THE PROTEIN PROFILING OF ASIAN GIANT TOAD SKIN SECRETIONS AND THEIR ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY
Keywords:
Bufo asper, skin secretion, anitmicrobial, proteomicsAbstract
Objective: The skin secretions of toads are a rich source of bioactive peptides and proteins, which offer a wide range of therapeutic application. The current study was designed to elucidate the antimicrobial activity of Bufo asper skin secretions.
Methods: Proteomic analysis of electrically stimulated skin secretions were mapped using SDS-PAGE followed by LC-MS/MS. In total,>50 proteins were identified with a molecular weight ranging from 20 to 250 KDa. The antimicrobial activity was performed by an agar-well diffusion method to measure the diameter of inhibition zone (DIZ) as well as microdilution technique to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC).
Results: Toad's skin secretion (TSS) exhibited broad spectrum growth inhibitory activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; with more pronounce activity towards Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis, with MIC 12.25±0.4 and 25±1.3 μg/ml, respectively. Moreover, the proteomic profile of Bufo asper skin secretion has revealed the presence of interesting proteins such as, actin, histone H4 and heat shock proteins (HSP90, HSP70 and HSC70).
Conclusion: we anticipate that the collective functions of proteins and peptides with a wide range of diversity may contribute to the TSS antimicrobial activity.
Keywords: Bufo asper, Skin secretion, Antimicrobial, Proteomics.
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