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Published on: April 5, 2017
Effects of novel antituberculosis agents on OmpF channel activity
H Mahdiuni1, H Mobasheri, A Shafiee
1Laboratory of Membrane Biophysics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 1384-13145, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:
Nanopore forming proteins spanning the outer membrane mediate in the diffusion of hydrophilic chemicals through the hydrophobic bacterial cell wall. In this study, the effects of two novel anti-TB derivatives, ethyl alpha-[5-(5-nitro-2-thienyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-ylthio] acetates and propyl alpha-[5-(5-nitro-2-thienyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-ylthio] acetates, on OmpF channel reconstituted in artificial bilayers were evaluated by voltage clamp technique. Surprisingly, ethyl derivative (MIC > or = 6.75 microg/ml) showed no effects on OmpF channel activity but the propyl derivative (MIC=0.39 microg/ml) reduced the channel conductance considerably and changed the gating pattern of the channel. The findings obtained here at molecular level, might shed light on better understanding of the actual mechanism(s) by which the novel anti-TB agents permeate through the cell wall of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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