CN114128721A - Extracellular polymer inhibitor and application thereof - Google Patents

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CN114128721A
CN114128721A CN202111395154.1A CN202111395154A CN114128721A CN 114128721 A CN114128721 A CN 114128721A CN 202111395154 A CN202111395154 A CN 202111395154A CN 114128721 A CN114128721 A CN 114128721A
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Abstract

The invention discloses an ecto-polymer inhibitor and application thereof, wherein the ecto-polymer inhibitor comprises the following components: cyclic adenosine monophosphate, 5 '-cytidylic acid and 5' -adenylic acid. The extracellular polymer inhibitor can inhibit the production of extracellular polymer by food-borne bacteria and further inhibit the formation of biological membrane by the synergistic cooperation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate, 5 '-cytidylic acid and 5' -adenylic acid.

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Extracellular polymer inhibitor and application thereof
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of membrane pollution removal, and particularly relates to an extracellular polymeric inhibitor and application thereof.
Background
Bacterial biofilms are widely present on various food and food processing surfaces, can cause food-borne disease outbreaks, have obvious relevance to food spoilage, and seriously restrict the healthy development of the food industry. The biofilm is an ecological community with a three-dimensional space structure, which is formed by ExtraceLLuLar Polymers (EPS) such as polysaccharide, DNA, protein and the like secreted by bacteria in order to adapt to living environment in the growth process of the bacteria. Under the protection of biofilms, bacteria exhibit up to 1000 times higher resistance to drugs than planktonic bacteria, significantly increasing food safety risks. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find a bioactive substance that has an effective effect on bacterial biofilms.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems, the invention provides an extracellular polymeric inhibitor and application thereof, and the extracellular polymeric inhibitor can safely and efficiently eliminate the formation of food-borne bacterial biofilms.
In order to achieve the above object, embodiments of the present invention in one aspect propose an ectopolymer inhibitor comprising: cyclic adenosine monophosphate, 5 '-cytidylic acid and 5' -adenylic acid.
According to the embodiment of the invention, the ecto-polymer inhibitor can inhibit the production of ecto-polymers by food-borne bacteria and further inhibit the formation of a biological membrane by acting on key proteins for forming the biological membrane through the synergistic cooperation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate, 5 '-cytidylic acid and 5' -adenylic acid.
Optionally, the concentration of cyclic adenosine monophosphate is 0.625 mg/mL-2.5 mg/mL, the concentration of 5 '-cytidylic acid is 0.5 mg/mL-2 mg/mL, and the concentration of 5' -adenosine monophosphate is 0.5 mg/mL-2 mg/mL.
In another aspect, the embodiments of the present invention provide the use of the above-described ecto-polymer inhibitor for removing food-borne bacterial biofilms.
According to the application of the extracellular polymer inhibitor in removing food-borne bacteria biofilms, the extracellular polymer can be used for inhibiting the food-borne bacteria from generating the extracellular polymer so as to inhibit the formation of the biofilms.
Optionally, the food-borne bacteria comprise food-borne pathogenic bacteria or food-borne spoilage bacteria.
Optionally, the food-borne bacteria include escherichia coli, staphylococcus aureus, pseudomonas fluorescens, shewanella porsea.
Optionally, comprising: and adding the extracellular polymer and the chlorine dioxide solution into the food-borne bacterial biofilm.
Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.
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FIG. 1 is a graph showing the effect of extracellular polymers on the removal of biological membranes according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 shows the bactericidal effect of extracellular polymers on food-borne bacteria according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Detailed Description
The technical solution of the present invention is illustrated by specific examples below. It is to be understood that one or more method steps mentioned in the present invention do not exclude the presence of other method steps before or after the combination step or that other method steps may be inserted between the explicitly mentioned steps; it should also be understood that these examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Moreover, unless otherwise indicated, the numbering of the various method steps is merely a convenient tool for identifying the various method steps, and is not intended to limit the order in which the method steps are arranged or the scope of the invention in which the invention may be practiced, and changes or modifications in the relative relationship may be made without substantially changing the technical content.
In order to better understand the above technical solutions, exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described in more detail below. While exemplary embodiments of the invention have been shown, it should be understood that the invention may be embodied in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.
The test materials adopted by the invention are all common commercial products and can be purchased in the market.
