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Passive Control of Quorum Sensing: Prevention ofPseudomonas aeruginosaBiofilm Formation by Imprinted Polymers

Piletska, Elena V., Stavroulakis, Georgios, Larcombe, Lee D., Whitcombe, Michael J., Sharma, Anant, Primrose, Sandy, Robinson, Gary K., Piletsky, Sergey A. (2011) Passive Control of Quorum Sensing: Prevention ofPseudomonas aeruginosaBiofilm Formation by Imprinted Polymers. Biomacromolecules, 12 (4). pp. 1067-1071. ISSN 1525-7797. (doi:10.1021/bm101410q) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:31410)

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Abstract

Here we present the first molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) that is able to attenuate the biofilm formation of the opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa through specific sequestration of its signal molecule N-(3-oxododecanoyl)-l-homoserine lactone (3-oxo-C12-AHL). The MIP was rationally designed using computational modeling, and its capacity and specificity and that of a corresponding blank polymer toward signal molecule of P. aeruginosa (3-oxo-C12-AHL) and its analogue were tested. The biofilm formation in the presence of polymers and without polymers was studied using scanning confocal laser microscopy. Staining with crystal violet dye was used for the quantification of the biofilm formation. A significant reduction of the biofilm growth was observed in the presence of MIP (>80%), which was superior to that of the resin prepared without template, which showed a reduction of 40% in comparison with biofilm, which was grown without polymer addition. It was shown that 3-oxo-C12-AHL-specific MIP prevented the development of quorum-sensing-controlled phenotypes (in this case, biofilm formation) from being up-regulated. The developed MIP could be considered as a new tool for the elimination of life-threatening infections in a multitude of practical applications; it could, for example, be grafted on the surface of medical devices such as catheters and lenses, be a component of paints, or be used as a wound adsorbent.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1021/bm101410q
Subjects: Q Science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Biosciences
Depositing User: Susan Davies
Date Deposited: 09 Oct 2012 08:38 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:09 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/31410 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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