The effect of topical ophthalmic proparacaine, fluorescein, and tropicamide on subsequent bacterial cultures in healthy dogs

A strategy of sequential dimerization of monomers of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) into one polypeptide chain has been implemented on the example of a beta-structural AMP polyphemusin I which is one of the most effective candidate for use as an antibiotic. The possible polyphemusin I monomer and dimer structures in lipid membrane were studied in this work via molecular modeling. To this end, these molecules were chemically synthesized so that the dimer represented two monomers connected in series into one polypeptide chain with a flexible linker. The antimicrobial effects of monomer and dimer were then tested on various bacterial cultures, and their similarity was shown. Therefore, we can conclude that the pore formation is not a putative mechanism of the polyphemusin I action. antimicrobial peptides, peptide dimerization, mechanism of antimicrobial action, polyphemusin The work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (Project Unique Identifier RFMEFI57517X0151).

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Activated Sludge Exocellular Material Extraction Methods and Problems

Water Quality Research Journal ◽

10.2166/wqrj.1974.023 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 250-261

Author(s):

D.F. Carr ◽

J. Ganczarczyk

Keyword(s):

Activated Sludge ◽

High Speed ◽

Sewage Treatment ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Extraction Methods ◽

Volatile Material ◽

Bacterial Cultures ◽

Volatile Solids ◽

Pure Bacterial Cultures ◽

Material Extraction

Abstract Activated sludge samples from two Toronto sewage treatment plants were subjected to the extraction of exocellular material by means of 9 different methods suggested for this purpose. Some of those methods, originally developed for pure bacterial cultures, were modified for the application to activated sludge. The amount of exocellular material obtained varied for Lakeview sludges from 0.4 to 3.2% of their dry volatile solids, and for Humber sludges from 0.3 to 5.3%. It has been found that extractions by the use of sulphuric acid, high-speed centrifugation and sodium hydroxide, were not suitable for the studied material. Especially surprising was the ineffectiveness of high-speed centrifugation to yield any measurable amounts of extract. The boiling water extraction is recommended for further studies on activated sludge exocellular material. The material extracted from activated sludge is very complex in nature. Generally more polysaccharide than protein was extracted, but the remaining volatile material may form up to 70% of the dry weight.

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