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The antioxidant peptide salamandrin-i: First bioactive peptide identified from skin secretion of salamandra genus (salamandra salamandra)
Fecha
2020-04-01Registro en:
Biomolecules, v. 10, n. 4, 2020.
2218-273X
10.3390/biom10040512
2-s2.0-85082731024
Autor
University of Porto
IBMC
University of Brasilia
University of Brasília
INEB
Science and Technology of São Paulo
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institución
Resumen
Amphibian skin is a multifunctional organ that plays key roles in defense, breathing, and water balance. In this study, skin secretion samples of the fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) were separated using RP-HPLC and de novo sequenced using MALDI-TOF MS/MS. Next, we used an in silico platform to screen antioxidant molecules in the framework of density functional theory. One of the identified peptides, salamandrin-I, [M + H]+ = 1406.6 Da, was selected for solid-phase synthesis; it showed free radical scavenging activity against DPPH and ABTS radicals. Salamandrin-I did not show antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and-negative bacteria. In vitro assays using human microglia and red blood cells showed that salamandrin-I has no cytotoxicity up to the concentration of 100 µM. In addition, in vivo toxicity tests on Galleria mellonella larvae resulted in no mortality at 20 and 40 mg/kg. Antioxidant peptides derived from natural sources are increasingly attracting interest. Among several applications, these peptides, such as salamandrin-I, can be used as templates in the design of novel antioxidant molecules that may contribute to devising strategies for more effective control of neurological disease.
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