Stable peptide-assembled nanozyme mimicking dual antifungal actions

Stable peptide-assembled nanozyme mimicking dual antifungal actions

05 July 2024 | Ye Yuan, Lei Chen, Kexu Song, Miaomiao Cheng, Ling Fang, Lingfei Kong, Lanlan Yu, Ruohan Wang, Zhendong Fu, Minmin Sun, Qian Wang, Chengjun Cui, Haojue Wang, Jiuyang He, Xiaonan Wang, Yuan Liu, Bing Jiang, Jing Jiang, Chenxuan Wang, Xiyun Yan, Xinzheng Zhang, Lizeng Gao
This study develops a de novo peptide nanozyme that mimics the dual antifungal actions of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and antimicrobial enzymes (AMEs). The nanozyme, composed of a heptapeptide (IHHHCI), is designed to assemble into β-sheet nanotubes with high thermostability and resistance to enzymatic degradation. These nanotubes exhibit phospholipase C-like and peroxidase-like activities, demonstrating their ability to perform cascade antifungal actions, including outer mannan docking, wall disruption, lipid peroxidation, and subsequent ferroptotic death. The nanozyme effectively kills over 90% of *Candida albicans* within 10 minutes on disinfection pads, showcasing its potential as an effective antimicrobial agent. The study highlights the successful integration of AMPs and AMEs' antimicrobial mechanisms into a single nanozyme, offering a promising strategy for developing multi-antimicrobial materials.This study develops a de novo peptide nanozyme that mimics the dual antifungal actions of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and antimicrobial enzymes (AMEs). The nanozyme, composed of a heptapeptide (IHHHCI), is designed to assemble into β-sheet nanotubes with high thermostability and resistance to enzymatic degradation. These nanotubes exhibit phospholipase C-like and peroxidase-like activities, demonstrating their ability to perform cascade antifungal actions, including outer mannan docking, wall disruption, lipid peroxidation, and subsequent ferroptotic death. The nanozyme effectively kills over 90% of *Candida albicans* within 10 minutes on disinfection pads, showcasing its potential as an effective antimicrobial agent. The study highlights the successful integration of AMPs and AMEs' antimicrobial mechanisms into a single nanozyme, offering a promising strategy for developing multi-antimicrobial materials.
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