Keywords
Diphtheria toxin (dt), p. aeruginosa exotoxin a (eta), ricin, shiga toxin, cholera toxin (ct), grape seed extract, phenolic compounds, polyphenolic compounds, corynebacterium diphtheriae, pseudomonas aeruginosa, ricinus communis, shigella dysentariae, vibrio cholerae
Abstract
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Ricinus communis, Shigella dysentariae, and Vibrio cholerae produce AB toxins which share the same basic structural characteristics: a catalytic A subunit attached to a cell-binding B subunit. All AB toxins have cytosolic targets despite an initial extracellular location. AB toxins use different methods to reach the cytosol and have different effects on the target cell. Broad-spectrum inhibitors against these toxins are therefore hard to develop because they use different surface receptors, entry mechanisms, enzyme activities, and cytosolic targets. We have found that grape seed extract provides resistance to five different AB toxins: diphtheria toxin (DT), P. aeruginosa exotoxin A (ETA), ricin, Shiga toxin, and cholera toxin (CT). To identify individual compounds in grape seed extract that are capable of inhibiting the activities of these AB toxins, we screened twenty common phenolic compounds of grape seed extract for anti-toxin properties. Three compounds inhibited DT, four inhibited ETA, one inhibited ricin, and twelve inhibited CT. Additional studies were performed to determine the mechanism of inhibition against CT. Two compounds inhibited CT binding to the cell surface and even stripped bound CT off the plasma membrane of a target cell. Two other compounds inhibited the enzymatic activity of CT. We have thus identified individual toxin inhibitors from grape seed extract and some of their mechanisms of inhibition against CT. This work will help to formulate a defined mixture of phenolic compounds that could potentially be used as a therapeutic against a broad range of AB toxins.
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Graduation Date
2014
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Teter, Kenneth
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Medicine
Department
Molecular Biology and Microbiology
Degree Program
Biotechnology
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0005315
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0005315
Language
English
Release Date
August 2017
Length of Campus-only Access
3 years
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Medicine; Medicine -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Cherubin, Patrick, "The Anti-toxin Properties of Grape Seed Phenolic Compounds" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4827.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/4827