Al-daan W. R. T, Ali S. A. AR, Al-Saffar A. K. Effect of Piper Cubeba Fruits Extract on Bacteriocin Production of E. Coli Isolated from Patient With urinary Tract Infection. Biomed Pharmacol J 2017;10(1).
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Wejdan R. Taj Al-daan, Shahad Aabed Al-Redha Ali and Anwar kadhim Al-Saffar

Biology department, college of science, University of Babylon.

DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bpj/1088

Abstract

Thirty five E .coli isolates  were collected from patient suffering from long term urinary tract catheters and urinary tract infection for both genera with  age  ranging  between (11-60) years. The isolates were identified according to cultural , microbiological, biochemical testes.Detection bacteriocin production by E. coli were showed only (5) isolates  of E coli produced bacteriocin. To esteemed effect of  P. cubeba   fruits extract on bacteriocin production  from E. coli exposed to this extract, the results showed  did not changing  in bacteriocin production but the extract caused changes in the  antimicrobial activity between bacteriocin produced before and after treated  bacteria with P. cubeba  fruits extract.In the case of bacteria cultured without the extract, protein concentration of partially  purified  bacteriocin (by ammonium sulphat) was (9.21mg/ml) while bacteriocin protein concentration  of bacteria grown with the extract was(10.6mg/ml). The statistical analysis of result did not show significant differences and "p value " was 0.177.  SDS PAGE  reveal that bacteriocin  have molecular  weight (25KDa) and identified as Colicin.

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Escherichia coli; Piper cubeba; Bacteriocin; plant extract

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Introduction

Virulent bacteria are capable to create molecules that dynamically reduce the immune response of  the host,  so  increased bacterial persistence and tissue damage. The virulence factors encoding genes of  uropathogenic E. coli are localized  on chromosomal gene clusters called “pathogenicity islands” [1;  2]. Virulence factors  have a vital role in determining the  invading of organism to the urinary tract and the level of infection. Uropathogenic E.coli (UPEC) infect the urinary tract  via expressing specific virulence factors that allow adherence and colonization of the lower urinary tract [3 ; 4]. Bacteriocin is one of these virulence factors.which is Proteinaceous toxins that  produced via bacteria and have the ability  to inhibit the growth of similar or closely related bacterial strain [5].Bacteriocins, a member of the narrow-spectrum toxins are described as the “microbial weapon of choice”, due to their abundance and diversity among producing bacteria[6]. They are similar to killing factors  of yeast and paramecium but are structurally, functionally, and ecologically different. Applications of bacteriocins are tested to evaluate  its application as a narrow-spectrum antibiotics [5]. They are classified in different ways, such as producing strain,   mechanism  of resistance, mechanism of killing.There are large  class of bacteriocin that are only phenomenologically related. These  classes are  the bacteriocins from gram-positive bacteria, colicins, [7] microcins, and the bacteriocins from Archaea.[8].E . coli produce two  kind  of bacteriocins, classified in dependent on their molecular weight into colicins (25-80 kDa) and microcins (10 kDa). Colicins and microcins are alike in numerous ways, but microcin synthesis is not lethal to the producing strain  additional,  and all colicins are encoded by plasmid, while  genes encoding to microcin found on the chromosome.[7]

