Abstract

Background: Bacterial resistance is a challenging limitation in infection treatment. This work evaluates the potential antibacterial activity of conjugation of Tryasine peptide with silver nanoparticles against selected pathogens. Materials and Methods: The peptide Tryasine was produced using three subunits of tryptophan and three lysine amino acids, then its purity was determined by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. The peptide was confirmed using mass spectrometry and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Silver nanoparticles conjugate with Tryasine was synthesized by adding Tryasine-silver nitrate solution in the presence of the reducing agent sodium borohydride. The presence of Tryasine-silver nanoparticles was indicated by the yellow-brown color and was further confirmed through ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry. The minimum inhibitory and minimum bactericidal concentrations for Tryasine nanoparticles were determined against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and ESBL Escherichia coli using the microdilution method. Toxicity for nanoparticles conjugated with Tryasine was determined using erythrocyte hemolytic assay. Results: Tryasine alone was effective (MIC around 100 and 200 μM) against standard and resistant strains of bacteria used. However, Tryasine-silver nanoparticles were more effective with MICs ranging from 30 to 100 μM depending on the bacterial strain used. Tryasine-silver nanoparticles at concentration of 100 μM only caused 1% hemolysis on human erythrocytes after 30 min of incubation. Conclusions: The findings indicate that Tryasine-silver nanoparticles had good antibacterial activity against pathogenic strains of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Additionally, the conjugate showed low hemolytic activity and cytotoxicity. Therefore, conjugation of Tryasine with silver nanoparticles is a promising treatment candidate for bacterial infection with low toxicity.

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