The room temperature of the invention is 25 ℃.
The invention will now be described with reference to specific examples, which are intended to be illustrative only and not to be limiting in any way.
Example 1
(1) Sterile water is used for preparing cyclic adenosine mother liquor, and the concentration is 10 mg/mL.
(2) Sterile water is used for preparing a 5' -cytidine acid mother solution, and the concentration is 10 mg/mL.
(3) Sterile water is used for preparing 5' -adenylic acid mother liquor, and the concentration is 10 mg/mL.
(4) Preparing the mother solution of chlorine dioxide with sterile water, wherein the concentration is 20 mg/mL.
(5) The overnight cultured E.coli was inoculated at 1:100 into a petri dish containing LB medium, shaken for 48h, and subjected to biofilm culture.
(6) Pouring out the culture solution, washing twice with sterile water, and adding an extracellular polymeric substance inhibitor and a chlorine dioxide solution to ensure that the final concentration of cyclic adenosine monophosphate in the system is 2.0mg/mL, 5 '-cytidylic acid is 1.0mg/mL, 5' -adenosine monophosphate is 0.5mg/mL, and the chlorine dioxide solution is 0.05 mg/mL; and lightly shaking at normal temperature to react for 0.5h to complete the removal of the biological membrane.
Example 2
(1) Sterile water is used for preparing cyclic adenosine mother liquor, and the concentration is 10 mg/mL.
(2) Sterile water is used for preparing a 5' -cytidine acid mother solution, and the concentration is 10 mg/mL.
(3) Sterile water is used for preparing 5' -adenylic acid mother liquor, and the concentration is 10 mg/mL.
(4) Preparing the mother solution of chlorine dioxide with sterile water, wherein the concentration is 20 mg/mL.
(5) The staphylococcus aureus cultured overnight is inoculated into a culture dish containing LB culture medium in a ratio of 1:100, and is shaken for 48 hours to carry out biofilm culture.
(6) Pouring out the culture solution, washing twice with sterile water, and adding an extracellular polymeric substance inhibitor and a chlorine dioxide solution to ensure that the final concentration of cyclic adenosine monophosphate in the system is 2.5mg/mL, 5 '-cytidylic acid is 1.5mg/mL, 5' -adenosine monophosphate is 1mg/mL, and the chlorine dioxide solution is 0.05 mg/mL; and lightly shaking at normal temperature to react for 0.5h to complete the removal of the biological membrane.
Example 3
(1) Sterile water is used for preparing cyclic adenosine mother liquor, and the concentration is 10 mg/mL.
(2) Sterile water is used for preparing a 5' -cytidine acid mother solution, and the concentration is 10 mg/mL.
(3) Sterile water is used for preparing 5' -adenylic acid mother liquor, and the concentration is 10 mg/mL.
(4) Preparing the mother solution of chlorine dioxide with sterile water, wherein the concentration is 20 mg/mL.
(5) The overnight cultured pseudomonas fluorescens is inoculated into a culture dish containing LB culture medium in a ratio of 1:100, and is shaken for 48 hours to carry out biofilm culture.
(6) Pouring out the culture solution, cleaning twice with sterile water, and adding an extracellular polymeric substance inhibitor and a chlorine dioxide solution to ensure that the final concentration of cyclic adenosine monophosphate in the system is 1.5mg/mL, 5 '-cytidylic acid is 1.0mg/mL, 5' -adenosine monophosphate is 1.5mg/mL, and the chlorine dioxide solution is 0.025 mg/mL; and lightly shaking at normal temperature to react for 0.5h to complete the removal of the biological membrane.
Example 4
(1) Sterile water is used for preparing cyclic adenosine mother liquor, and the concentration is 10 mg/mL.
(2) Sterile water is used for preparing a 5' -cytidine acid mother solution, and the concentration is 10 mg/mL.
(3) Sterile water is used for preparing 5' -adenylic acid mother liquor, and the concentration is 10 mg/mL.
(4) Preparing the mother solution of chlorine dioxide with sterile water, wherein the concentration is 20 mg/mL.
(5) The overnight cultured Shewanella borreliana was inoculated into a culture dish containing LB medium at a ratio of 1:100, and shaken for 48 hours to perform biofilm culture.