Recently, attention to medicinal plant studies that focusing on inhibition of as a target activity is increase, several bioassays to assess virulence factors have develop for number of microorganisms,   especially  bacteria and yeast. This is an important source of  molecules to investigate new anti-virulence factors mechanisms of microbes.many medicinal plant metabolites have antimicrobial activity [9; 10].  Traditional medicine Practitioners think that the components of  plants are unique  because of  they contain both active ingredients and “non active” components that are play a role in enhancing the well being of their patients.[11]. numerous virulence factors  can be neutralized via plant compounds. A broad field of  studies on this subject is further on, science advances in phytochemistry and molecular microbiology providing new features that will end in  virulence factors  based new therapy strategies. [12].Piper cubeba (cubeba) or the tailed pepper is a member of genus Piper mostly known as, tailed pepper (because of the stalks attached), Java pepper (in Java) and kemukus (in Indonesia),[13]. Cubeba is a perpetual  plant, with climbing stem, round branches, ash colored and  it leaves are from 4 to  6,  so soft Flowers  have a spikes shape at the end of the branches with ovate-oblong, acuminate.Cubeba  is one of the popular medicinal plants [14]. It is used to treat genitourinary diseaseKidney and Bladder calculi  [15]. gonorrhea dysentery, syphilis, abdominal pain and asthma[16]. also it use as gastroprotactive [17]. The effect of Piper cubeba extract on Bacteriocin of uropathogenic isolates have notbeen compared before so in this study, we have been detection the effect of P. cubeba extracts on Bacteriocin of uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Material and Methods

Collection and Drying of Piper Cubeba

Piper cubeba fruits were collected from the local markets of Babylon Province then it was washed  three times by D.W. P. cubeba furits were dried by using oven at 55°C for 5 hours. The powdered samples were  stored in a clean container until the time of the extraction.

Extract Preparation

Hot water  were used to prepare the  extract  of P. cubeba fruits. An amount of  30g. of fruitso in100ml of hot water (100 c◦) and adjust to magnetic stirrer for 5h .Then filtered through a sterilized whatman No.1 filter paper [18, 19 ,20] Filtered extracts were air dried at 40˚C for 48 h. then stored in labeled sterile  container in a deep freeze at -18˚C until further use[21].

Phytochemical Analysis of  P. Cubeba  

Hot aqueous extract were tested chemically to identify its chemical compounds according to[22 ]

Bacterial  strain

In the present study 35 E.coli isolates  were collected from patient suffering from long term urinary tract catheters and urinary tract infection for both genera with age  ranging  between (11-60)  years in  Babylon Province, Iraq during a period from September 2015 to February  2016. isolates were identified  according to  morphology , microscopic examination and biochemical tests. Bacterial cultures were maintained on nutrient broth as a basal medium, supplemented with 15% glycerol. and kept at 4˚C until used[23].

Escherichia. coli was grown with (25 mg/ml) MIC concentration of P. cubeba hot aqueous extract at 37c for 24h in tests of detection Bacteriocin production (Antibacterial activity and MIC concentration of hot  aqueous extract of P. cubeba fruits was published in other research)

Production and Extraction of Crude Bacteriocin 

To determine bacteriocin production, E.coli  grown in  400ml m63 broth at 37C for 24 h in triplicates The, cultures were centrifuged at 4,400 rpm for 15 min at 4°C  and  filtrated through 0.22μm Millipore filter [24], The crude bacteriocin were then assayed using  well diffusion method.                         

Precipitation of  Bacteriocin 

Bacteriocin precipitate from  crud extraction by ammonium sulphat with saturated ratio 80%. This method was done according to method of  [25]  as the followed:

Ammonium sulphat 51.6g was gradually  added to 100ml of crud  extraction

(CE) of bacteriocin protein with continuous mixing by magnetic stirrer  at 150m  for 10 min at 4c .

After that  the solution was centrifuged at 10000rpm for 15min, the supernatant was removed  and the sediment was used.

Phosphate buffer saline 5ml was added to the sediment (bacteriocin).   

Measurement of  Bacteriocin Protein Concentration                                     

Bradford method[26] was used to measure bacteriocin protein concentration  

Antimicrobial Assay of Bacteriocin

The antibacterial action of bacteriocin isolated from E  coli determined by using the well diffusion method. Amount of 50 μL of the supernatant were placed in wells with 4mm diameter on Mueller-Hinton agar plates that cultured previously with the indicator bacteria. Diameters of the zones of growth  inhibition were measured after 12-18 h of incubation.[27].

Electrophoretic Separation of Bacteriocin

Bacteriocin extracts were electrophoresed on SDS-PAGE according to [28].

