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Burchacka E, Pstrowska K, Bryk M, Maciejowski F, Kułażyński M, Chojnacka K. The Properties of Activated Carbons Functionalized with an Antibacterial Agent and a New SufA Protease Inhibitor. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:1263. [PMID: 36770271 PMCID: PMC9920905 DOI: 10.3390/ma16031263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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S. aureus is the cause of many diseases, including numerous infections of the skin. One way to help combat skin infections is to use bandages containing activated carbon. Currently, there are no dressings on the market that use the synergistic effect of activated carbon and antibiotics. Thus, in this study, we point out the adsorption level of an antimicrobial substance on three different active carbons of different origins; by examining the inhibition level of the growth of S. aureus bacteria, we determined the number of live cells adsorbed on activated carbons depending on the presence of gentamicin in the solution. In addition, we designed and synthesized a new antibacterial substance with a new mechanism of action to act as a bacterial protease inhibitor, as well as determining the antibacterial properties conducted through adsorption. Our results demonstrate that activated carbons with adsorbed antibiotics show better bactericidal properties than activated carbon alone or the antibiotic itself. The use of properly modified activated carbons may have a beneficial effect on the development and functioning of new starting materials for bacteria elimination, e.g., in wound-healing treatments in the future.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ewa Burchacka
- Department of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wyspiańskiego Str. 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wyspiańskiego Str. 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wyspiańskiego Str. 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wyspiańskiego Str. 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Innovation and Implementation Company Ekomotor Ltd., 1A Wyścigowa Street, 53-011 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wyspiańskiego Str. 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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Burchacka E, Pięta P, Łupicka-Słowik A. Recent advances in fungal serine protease inhibitors. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 146:112523. [PMID: 34902742 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.112523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Four types of antifungal drugs are available that include inhibitors of ergosterol synthesis, of fungal RNA biosynthesis, and of cell wall biosynthesis as well as physiochemical regulators of fungal membrane sterols. Increasing resistance to antifungal drugs can severely limit treatment options of fungal nail infections, vaginal candidiasis, ringworm, blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, and Candida infections of the mouth, throat, and esophagus, among other infections. Development of strategies focused on new fungicides can effectively help tackle troublesome fungal diseases. The virulence and optimal growth of fungi depend on various extracellular secreted factors, among which proteases, such as serine proteases, are of particular interest. A specific extracellular proteolytic system enables fungi to survive and penetrate the tissues. Given the role of fungal proteases in infection, any molecule capable of selectively and specifically inhibiting their activity can lead to the development of potential drugs. Owing to their specific mode of action, fungal protease inhibitors can avoid fungal resistance observed with currently available treatments. Although fungal secreted proteases have been extensively studied as potential virulence factors, our understanding of the substrate specificity of such proteases remains poor. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in the design and development of specific serine protease inhibitors and provide a brief history of the compounds that inhibit fungal serine protease activity.
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Affiliation(s)
- E Burchacka
- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego St, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Bionic and Medical Experimental Biology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Parkowa 2 St, 60-775 Poznań, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego St, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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Pieta PP, Burchacka E, Śliwa A, Szczerba A. A rapid method for protein staining in polyacrylamide gels using water saturated with chloroform. Acta Biochim Pol 2021; 68:347-351. [PMID: 33974377 DOI: 10.18388/abp.2020_5678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, followed by an appropriate staining, is a popular and useful analytical procedure for protein identification and characterization. The aim of this study was to develop a method for protein visualization in polyacrylamide gels that would be alternative to Coomassie blue or silver staining. The proposed method is simple, fast and inexpensive. The optimized protocol for protein staining and visualization takes as little as 6 minutes and utilizes deionized water and chloroform. Fluorescence of proteins is induced by UV light and can be detected with a standard transilluminator.
