobacterial Agents,Antibacterial Agents,Antibiotic,Antimycobacterial Agents,Bacteriocidal Agents,Bacteriocides,Agent, Anti-Bacterial,Agent, Anti-Mycobacterial,Agent, Antibacterial,Agent, Antimycobacterial,Agent, Bacteriocidal,Agents, Anti-Bacterial,Agents, Anti-Mycobacterial,Agents, Antibacterial,Agents, Antimycobacterial,Agents, Bacteriocidal,Anti Bacterial Agent,Anti Bacterial Agents,Anti Bacterial Compound,Anti Bacterial Compounds,Anti Mycobacterial Agent,Anti Mycobacterial Agents,Compound, Anti-Bacterial,Compounds, Anti-Bacterial
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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