Result

In the present study 35 E. coli  isolates were collected from patient suffering from long term urinary tract catheters and urinary tract infection whose did not take any drug and for both genera with age ranging  between (11-60) years during a period  from September 2015 to February 2016 All samples were cultured on nutrient MacConkey and Blood agar plates then it was incubated at 37  for18- 24 hours. Identification of pure isolate was done by observing morphological, cultural and biochemical characters  according to[29]. phytochemical screening of hot aqueous P. cubeba extract showed it was containing glycosides, phenols, Flavonoids and tannin. coli isolates incubated with the MIC concentration (25mg/ml) of hot aqueous extract at 37 for 24h to detect effect of hot aqueous extract of P. cubeba on Bacteriocin production.

Bacteriocin Production

Bacteriocins are peptides that ribosomally synthesized have antimicrobial activity broadly distributed in nature. This peptide biodiversity is supported via many differences in  their structures. All synthesized peptides, regardless of  sub-classification, share a net positive charge that causes them to fold into an amphiphilic conformation on interaction with bacterial membranes.[30].

Production of Bacterocins are a main characteristic of E. coli and several species Enterobacteriaceae of  family [31]. in the  present study detection of bacteriocin production by E.coli isolates studies and was  found out of 35 E. coli isolates only 5 (14.2%)  isolates produced bacteriocin and then antimicrobial of  this bacteriocin was tested.[32]  found an relationship among bacteriocin and virulence factors, in A number of  virulence factors adhesins ability, cytotoxins, siderophores, etc.) was identified, that  occur more frequently.In Many studies  were done to detect bacteriocin production, one of these, study of  [33]  was found  among 30 E. coli isolates 17(56.7%)were produced bacteriocin ,while 13(43.3%) were found no ability to produce bacteriocin.[34] have been  found 102 (38%) of isolates was bacteriocin producing    among 266 human  E. coli strains. similar result by [35] reported that 195 (54%) bacteriocin producing of UTI E. coli strains, were identified among 361 tested .An even lower frequency (32.3%) it was  show that among 440 E. coli UTI strains [36]. and this result were similar to our findings in present study .  Bacteriocin was proposed  as a replacement for antibiotics to which pathogenic bacteria  was become resistant. Potentially, the bacteriocin could be produced by bacteria intentionally introduced into the patient to combat infection.

In current  study, (5) isolates of E. coli were produced bacteriocin and then bacteria grown with P. cubeba extract the result showed no changes in bacteriocin production between before and after treated  bacteria with P. cubeba extract.

Bacteriocin was precipitated by using  ammonium sulphat (80%) method. The ammonium sulphat used because of its being safe, don’t interfere with products and easily to dissolve, so, this salt is useful in salting out. It is separating proteins method based upon that the proteins are less soluble at high concentrations of salt. This process is as well used to concentrate dilute proteins solutions. Dialysis can be used to remove the salt if needed [37]. and then bacteriocin protein concentration was measured  by Bradford method[26] because It is simple and very fast method used to measure the same amount of protein that was measured by Lowey assay, commonly used to determine the total protein concentration of sample, especially for protein of cell fraction and for gel electrophoresis. It was used  for measure bacteriocin concentration for both bacteria grown with and without P. cubeba extract and then was compared between  it. In the case of bacteria  cultured without extract protein concentration of partially  purified (by ammonium sulphat) was (9.21mg/ml) while bacteriocin protein concentration  of bacteria grown with the extract was(10.6mg/ml). The statistical analysis of result did not show significant differences and”p” value was 0.177. Purified of bacteriocin  decreased  portion concentration but enhance it is activity fractionation by Ammonium sulphat may increase the amount of bacteriocin activity against tested bacteria.

