Preparation and Insecticidal Activity of Sea Anemone Peptide AP-GI from Aiptasia pallida

[Objectives] This study was conducted to synthesize sea anemone peptide Ap-GI and investigate its insecticidal activity. [Methods] The linear peptide Ap-GI was synthesized by solid phase peptide synthesis(SPPS), and the linear peptide was subjected to the two-step oxidative folding, mass spectrometry identification and high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) purification. Then, the MTT method and insect injection method were used to study its insecticidal activity. [Results] The synthesized sea anemone peptide had a purity of 95%. The test results of the MTT method showed that the peptide Ap-GI had the activity of inhibiting the growth of insect cells sf9 with the median effective dose of 0.7 nM;and the test results of the injection method on yellow mealworms showed that the peptide Ap-GI had high insecticidal activity, and the median lethal dose was 16.9 nM. [Conclusions] The sea anemone peptide Ap-GI from Aiptasia pallida has a good inhibitory effect on the growth of insect cells and high-efficiency insecticidal activity, which can lay a foundation for the development of new, safe and efficient peptide biological insecticides.

套膜海葵总蛋白的提取和酶解条件优化及其杀虫活性

【目的】明确套膜海葵总蛋白的提取工艺、最优酶解条件及其杀虫活性,为拓展和开发海葵酶解多肽的应用提供理论依据。【方法】采用裂解液法提取海葵总蛋白,结合单因素试验对其酶解条件进行优化;同时采用昆虫注射法研究酶解海葵多肽的杀虫活性。【结果】从套膜海葵中提取海葵总蛋白的分子量主要为31.0~43.0kDa,20g套膜海葵可提取海葵总蛋白160mg,蛋白浓度为0.5mg/mL;海葵总蛋白的最优酶解条件为pH 8、碱性蛋白酶(最佳水解酶)4000U/g、温度60℃、酶解6h,在此条件下酶解得率为9.145%;昆虫注射海葵酶解多肽1.0μg/mg时死亡率达90%。【结论】获得海葵总蛋白酶解的最佳蛋白酶及其最优酶解条件,成功制备具有杀虫活性的海葵酶解多肽,为深入开发海葵酶解多肽的杀虫活性奠定了基础。