Cyclic dipeptides from lactic acid bacteria inhibit proliferation of the influenza A virus

J Microbiol. 2013 Dec;51(6):836-43. doi: 10.1007/s12275-013-3521-y. Epub 2013 Dec 19.

Abstract

We isolated Lactobacillus plantarum LBP-K10 from the traditional Korean fermented food kimchi. When organic acids were removed, the culture filtrate of this isolate showed high antiviral activity (measured using a plaque-forming assay) against the influenza A (H3N2) virus. Two fractions that were active against influenza A virus were purified from the culture filtrate using a C18 column with high-performance liquid chromatography. These active fractions were crystallized and identified to be the cyclic dipeptides cis-cyclo (L-Leu-L-Pro) and cis-cyclo(L-Phe-L-Pro) using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; this identification was confirmed by X-ray crystallography. These cyclic dipeptides were identified in the culture filtrate of other lactic acid bacteria, including Lactobacillus spp., Leuconostoc spp., Weissella spp., and Lactococcus lactis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / chemistry
  • Antiviral Agents / metabolism
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Dipeptides / chemistry
  • Dipeptides / metabolism*
  • Dipeptides / pharmacology*
  • Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / drug effects*
  • Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / growth & development
  • Lactic Acid / metabolism
  • Lactobacillus / chemistry
  • Lactobacillus / metabolism
  • Lactobacillus plantarum / chemistry
  • Lactobacillus plantarum / metabolism*
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Dipeptides
  • Lactic Acid