Assessment of antimicrobial activity of bacteriocin, P. cubeba extract, and bacteriocin of bacteria grown   with P.cubeba extract via agar well diffusion method at 37 for 24h against S. saprophyticus isolated  from  vaginal swap and urine sample as indicator bacteria. As show previously the extract haven’t any antimicrobial activity against S. saprophyticus from urine sample but it was exhibited antimicrobial  effect against S. saprophyticus  from vaginal swap with inhibition zone (10mm). In case of bacteriocin only it was  show ability to inhibition growth of S. saprophyticus with inhibition zone (40mm) but indicator bacteria return to grow again and resist bacteriocin as shown in figure (1), whereas  the Bacteriocin derived from E. coli grown with P. cubeba extract inhibited S. saprophyticus growth with inhibition zone(30mm) and bacteria didn’t returned  to grow again. P. cubeba  extract  may be effect on  bacteriocin production when bacteria grown with the extract so give good inhibition to indicator bacteria, As illustrated previously activity of  bacteriocin produced by bacteria were grown with the extract  give inhibition zone less than bacteriocin of bacteria grown without the extract but the extract increased  the activity of killing  or inhibition so that indicator bacteria didn’t returned to grow again. [38] reported that ethanolic extracts of neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf produced antibacterial action on Gram positive and negative bacteria and they observed a positive synergism in terms of antibacterial potential of the extract upon combination with bacteriocin from lactic acid bacterium.   

Figure 1: Antimicrobial activity of 1. Pcubeba extract 2. bacteriocin of E.coli grown with the extract 3. bacteriocin only(A)Indicator bacteria was S. saprophyticus isolated from urine (B) S. saprophyticus isolated from vaginal swap. Figure 1:  Antimicrobial activity of 1. Pcubeba extract 2. bacteriocin of E.coli grown with the extract 3. bacteriocin only(A)Indicator bacteria was S. saprophyticus isolated from urine (B) S. saprophyticus isolated from vaginal swap.

 

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 As showed in  the present study bacteriocin inhibit bacterial growth that may be due to variety of mechanisms like  inhibition synthesis of macromolecular, stopping  protein synthesis, breakdown of DNA, or killing  its targets  via  membrane permeabilization or degradation of  nucleic acid [39; 40; 41; 6].

According to result of this study that antimicrobial activity of bacteriocin  in presence of P. cubeba was more than that in absence the extract.and bacteriocin protein concentration in presence the extract were higher than the bacteriocin concentration of E coli without the extract.

Determination the Molecular Size of Bacteriocin by using SDS-PAGE Method

In order to determine the molecular size of the bacteriocin isolated from E. coli isolate (grownwith and without P. cubeba), the bacteriocin was subjected to SDS-PAGE analysis. the estimated molecular mass of bacteriocin  as described by [28], Bacteriocin (for E. coli grown with and without P. cubeba extract) was found to be (25 KD) as evidenced in SDS-PAGE. This molecular weight within the range  of colicin molecular weight 25KDa-80KDa [40]. Colicins are proteins with high molecular weight that kill the target cells via a several mechanisms. A colicin is including three domains functionally distinct; receptor recognition, protein translocation, and killing [42]. Possession of E coli isolate for bacteriocin considered an indication that bacteria may be used for producing and developing of antibiotics.

Figure 2: SDS-PAGE analysis of colicin protein of E. coli by using12 % acryl amid gel and Commassi brilliant blue staining. (A):Ladder protein, (B):Specimen (without the extract), (C): Specimen (with the extract) Figure 2: SDS-PAGE analysis of colicin protein of E. coli by using12 % acryl amid gel and Commassi brilliant blue staining. (A):Ladder protein, (B):Specimen (without the extract), (C): Specimen (with the extract)

 

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The activity spectrum of colicin against other bacterial species may help in the possibility of using colicin for used as epidemiological marker by studding typing of E. coli or other bacterial species according to their sensitivity to the colicin [43]. The molecular Wight of colicin show in figure(2)

Conclusion

Hot  aqueous extract of Piper cubeba have activity on antimicrobial activity of bacteriocin of E. coli. Piper cubeba may serve as auxiliary agents that can enhance standard conventional antibacterial therapy in UTIs. Activity of Piper cubeba on bacteria is still not completely known and needed more studies .

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