Expression of a plant‐derived peptide harboring water‐cleaning and antimicrobial activities

Suarez, Mougli; Entenza, J. M.; Doerries, Christos; Meyer, Éric; Bourquin, Leslie D.; Sutherland, John P.; Marison, I. W.; Moreillon, Philippe; Mermod, Nicolas

doi:10.1002/bit.10550

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“…On the other hand, the seeds may also act directly upon microorganisms and result in growth inhibition. Antimicrobial peptides are thought to act by disrupting the cell membrane or by inhibiting essential enzymes (Silvestro et al, 2000;Suarez et al, 2003). Sutherland et al (1990) reported that Moringa seeds could inhibit the replication of bacteriophages.…”

Section: Microbial Elimination With Moringa Seedsmentioning

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Moringa oleifera: a food plant with multiple medicinal uses

Anwar

Latif

Ashraf

et al. 2006

Phytotherapy Research

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Section: Microbial Elimination With Moringa Seedsmentioning

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Moringa oleifera: a food plant with multiple medicinal uses

Anwar

Latif

Ashraf

et al. 2006

Phytotherapy Research

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“…The moringa protein also has bactericidal activity (Suarez et al, 2005). Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, pathogenic to humans, showed only a slight reduction of viability with the moringa protein (Suarez et al, 2005), while viability of E. coli was inhibited by four orders of magnitude (Suarez et al, 2003). The use of antibacterial moringa proteins for controlling mastitis is also being investigated by us.…”

Section: Plants Containing Multibioactive Compoundsmentioning

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Bioactivity of phytochemicals in some lesser-known plants and their effects and potential applications in livestock and aquaculture production systems

Makkar

Francis

Becker

2007

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Livestock and aquaculture production is under political and social pressure, especially in the European Union (EU), to decrease pollution and environmental damage arising due to animal agriculture. The EU has banned the use of antibiotics and other chemicals, which have been shown to be effective in promoting growth and reducing environment pollutants because of the risk caused to humans by chemical residues in food and by antibiotic resistance being passed on to human pathogens. As a result of this, scientists have intensified efforts in exploiting plants, plant extracts or natural plant compounds as potential natural alternatives for enhancing the livestock productivity. This paper discusses work on the effects of various phytochemicals and plant secondary metabolites in ruminant and fish species. The focus is on (i) plants such as Ananas comosus (pine apple), Momordica charantia (bitter gourd) and Azadirachta indica (neem) containing anthelmintic compounds and for their use for controlling internal parasites; (ii) plants containing polyphenols and their applications for protecting proteins from degradation in the rumen, increasing efficiency of microbial protein synthesis in rumen and decreasing methane emission; for using as antioxidants, antibacterial and antihelmintic agents; and for changing meat colour and for increasing n-3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid in meat; (iii) saponin-rich plants such as quillaja, yucca and Sapindus saponaria for increasing the efficiency of rumen fermentation, decreasing methane emission and enhancing growth; for producing desired nutritional attributes such as lowering of cholesterol in monogastric animals; for increasing growth of fish (common carp and Nile tilapia) and for changing male to female ratio in tilapia; and for use as molluscicidal agents; (iv) Moringa oleifera leaves as a source of plant growth factor(s), antioxidants, beta-carotene, vitamin C, and various glucosinolates and their degraded products for possible use as antibacterial, antioxidant, anticarcinogenic and antipest agents; (v) Jatropha curcas toxic variety with high levels of various phytochemicals such as trypsin inhibitor, lectin, phytate and phorbol esters in seeds limiting the use of seed meal in fish and livestock diets; and the use of phorbol esters as bio-pesticidal agent; and (vi) lesser-known legumes such as Entada phaseoloides seeds containing high levels of trypsin inhibitor and saponins, Sesbania aculeate seeds rich in non-starch polysaccharides and Mucuna pruriens var. utilis seeds rich in L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine and their potential as fish feed; Cassia fistula seeds as a source of antioxidants; and the use of Canavalia ensiformis, C. gladiata and C. virosa seeds containing high levels of trypsin inhinitor, lectins and canavanine. The paper also presents some challenges and future areas of work in this field.

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“…Although moringa is native to India and Pakistan (Verdcourt 1985;Morton 1991;Duke 2001), it is widely cultivated, especially in dry tropical areas of the Middle East and Africa (Fahey 2005;Palada et al 2007;Nouman et al 2013) and more recently in many countries located within the tropics, like Nicaragua, because its pods, seeds, leaves, and roots are useful as fodder, vegetable, and plant growth enhancers (Kantharajah and Dodd 1991;Veeraragava 1998;Mughal et al 1999;Anhwange et al 2004, Sanchez et al 2006Nouman et al 2012aNouman et al , 2012bNouman et al , 2013. Besides being consumed by humans, (Bennett et al 2003;Gidamis et al 2003), it is also used as animal fodder (Sanchez et al 2006;Nouman et al 2013), a natural coagulant of turbid water (Suarez et al 2003), and a source of phytomedical compounds (Anwar et al 2006).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%