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Título:	Effect of thiol-functionalisation on chitosan antibacterial activity: interaction with a bacterial membrane model
Autor/a:	Macedo Fernandes, Margarida Maria; Francesko, Antonio; Torrent Burgués, Juan; Tzanov, Tzanko
Otros autores:	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Química; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GBMI - Grup de Biotecnologia Molecular i Industrial
Abstract:	The antibacterial activity of chitosan modified with the thiol-containing 2-iminothiolane HCl (TC-IMI) and N-acetyl- L -cysteine (TC-NAC) was studied by Langmuir film balance technique using a dipalmitoylphos- phatidylglycerol (DPPG) monolayer bacterial membrane model. The interactions of the biopolymer with the membrane model were assessed by monitoring the differences in the shape of the compression iso- therms recorded in the absence and presence of chitosan and thiolated conjugates in the subphase. A low molecularweightchitosan(15 kDa)shiftedthecompressionisothermsofDPPGmonolayerstowardslarger areas ( A 0,CS = 145 Å 2 ), confirming its membrane disturbance capacity. Further thiolation induced higher yield of expansion, more pronounced in the case of TC-IMI. The expansion of the monolayer increased sig- nificantly( A 0,TC-NAC = 150 Å 2 vs A 0,TC-IMI = 175 Å 2 )andtheelasticityatasurfacepressureof30 mN/m,typical for bio-membranes decreased to a greater extent C 1 s ; 30 TC NAC = 120 mN/m vs C 1 s ; 30 TC IMI = 87 mN/m) in presence of TC-IMI. Antibacterial tests against a Gram-negative Escherichia coli and a Gram-positive Staph- ylococcusaureus wereingoodagreementwiththesefindings,suggestingthatchitosanthiolatedwith2-imi- nothiolane HCl acts as a bactericide disrupting the integrity of the bacterial cell membrane
Materia(s):	-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química -Chemical engineering -Thiolated chitosan -Antibacterial activity -Langmuir monolayers -Cell membrane mode -Enginyeria química
Derechos:	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
Tipo de documento:	Artículo - Versión publicada Artículo
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