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- Paweł Piotr Pieta
- Department of Bionic and Experimental Medical Biology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Medical and Organic Chemistry, and Microbiology, Faculty od of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland
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- Cell Biology Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Cell Biology Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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Burchacka E, Łukaszewicz M, Kułażyński M. Determination of mechanisms of action of active carbons as a feed additive. Bioorg Chem 2019; 93:102804. [PMID: 30782400 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Activated carbon's porous structure allows it to adsorb a substrates, products and catalysts from the environment thus modificated the biocatalysis processes in digestive tract. Active carbons are currently used to remove solvents from gas streams and for water purification; however, few studies have examined the mechanisms of action of active carbon during the biotransformation processes in the digestive tracks. The potential benefits of using activated carbon in feed are uncertain because both its chemical and physical properties can vary significantly depending on the type of carbonaceous feedstock. However, the use of active carbons as dietary supplements can also bring many benefits during biotransformation processes in the gastrointestinal tract. Active carbons can adsorb toxins from the gastrointestinal tract and reduce excessive intestinal gas accumulation. The study concerning the adsorption of bacteria and vitamins on the porous structure of various species of active carbons is an important factor to determine their mechanism of action in biocatalysis in digestive system. The use of properly modified activated carbons as feed additives may have a beneficial effect on the development and functioning of breeding animals in the future. The results of our research show that the active carbon obtained from beech (KB), which contained, on average, 14% oxygen content by weight adsorbed bacteria, such as E. coli and S. aureus, better than all the other active carbons tested. Moreover, the meso- and macropores of carbon seem to contribute little to bacterial adsorption by active carbons. The electron microscopy studies confirmed that the bacteria adhered mainly to the active carbon surface. Our results also indicate that the examined active carbons from beech (KB), coconut shells (TE50), and hard coal (RB2) do not adsorb (or adsorb with very limited efficiency) the vitamins that are routinely added to feed, such as A, B1, D, and K. Broilers fed with feed mixtures supplemented with activated carbon (KB) resulted in increases in the weight of the chickens (∼2%) after 14 days of application and 2% lower feed consumption (conversion) relative to a control sample. Our data indicate that modifying the surface area and elementary content of active carbon may affect its specificity and selectivity and its capacity to absorb particles used in veterinary, human pharmacy, and cosmetology.
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- Ewa Burchacka
- Department of Microbiology and Medicinal Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wyspianskiego Str. 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Fryderyka Joliot-Curie Str. 14 a, 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Fuels Chemistry and Technology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Gdanska 7/9, 50-344 Wroclaw, Poland.
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Janczewski Ł, Burchacka E, Psurski M, Ciekot J, Gajda A, Gajda T. New diaryl ω-(isothiocyanato)alkylphosphonates and their mercapturic acids as potential antibacterial agents. Life Sci 2019; 219:264-271. [PMID: 30658100 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Thirty-four novel, diaryl ω-(isothiocyanato)alkylphosphonates with chlorine atom and methoxy, dimethoxy, methylsulfanyl, or methoxycarbonyl groups at ortho, meta, or para positions of the phenyl ring, and with an unbranched alkyl chain (n = 2-6) were designed and synthesized in a one-pot reaction in 11-76% yields. All isothiocyanates thus generated were evaluated for the first time for antibacterial activity on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus bacterial strains, and had satisfactory antibacterial activity in most cases. The highest activity, similar to that of reference gentamicin activity against S. aureus, was seen in compounds 9 and 13 (1.5 ± 0.1 and 2.5 ± 0.2 μM, respectively), whereas for P. aeruginosa more than half of tested compounds proved to be more effective than gentamicin. Additionally, selected isothiocyanates (9, 13, 18, and 23) were transformed in 52-73% yields into mercapturic acids 42-45, which also exhibited satisfactory antibacterial effect against S. aureus strain.
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- Łukasz Janczewski
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, 116 Żeromskiego St., 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Rudolfa Weigla St., 53-144 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Rudolfa Weigla St., 53-144 Wrocław, Poland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, 116 Żeromskiego St., 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, 116 Żeromskiego St., 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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Burchacka E, Sieńczyk M. The Lord of the Bacteria: The Fellowship of the Leader and Other Serine Protease Inhibitors. Curr Pharm Des 2018; 24:4445-4465. [PMID: 30569850 DOI: 10.2174/1381612825666181219163922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 11/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Since antibiotics use is currently limited due to undesired side effects and the increasing antibiotic resistance of various bacteria strains, there is a pressing need to develop new strategies and methods preventing epidemic outbreaks. The virulent potency of bacteria relies on a number of different extracellularly secreted factors among which proteases considered as promising, novel drug targets are of special interest. The first evidence that bacterial cysteine, serine and metalloproteinases contributed to the progression of infection was found in the early 70's. This extracellular proteolytic system allows bacteria to penetrate into tissues, escape detection by the host's immune mechanisms and grow despite limited access to nutrition. A molecule able to selectively inhibit the activity of bacterial proteases in the spread of infection may lead to designing novel therapeutics. Moreover, due to their mechanism of action, bacterial protease inhibitors can be used to fight antibiotic-resistant strains. Herein, we undertake a review of various bacterial proteases together with the design and development of their inhibitors (excluding β-lactams) for the last ten years, and introduce the reader to a brief history of the subject.
