Claim · model-written summary
The cyclotide Spat1 was discovered in Spigelia anthelmia.
- Taxon
- Spigelia anthelmia
Spigelia anthelmiae0 - Outcome
- discovery of the cyclotide, Spat1e0
Verbatim
e0“This study reports the discovery of the cyclotide, Spat1, from Spigelia anthelmia (Loganiaceae)”
Title
Toluwanimi E. Akinleye; Latifat O. Sidiq; Alfred Attah; et al. Journal of Natural Products 2026. doi:10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5c01216
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Spat1, a 30-residue bracelet-type cyclotide, was isolated, purified and sequenced de novo.
- Intervention effect Spat1 showed strong bactericidal activity against Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis (LC 99.9 = 20 μM).
- Mechanism Spat1 kills Bacillus subtilis via rapid membrane disruption.
- Intervention effect Spat1 showed no activity against Staphylococcus aureus (LC 99.9 > 400 μM).
- Intervention effect Spat1 showed no activity against Escherichia coli (LC 99.9 > 400 μM).
- Mechanism Spat1 activity against Bacillus subtilis is independent of lipoteichoic acid, suggesting membrane phospholipid interaction.
- Mechanism Lack of phosphatidylethanolamine in S. aureus membranes and weak Spat1 binding to LTA likely explain the inefficacy of Spat1 against S. aureus.
- Observation AlphaFold modelling indicates Spat1 adopts a cyclotide-typical β-sheet architecture with a 3 10 -helix within its loop regions.