Different Detection Strategies of Pediocin-Like Produced by Pediococcus pentosaceus

In this study, Pediococcus pentosaceus C-2–1 and C23221 contained genes encoding penocin and pediocin PA-1, mined by antiSMASH. The penocin structural gene pedA from Pediococcus pentosaceus C-2–1 was successfully expressed in Escherichia coli BL21. The presence of a 6.5 kDa recombinant penocin was confirmed by Tricine-SDS-PAGE, and the specific activity increased by 1.54-fold. The bacteriocins produced by Pediococcus pentosaceus C23221 were purified using acetic ether extraction, Sepharose Fast Flow, Sephadex G-25 gel chromatography, and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC); the amino acid sequence of this bacteriocin was identical to pediocin PA-1 by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS/MS), which confirmed the expression of pediocin PA-1 gene; and the specific activity increased by 24.39-fold. The heterologous expression and purification of bacteriocins have proved the expression of pediocin-like produced by Pediococcus pentosaceus. This provides a theoretical basis for the subsequent development and application of pediocin-like.