Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) ›› 2015, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (1): 52-56.

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Synergistic effects of lysozyme with EDTA-2Na on antibacterial activity

LI Xiao-man, WANG Xiao-yan△, GAO Xue-jun   

  1. (Department of Cariology and Endodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China)
  • Online:2015-02-18 Published:2015-02-18

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the synergistic antibacterial effects of lysozyme with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt (EDTA-2Na) on Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) and Porphyromonas endodontalis (P. endodontalis). Methods: E. faecalis and P. endodontalis were cultured and adjusted to 108 CFU/mL. Then 0.3, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 50, 100, 150 and 300 g/L of lysozyme were prepared with deionized water; and the lysozyme solutions were mixed with 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 g/L of EDTA-2Na, respectively. The bacteria and lysosome with/without EDTA-2Na interacted for 15 min, then water-soluble tetrazolium (WST) working solution was added and the activity of the bacteria was calculated by measuring optical densities at 450 nm and 630 nm with microplate spectrophotometer. Results: Regarding the pure lysozyme from 0.5 g/L to 150 g/L, more E. faecalis and P. endodontalis were inhibited when the concentration of lysozyme was higher, especially for E. faecalis. There was synergistic effect of lysozyme with EDTA-2Na on antibacterial activity, which was related to the concentration of lysozyme. On E. faecalis, the antibacterial activity of lysozyme with EDTA-2Na was 1.2-3.7 folds than the pure lysozyme when the concentration of lysozyme was 0.5-50 g/L (P<0.05), and on P. endodontalis, the antibacterial activity of lysozyme with EDTA-2Na was 1.3-3.5 folds than the pure lysozyme when the concentration of lysozyme was 0.5-10 g/L (P<0.05). When the concentration of lysozyme was higher than 100 g/L, EDTA-2Na did not show synergistic effect on the antibacterial activity (P>0.05). Conclusion: For E. faecalis and P. endodontalis, a low concentration of lysozyme with EDTA-2Na showed significant synergistic antibacterial activity, while a high concentration of lysozyme with EDTA-2Na did not.

Key words: Muramidase, Edetic acid, Drug synergism, Anti-bacterial agents

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