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A library of linear undecapeptides with bactericidal activity against phytopathogenic bacteria
Authors:Badosa Esther  Ferre Rafael  Planas Marta  Feliu Lidia  Besalú Emili  Cabrefiga Jordi  Bardají Eduard  Montesinos Emilio
Affiliation:

aLaboratory of Plant Pathology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-CIDSAV-CeRTA, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17071 Girona, Spain

bLIPPSO, Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17071 Girona, Spain

cInstitute of Computational Chemistry, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17071 Girona, Spain

Abstract:A 125-member library of synthetic linear undecapeptides was prepared based on a previously described peptide H-K1KLFKKILKF10L-NH2 (BP76) that inhibited in vitro growth of the plant pathogenic bacteria Erwinia amylovora, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vesicatoria, and Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae at low micromolar concentrations. Peptides were designed using a combinatorial chemistry approach by incorporating amino acids possessing various degrees of hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity at positions 1 and 10 and by varying the N-terminus. Library screening for in vitro growth inhibition identified 27, 40 and 113 sequences with MIC values below 7.5 μM against E. amylovora, P. syringae and X. axonopodis, respectively. Cytotoxicity, bactericidal activity and stability towards protease degradation of the most active peptides were also determined. Seven peptides with a good balance between antibacterial and hemolytic activities were identified. Several analogues displayed a bactericidal effect and low susceptibility to protease degradation. The most promising peptides were tested in vivo by evaluating their preventive effect of inhibition of E. amylovora infection in detached apple and pear flowers. The peptide H-KKLFKKILKYL-NH2 (BP100) showed efficacies in flowers of 63–76% at 100 μM, being more potent than BP76 and only less effective than streptomycin, currently used for fire blight control.
Keywords:Antimicrobial peptides   Fire blight   Combinatorial chemistry   Linear peptides
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