{"title":"Comparative analysis of protein profiles in skin secretions of some Rana species: Preliminary insights into antimicrobial activity","authors":"Ebru Tanrıverdi O, Dinçer Ayaz, Yiğit Terzi","doi":"10.1016/j.toxicon.2024.108110","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Protein profiles of skin secretions of <em>Rana dalmatina</em> (Agile Frog), <em>Rana macrocnemis</em> (Uludağ Frog), <em>Rana tavasensis</em> (Tavas Frog) and <em>Rana holtzi</em> (Taurus Frog) frog species belonging to the <em>Rana</em> genus distributed in the Anatolian region of Türkiye were determined for the first time using the Tricine-SDS-PAGE Electrophoresis method and Coomassie Brilliant Blue (CBB) staining. By the results, some peptides with mass ≤5 kDa were detected. Just one peptide with mass ≤5 kDa was found in the secretion of each <em>R. dalmatina</em>, <em>R. macrocnemis</em>, and <em>R. tavasensis</em> while there was two in <em>R. holtzi</em> secretion. The antibacterial activity of secretions was determined using plate well diffusion assay on <em>E. coli</em>, <em>S. typhimurium</em>, <em>S. aureus</em>, <em>B. cereus</em> and <em>L. monocytogenes</em> bacteria. <em>R. dalmatina</em> created the inhibition zone for <em>S. typhimurium, S. aureus, B. cereus,</em> and <em>L. monocytogenes.</em> The zones of inhibition by <em>R. tavasensis</em> and <em>R. macrocnemis</em> species secretions were observed on <em>S. aureus</em>, <em>B. cereus</em>, and <em>L. monocytogenes</em>. It was found that <em>R. holtzi</em> creates an inhibition zone only on <em>B. cereus.</em> The results showed that the secretion of none of the species doesn't have antibacterial activity on <em>E. coli</em>. The skin secretion of <em>R. dalmatina</em> showed the most activity against bacteria, while <em>R. holtzi</em> had the least.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23289,"journal":{"name":"Toxicon","volume":"250 ","pages":"Article 108110"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Toxicon","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0041010124006822","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Protein profiles of skin secretions of Rana dalmatina (Agile Frog), Rana macrocnemis (Uludağ Frog), Rana tavasensis (Tavas Frog) and Rana holtzi (Taurus Frog) frog species belonging to the Rana genus distributed in the Anatolian region of Türkiye were determined for the first time using the Tricine-SDS-PAGE Electrophoresis method and Coomassie Brilliant Blue (CBB) staining. By the results, some peptides with mass ≤5 kDa were detected. Just one peptide with mass ≤5 kDa was found in the secretion of each R. dalmatina, R. macrocnemis, and R. tavasensis while there was two in R. holtzi secretion. The antibacterial activity of secretions was determined using plate well diffusion assay on E. coli, S. typhimurium, S. aureus, B. cereus and L. monocytogenes bacteria. R. dalmatina created the inhibition zone for S. typhimurium, S. aureus, B. cereus, and L. monocytogenes. The zones of inhibition by R. tavasensis and R. macrocnemis species secretions were observed on S. aureus, B. cereus, and L. monocytogenes. It was found that R. holtzi creates an inhibition zone only on B. cereus. The results showed that the secretion of none of the species doesn't have antibacterial activity on E. coli. The skin secretion of R. dalmatina showed the most activity against bacteria, while R. holtzi had the least.
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