Turkish Journal of Chemistry
Abstract
In this study, antimicrobial nanofibers were produced with the mixtures of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and cyclotide-rich fractions by electrospinning method. After extraction, the first separation was carried out with C18 flash chromatography and then fractioned into five separate parts by reversed-phase high-pressure liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). The molecular weights of cyclotides in each fraction were determined by quadrupole time-of-flight liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (Q-TOF LC-MS). Cyclotide-rich fractions were mixed with 10% of PVA solution and nanofibers were produced from this biocomposite mixture by electrospinning method. The nanofibers were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and it was observed that 100% peptide-containing nanofibers (cyclotide-rich fraction/10% PVA, w/v) had more regular fiber textures. The presence of the peptides in the nanofiber was also confirmed by analytical RP-HPLC, as the peptides in both peptide fractions and nanofiber solutions have the same retention times. The nanofibers produced with the fourth cyclotide-rich fraction showed activity against gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus cereus) in antimicrobial susceptibility test. As a result of these findings, cyclotide-containing nanofibers with antimicrobial activity can be produced for pharmaceutical research and development studies.
DOI
10.55730/1300-0527.3468
Keywords
Cyclotides, electrospinning, nanofibers, antimicrobial activity, drug delivery
First Page
1651
Last Page
1660
Recommended Citation
BAŞ, ELİF BÜŞRA; KÜREKCİ, CEMİL; KALFA, ORHAN MURAT; and AKCAN, MUHARREM
(2022)
"Cyclotide-rich fractions containing nanofibers by electrospinning: preparation, characterization and examination of antimicrobial activity,"
Turkish Journal of Chemistry: Vol. 46:
No.
5, Article 26.
https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0527.3468
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/vol46/iss5/26
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