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- Ewa Burchacka
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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An increasing resistance of pathogenic bacterial species has been considered as one of the major health problems worldwide. The discovery of novel protein targets and development of effective anti-bacterial therapeutics is of high need since for some extremely resistant pathogens we are simply left unarmed. One of new promising therapeutic strategy is the application of specific inhibitors targeting bacterial serine proteases. Pathogenic microorganisms secrete abroad range of hydrolases, including serine proteases which lead to activation of various virulence factors. Herein, we review the specific bacteria serine proteases which have an influence on pathogenicity of bacterial infection as well as we introduce the reader with a brief history of the subject.
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- Ewa Burchacka
- Politechnika Wrocławska, Wydział Chemiczny, Zakład Chemii Medycznej i Mikrobiologii, Wrocław
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- Instytut Immunologii i Terapii Doświadczalnej PAN im. L. Hirszfelda we Wrocławiu
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Grzywa R, Burchacka E, Łęcka M, Winiarski Ł, Walczak M, Łupicka-Słowik A, Wysocka M, Burster T, Bobrek K, Csencsits-Smith K, Lesner A, Sieńczyk M. Synthesis of novel phosphonic-type activity-based probes for neutrophil serine proteases and their application in spleen lysates of different organisms. Chembiochem 2014; 15:2605-12. [PMID: 25236966 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201402360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Neutrophils are a type of granulocyte important in the "first line of defense" of the innate immune system. Upon activation, they facilitate the destruction of invading microorganisms by the production of superoxide radicals, as well as the release of the enzymatic contents of their lysozymes. These enzymes include specific serine proteases: cathepsin G, neutrophil elastase, proteinase 3, as well as the recently discovered neutrophil serine protease 4 (NSP4). Under normal conditions, the proteolytic activity of neutrophil proteases is tightly regulated by endogenous serpins; however, this mechanism can be subverted during tissue stress, thereby resulting in the uncontrolled activity of serine proteases, which induce chronic inflammation and subsequent pathology. Herein, we describe the development of low-molecular-weight activity-based probes that specifically target the active sites of neutrophil proteases.
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- Renata Grzywa
- Division Of Medicinal Chemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw (Poland)
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Burchacka E, Zdzalik M, Niemczyk JS, Pustelny K, Popowicz G, Wladyka B, Dubin A, Potempa J, Sienczyk M, Dubin G, Oleksyszyn J. Development and binding characteristics of phosphonate inhibitors of SplA protease from Staphylococcus aureus. Protein Sci 2013; 23:179-89. [PMID: 24375505 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2013] [Revised: 11/27/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for a variety of human infections, including life-threatening, systemic conditions. Secreted proteome, including a range of proteases, constitutes the major virulence factor of the bacterium. However, the functions of individual enzymes, in particular SplA protease, remain poorly characterized. Here, we report development of specific inhibitors of SplA protease. The design, synthesis, and activity of a series of α-aminoalkylphosphonate diaryl esters and their peptidyl derivatives are described. Potent inhibitors of SplA are reported, which may facilitate future investigation of physiological function of the protease. The binding modes of the high-affinity compounds Cbz-Phe(P) -(OC6 H4 -4-SO2 CH3 )2 and Suc-Val-Pro-Phe(P) -(OC6 H5 )2 are revealed by high-resolution crystal structures of complexes with the protease. Surprisingly, the binding mode of both compounds deviates from previously characterized canonical interaction of α-aminoalkylphosphonate peptidyl derivatives and family S1 serine proteases.
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- Ewa Burchacka
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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