(6) Pouring out the culture solution, washing twice with sterile water, and adding an extracellular polymeric substance inhibitor and a chlorine dioxide solution to ensure that the final concentration of cyclic adenosine monophosphate in the system is 1.25mg/mL, 5 '-cytidylic acid is 1.0mg/mL, 5' -adenosine monophosphate is 1.25mg/mL, and the chlorine dioxide solution is 0.025 mg/mL; and lightly shaking at normal temperature to react for 0.5h to complete the removal of the biological membrane.
Comparative example 1
(1) The overnight cultured E.coli was inoculated at 1:100 into a petri dish containing LB medium, shaken for 48h, and subjected to biofilm culture.
(2) Pouring out the culture solution, washing twice with sterile water, and then adding 0.05mg/mL chlorine dioxide solution; the reaction was carried out at room temperature with gentle shaking for 0.5 h.
Comparative example 2
(1) The overnight cultured E.coli was inoculated at 1:100 into a petri dish containing LB medium, shaken for 48h, and subjected to biofilm culture.
(2) Pouring out the culture solution, washing twice with sterile water, and then adding 0.05mg/mL chlorine dioxide solution; the reaction was carried out at room temperature with gentle shaking for 0.5 h.
Comparative example 3
(1) The overnight cultured E.coli was inoculated at 1:100 into a petri dish containing LB medium, shaken for 48h, and subjected to biofilm culture.
(2) Pouring out the culture solution, washing twice with sterile water, and then adding 0.025mg/mL chlorine dioxide solution; the reaction was carried out at room temperature with gentle shaking for 0.5 h.
Comparative example 4
(1) The overnight cultured E.coli was inoculated at 1:100 into a petri dish containing LB medium, shaken for 48h, and subjected to biofilm culture.
(2) Pouring out the culture solution, washing twice with sterile water, and then adding 0.025mg/mL chlorine dioxide solution; the reaction was carried out at room temperature with gentle shaking for 0.5 h.
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And (3) carrying out a biofilm removal effect and sterilization effect test on the above examples 1-4 and comparative examples 1-4:
and (3) testing the biological membrane: removing the biofilm, removing the supernatant, gently washing with sterile water twice, oven-drying the culture dish at 80 deg.C, adding 0.1% crystal violet solution, and dyeing for 10 min. The staining solution was aspirated and washed twice with sterile water, and the petri dish was dried in an oven at 80 ℃. Dissolving in 95% ethanol, and measuring absorbance at 595 nm.
And (3) sterilization test: the biofilm was decanted to remove the supernatant, gently washed twice with sterile water, the bacteria adhered to the bottom of the dish were collected with a cell scraper, and the number of viable bacterial colonies in the biofilm was calculated by a gradient dilution coating method.
Wherein, the control group is chlorine dioxide solution with corresponding concentration only.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, it can be seen from FIG. 1 that the biofilms of examples 1 to 4 were significantly eliminated by the action of the ecto-polymer inhibitor; as can be seen from FIG. 2, the number of bacteria in the biofilms of examples 1-4 was significantly reduced by the action of the ecto-polymer inhibitor.
In conclusion, the extracellular polymeric substance inhibitor prepared according to the embodiment of the invention has good biological membrane removing effect and sterilization effect, and has wide market prospect.
In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above should not be understood to necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by those skilled in the art.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

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1. An extracellular polymeric inhibitor, comprising: cyclic adenosine monophosphate, 5 '-cytidylic acid and 5' -adenylic acid.
2. The ecto-polymer inhibitor according to claim 1, wherein the concentration of cyclic adenosine monophosphate is 0.625mg/mL to 2.5mg/mL, the concentration of 5 '-cytidylic acid is 0.5mg/mL to 2mg/mL, and the concentration of 5' -adenylic acid is 0.5mg/mL to 2 mg/mL.
3. Use of the ecto-polymer inhibitor of claim 1 or 2 for the removal of food-borne bacterial biofilms.
4. The use of claim 3, wherein the food-borne bacteria comprise food-borne pathogenic bacteria or food-borne spoilage bacteria.
5. Use according to claim 3, wherein the food-borne bacteria comprise Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Shewanella Porphyra.
6. The use of claim 3, comprising: and adding the extracellular polymer and the chlorine dioxide solution into the food-borne bacterial biofilm.
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