Biocatalytic synthesis, antimicrobial properties and toxicity studies of arginine derivative surfactants

Two novel arginine-based cationic surfactants were synthesized using as biocatalyst papain, an endopeptidase from Carica papaya latex, adsorbed onto polyamide. The classical substrate Nα-benzoyl-arginine ethyl ester hydrochloride for the determination of cysteine and serine proteases activity was us...

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Autores principales: Fait, María Elisa, Garrote, Graciela Liliana, Clapés, Pere, Tanco, Sebastián, Lorenzo, Julia, Morcelle del Valle, Susana Raquel
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/92352
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topic Biología
Arginine-based surfactants
Papain
Biocatalysis
Antimicrobial activity
Cytotoxic effect
spellingShingle Biología
Arginine-based surfactants
Papain
Biocatalysis
Antimicrobial activity
Cytotoxic effect
Fait, María Elisa
Garrote, Graciela Liliana
Clapés, Pere
Tanco, Sebastián
Lorenzo, Julia
Morcelle del Valle, Susana Raquel
Biocatalytic synthesis, antimicrobial properties and toxicity studies of arginine derivative surfactants
topic_facet Biología
Arginine-based surfactants
Papain
Biocatalysis
Antimicrobial activity
Cytotoxic effect
description Two novel arginine-based cationic surfactants were synthesized using as biocatalyst papain, an endopeptidase from Carica papaya latex, adsorbed onto polyamide. The classical substrate Nα-benzoyl-arginine ethyl ester hydrochloride for the determination of cysteine and serine proteases activity was used as the arginine donor, whereas decyl- and dodecylamine were used as nucleophiles for the condensation reaction. Yields higher than 90 and 80 % were achieved for the synthesis of Nα-benzoyl-arginine decyl amide (Bz-Arg-NHC10) and Nα-benzoyl-arginine dodecyl amide (Bz-Arg-NHC12), respectively. The purification process was developed in order to make it more sustainable, by using water and ethanol as the main separation solvents in a single cationic exchange chromatographic separation step. Bz-Arg-NHC10 and Bz-Arg-NHC12 proved antimicrobial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, revealing their potential use as effective disinfectants as they reduced 99 % the initial bacterial population after only 1 h of contact. The cytotoxic effect towards different cell types of both arginine derivatives was also measured. Bz-Arg-NHCn demonstrated lower haemolytic activity and were less eye-irritating than the commercial cationic surfactant cetrimide. A similar trend could also be observed when cytotoxicity was tested on hepatocytes and fibroblast cell lines: both arginine derivatives were less toxic than cetrimide. All these properties would make the two novel arginine compounds a promising alternative to commercial cationic surfactants, especially for their use as additives in topical formulations.
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author Fait, María Elisa
Garrote, Graciela Liliana
Clapés, Pere
Tanco, Sebastián
Lorenzo, Julia
Morcelle del Valle, Susana Raquel
author_facet Fait, María Elisa
Garrote, Graciela Liliana
Clapés, Pere
Tanco, Sebastián
Lorenzo, Julia
Morcelle del Valle, Susana Raquel
author_sort Fait, María Elisa
title Biocatalytic synthesis, antimicrobial properties and toxicity studies of arginine derivative surfactants
title_short Biocatalytic synthesis, antimicrobial properties and toxicity studies of arginine derivative surfactants
title_full Biocatalytic synthesis, antimicrobial properties and toxicity studies of arginine derivative surfactants
title_fullStr Biocatalytic synthesis, antimicrobial properties and toxicity studies of arginine derivative surfactants
title_full_unstemmed Biocatalytic synthesis, antimicrobial properties and toxicity studies of arginine derivative surfactants
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url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/92352
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