Evaluation of the Effect of Antibacterial Peptides on Model Monolayers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Monolayer Compression Isotherms of the Monolayer Formed from Azolectin with Peptides in the Aqueous Subphase
2.2. Hysteresis of Compression/Decompression of π-A Azolectin, and the System of which it Is Composed, with P2, P4–P6 in the Water Subphase
2.3. Monolayer Compression Isotherms of a Lecithin Monolayer with Peptides in the Aqueous Subphase
2.4. Hysteresis of Compression/Decompression of π-A Lecithin, and the System of which it Is Composed, with P2, P4–P6 in the Water Subphase
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Synthesis and Characterization of the Peptides
4.2. Langmuir Films
4.3. Compression Isotherms of Azolectin or Lecithin on the Aqueous Subphase with P2, P4–P6
4.4. Hysteresis
4.5. Compressibility Coefficient of the Monolayer
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Alift-off (Å2/molec.) | Acollapse (Å2/molec.) | πcollapse (mN/m) | Amax (Å2/molec.) | πmax (mN/m) | Cs−1max (mN/m) | χ | aLE/LC | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Azolectin | 61.6 | 4.2 | 45.0 | 35.8 | 24.5 | 68.4 | 0.068 | −1.79 |
Azolectin with P2 | 61.9 | 4.2 | 40.9 | 20.0 | 42.1 | 64.3 | 0.068 | −1.30 |
Azolectin with P4 | 61.6 | 4.4 | 40.2 | 38.0 | 27.8 | 72.5 | 0.071 | −1.53 |
Azolectin with P5 | 61.8 | 4.8 | 42.0 | 42.5 | 19.2 | 64.7 | 0.078 | −1.33 |
Azolectin with P6 | 61.7 | 4.2 | 41.6 | 38.9 | 22.6 | 63.1 | 0.068 | −1.36 |
Alift-off (Å2/molec.) | Acollapse (Å2/molec.) | πcollapse (mN/m) | Amax (Å2/molec.) | πmax (mN/m) | Cs−1max (mN/m) | χ | aLE/LC | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lecithin | 62.0 | 4.2 | 35.8 | 30.6 | 19.9 | 37.7 | 0.068 | −0.673 |
Lecithin with P2 | 61.8 | 4.6 | 38.6 | 31.0 | 22.4 | 42.6 | 0.074 | −0.765 |
Lecithin with P4 | 62.0 | 5.0 | 39.8 | 33.9 | 24.2 | 50.2 | 0.081 | −0.924 |
Lecithin with P5 | 62.2 | 4.5 | 39.3 | 36.9 | 21.5 | 53.8 | 0.072 | −0.929 |
Lecithin with P6 | 62 | 4.5 | 37.6 | 35.8 | 21.6 | 50.5 | 0.073 | −0.879 |
Rv | Azolectin | Azolectin with P2 | Azolectin with P4 | Azolectin with P5 | Azolectin with P6 | Lecithin | Lecithin with P2 | Lecithin with P4 | Lecithin with P5 | Lecithin with P6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
loop 1 | 67.10 | 38.79 | 41.91 | 48.96 | 46.89 | 52.42 | 44.15 | 28.99 | 43.79 | 50.09 |
loop 2 | 79.44 | 67.68 | 62.92 | 59.66 | 62.58 | 75.62 | 69.94 | 68.76 | 70.83 | 70.23 |
loop 3 | 82.39 | 69.82 | 67.46 | 63.03 | 67.53 | 44.45 | 72.81 | 71.92 | 74.74 | 73.50 |
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Golonka, I.; Pucułek, J.E.; Greber, K.E.; Dryś, A.; Sawicki, W.; Musiał, W. Evaluation of the Effect of Antibacterial Peptides on Model Monolayers. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 14861. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241914861
Golonka I, Pucułek JE, Greber KE, Dryś A, Sawicki W, Musiał W. Evaluation of the Effect of Antibacterial Peptides on Model Monolayers. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(19):14861. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241914861
Chicago/Turabian StyleGolonka, Iwona, Jakub E. Pucułek, Katarzyna E. Greber, Andrzej Dryś, Wiesław Sawicki, and Witold Musiał. 2023. "Evaluation of the Effect of Antibacterial Peptides on Model Monolayers" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 19: 14861. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241914861